Levi Solicitors LLP - Leeds

I am so glad I chose to go with Levi’s! I sold and bought a new property. A lot of challenges along the way with my chain but Levi’s supported me along the way. Special thanks to Charlotte, who has been incredibly helpful! Waseem and Ashley, thank you for all your support too! Highly recommend Levi’s!!

Very slow and problematic. We were recommended to Levi Solicitors through our estate agent, Manning Stainton, and the experience has been extremely disappointing. They held an email from the buyers’ solicitors for four weeks before informing us of the issue, causing a month-long delay to our ongoing sale/purchase. This happened despite our multiple weekly check-ins requesting updates. Unfortunately, I would not recommend their services.

I bought a property at auction and was quoted £834. The stamp duty fee was zero, the invoice was £95 and this was their ‘admin fee’ when challenged as the house was not eligible for us to pay stamp duty - they said it was an admin fee - surely this should have been stated on the original quotation instead of hidden. There were other items added on which we challenged but were hidden in the T&Cs of the quote. During the negotiations and handling of the purchase we were also asked to pay a first registration fee £200 for additional admin work required. On completion we paid our fees. We paid the invoice and after that have been followed up to pay an additional £130 for the HMLR costs. My research shows me that the first registration can be done for £100 (as quoted) electronically if you are a solicitor or conveyancer via the portal - or £230 by postal registration. At the point Levi solicitors decided to complete postal registration the decision to incur it was made without our knowledge and we were not advised so until after we paid the final invoice. We are now being threatened with litigation by Levi Solicitors. Our final invoice that we paid was £1992.40 which is over double the original quotation and we are being threatened with litigation.

I was unsure what star level to leave for this. Their responsiveness was good, but their pricing and cost transparency left something to be desired. They provided me a quote which didn't originally include a fee for 300 pounds as an 'overseas client fee' (unsure what this fee actually covers in terms of chargeable work). After the first sale of my house fell through they wanted to charge me for work completed which they would not need to repeat if a new buyer was found, and only after bartering with them did they offer a small 'discount' on their fees for the next sale. It's not a discount - it's not charging a client twice for performing an action once. Ultimately 1700 GBP for the sale of a simple residential property with no contractual complications is unjustifiably excessive.

Excellent and very helpful solicitors. They guided us through the process of buying our home with great care and professionalism. Wishing them all the best — truly kind and wonderful people to work with.