Risdons Solicitors

01278 550760

We are a traditional High Street practice with offices in: Bridgwater, Dulverton, Taunton, Minehead, Wellington and Williton. We have been helping local people and business for more than 200 years. No other law firm has comparable experience within West Somerset and Exmoor. Our trained lawyers and support staff are consistently up to date with the changes in law. Read more...

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18-22 Angel Crescent
Bridgewater
Somerset
TA6 3AL
01278 550760
www.risdons.co.uk

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Available lawyers at Risdons Solicitors

Emma Rybaruk

John Hugh Balchin

Julie Hemming

Conveyancing Executive (non-solicitor)

Anri Oosthuizen

4.8 out of 5

(24)

Chartered Legal Executive (non-solicitor)

Lindsay Challoner

Edward Judge

Bart Obszynski

Michelle Sadler

Conveyancing Executive

Jonathan Lawton

4.9 out of 5

(15)

Senior Conveyancing Executive (non-solicitor)

Amanda Shaw

Kris Seed

Senior Legal Executive

Charlotte Read

Kim Stoneman

Conveyancing Executive

Anna Kelly

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Conveyancing Executive MCILEx

Harriet Day

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How Risdons Solicitors Compares

Value for money

This firm - 93%

National Average

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Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Risdons Solicitors on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Risdons Solicitors. These questions include:

Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
Overall experience

We use data science to amalgamate the answers to these questions and create a ‘ReviewSolicitors score’ out of 100. The above chart representation score is a simple percentage representation of the averaged score across those who have reviewed this law firm.

Underpriced 3%

Overpriced 1%

About Right 94%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 97%

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Risdons Solicitors and were satisfied with the outcome of their matter. Being satisfied with the outcome of your matter is an important consideration to have in mind.

You can use this data to see how Risdons Solicitors compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Were you satisfied with the outcome of your case?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 97%

No 3%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Risdons Solicitors offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Consumer

1st / 8

29th / 4541

Company & Commercial

1st / 3

100th / 4325

Housing & Property

1st / 8

268th / 4225

Family Law

1st / 2

109th / 3834

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 2

134th / 3478

Commercial Property

1st / 3

52nd / 3290

Employment

1st / 7

163rd / 3077

Regulations

1st / 14

19th / 2530

Personal Injury

1st / 5

120th / 2353

Crime/ Criminal Defence

1st / 5

81st / 2097

Money & Tax

1st / 3

21st / 1835

Dispute Resolution

1st / 1

47th / 1034

Welfare & Benefits

1st / 6

14th / 815

Agriculture

1st / 5

12th / 611

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.8/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

1421
Very Good

121
Average

17
Poor

11
Awful

29

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John M

May 13, 2025

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Super service

Risdons are my go to solicitors. Excellent, reliable & accurate service throughout. I know that I can trust their advice without question. Communication from the entire team was excellent & I was kept updated at all times through the sale & purchase of our new house.
I knew that I could leave it to the team to deliver exactly what was needed without having to chase constantly.
I will be using their services again when needed without question. Many thanks.

Lawyer named in this review:
Mercedes Thorne

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Rosemary

May 08, 2025

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Words are not enough!

I approached Risdons to help with my recent conveyancing, both selling and purchasing properties and I really cannot speak highly enough of the service I received throughout the entire process from the Minehead team.
Approachable, reassuring, supportive, super efficient and communicative are just a few of the qualities that I have been delighted to share with friends who have enquired after my ' House status' updates!

Lawyer named in this review:
Teresa Thorne

Teresa Thorne

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Lewis

April 29, 2025

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House purchase

Superior service would definitely recommend. Lovely team

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Emma Rybaruk

Emma Rybaruk

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Anonymous

April 29, 2025

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Caring, careful and professional

They were the only ones who got back to me in a timely manner from asking for a quote. Everything for my tricky situation was dealt with, professionally and efficiently and with alot if humour and humanity. It was nice to be treated like a person in this over digital world.

Lawyer named in this review:
Michelle Sadler

Michelle Sadler

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Jean

April 25, 2025

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Great work on house sale

The professionalism shown in the work required through to completion of sale of our property was exemplary. What should have been a straightforward sale turned into a lengthy process, yet Michelle kept us fully informed throughout, expedited all matters within her control as well as pursuing action from the remainder of the chain. Would thoroughly recommend.

