FBC Manby Bowdler LLP

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  Jonathan Webber

  Professional service, good communication.

  26-04-2023
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  Marcus Burrows

  Horrible and lots inside Trading

  26-04-2023
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  Richard Simmonds

  Only in briefly however they are very pleasent and helpful staff couldn't recommend high enough thank you.

  26-04-2023
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  Nicholas Ward

  26-02-2023
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  Mark Russell

  We were very happy with the outcome of the sale of mother's house, within 3 months of instruction.

  26-02-2023
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  Samantha McIver

  Utilised FBC Manby Bowdler for Conveyancing a residential property & sadly had disappointing service. Despite high costs received poor communication throughout (including errors) & slow service.

  26-02-2023
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  Alison York

  We have just sold 2 houses using FBC Mamby Bowdler. We used them as they’ve been our solicitors for 33 years and family’s solicitors for 48 years so we assumed this would make the sales easier as they already know us. The first house was my late mothers home , as the solicitors of her estate they knew it was the executor (her son in law) who was dealing with this. Not only did they rarely communicate with him or the buyers solicitors but refused to speak to the estate agents at all. What should have been a simple house sale with first time buyers so no chain proved to be very distressing for all involved. The buyers feared loosing the property as their mortgage offer was coming to an end , our executor was having to email daily to chase information and eventually communicated via the estate directly with their solicitors to ensure all information was passed on. Having been ‘dealing’ with the sale for 6 months two days before the sale they informed that the money couldn’t be transferred into the account given at the start of the procedure as it was in a joint name and the only way to over come this was to pay it by cheque so we could pay it into our joint account. This idea didnt seem to make sense and should surely have been picked up 6 months earlier but we agreed. The sale went through Friday lunchtime and we were informed the cheque had been successfully paid into Mamby Bowdlers bank account so we could issue the keys. We assumed we would then receive the cheque the following morning but when it hadn’t arrived by Tuesday the executor contacted the office. The following day a cheque arrived dated for the Tuesday meaning by the time it cleared our account they would had gained 5+ days interest on our sale . One wonders how much money they make doing this ! At the same time that this sale was going ahead we were also selling our family home using them. We had an equally difficult time with this slightly more complicated sale. A severe lack of communication again with us and the buyers solicitors and a refusal to communicate with the estate agents. It became increasingly embarrassing as paperwork wasn’t forwarded to us and then answered questions sat for weeks without being sent to the buyers solicitors. This sale involved a chain and the fear of loss of sales was great , our buyer was gaining frustration until the estate agent explained it wasn’t the seller but their solicitors. Again we started communicating directly with the buyer and their solicitors to ensure questions were answered and problems ironed out before mortgage offers ended and the chain collapsed. I am certain that without the work done by us neither sale would have completed . We would definitely never use them again and would actively dissuade others from using them. Our estate agents said they dread a sale handled by FBC Mamby Bowdler and the buyer of our property said “ your estate agents were a joke , I’ve never come across such poor solicitors”. It’s a shame they used to be very good but are now inefficient, unhelpful and rather underhand.

  26-12-2022
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  Amelia Demiral

  I have previously used FBCMB for my company sale and in light of that experience I had no hesitation in instructing them again for our house sale and was so glad we had. Their level of professionalism and courtesy was second to none, balanced with a friendly, approachable manner. Emails and queries were very promptly responded to. Despite the sellers solicitor hampering the deal FBMCB got us there with their dedication and determination. Thanks in particular to Adam Opperman at the Telford branch for making what was a very stressful time bearable with his support. Also thanks to Julie and Tina. I would more than happily recommend this company’s services and have done so on a few occasions already.

  26-10-2022
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  Susan Simner

  26-10-2022
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  Colleen Shakespeare

  Very professional

  26-09-2022