Lawyer named in this review:
Michelle Sadler

Michelle Sadler

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Lisa Nobbs

April 23, 2025

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Sell of my late dads house

Our experience with Michelle as being outstanding, she always replies within minutes/hours. She has made our side run smoothly

Lawyer named in this review:
Michelle Sadler

Michelle Sadler

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Natalie

April 15, 2025

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Very Happy

Risdons assisted my family with the sale and purchase of our old & new house. Both Nicole and Liz were amazing with their correspondence and keeping us up to date as well as ensuring all matters were dealt with in a timely and professional manner. I would highly recommend them. Thank you 🙏🏻

Lawyer named in this review:
Nicola Hughes

Nicola Hughes

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Commercial Property

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Purchase of development land

Mavis

April 15, 2025

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Moving House

We have used Risdons solicitors for a number of house moves. Their service has always been prompt, courteous and professional. We recently received an unexpected overpayment from our recent house move which was a welcome surprise!
Mercedes at the Williton branch was excellent and guided us through the process with ease.

Lawyer named in this review:
Mercedes Thorne

Mercedes Thorne

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Housing & Property

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Extending your Lease

Elst

April 09, 2025

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Great service

Lovely company to deal with, works with you throughout.
Never a problem for them to answer any queries & gets the job done.
Understanding & empathetic to your needs.

Lawyer named in this review:
Teresa Thorne

Teresa Thorne

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Agriculture

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Agricultural land for sale or development

Anonymous

April 09, 2025

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House sale

Excellent service and good communication

Lawyer named in this review:
Teresa Thorne

Teresa Thorne

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Frank

August 08, 2023

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Frank

Went with Risdon Minehead branch to buy my first home. The whole process was much faster than expected and within eight weeks I had the keys to the house!

Caz and Kate were very helpful and always able to answer any questions throughout the process. They went the extra mile to make sure I had everything I required legally which included creating extra documents at my request which wouldn't usually be required for buying a property, just purely for my benefit and personal circumstances.

Overall I can't fault them. Really helpful and would definitely go with Risdon Minehead branch again.

Lawyer named in this review:
Caroline Facey

Caroline Facey

A representative from Risdons Solicitors responded to this review on 16 August, 2023:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Colin

August 02, 2023

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Very helpful and friendly

A representative from Risdons Solicitors responded to this review on 30 August, 2023:

Dear Colin, great to hear that you had a very helpful and friendly experience. Thank you for your review.

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hayley

July 29, 2023

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hayley

We are very happy with our experience of using Risdon Hosegood. They dealt with everything that was required in a highly efficient manner. We found the person dealing with our conveyancing, Megan, to be very helpful and friendly. She was quick to answer all of our questions and dealt with matters in a timely and professional way. Very grateful, she made what could have been a very stressful time much easier.

A representative from Risdons Solicitors responded to this review on 30 August, 2023:

Dear Hayley, thank you for your review. Lovely to hear that you received a highly efficient and professional service from us.

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Anonymous

July 26, 2023

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Anonymous

Difficult flat sale due to probate and unusual questions from the buyers solicitors however Caz in the Minehead office handled it well.

A representative from Risdons Solicitors responded to this review on 16 August, 2023:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Christopher

July 26, 2023

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Professional & prompt response & action...

A representative from Risdons Solicitors responded to this review on 30 August, 2023:

Dear Christopher, thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us.

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Zoe Rose Furse

January 26, 2019

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Zoe Rose Furse

When buying our first house at the end of last year we chose Risdon, thank god we did! The team at Minehead were so helpful. Catherine and Andrew were brilliant and efficient and our experience was seamless. Thank you for making our experience a pleasant one.

A representative from Risdons Solicitors responded to this review on 22 February, 2021:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Katrina Compton

January 18, 2019

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Katrina Compton

Paula from Risdon Hosegood in Taunton acted for our sale and purchase in Yeovil. We were delighted with the service and found everyone friendly and extremely helpful. Even when we thought we had hit a brick wall with a legal issue it was sorted out quickly effectively and efficiently and we were given great communication. We would highly recommend the company and use them again in the future.

A representative from Risdons Solicitors responded to this review on 22 February, 2021:

Dear Katrina, we appreciate the positive feedback you have given. We are very pleased to have your observations and that we are highly recommended by you.

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