Don't use Hammonds Direct

dekh

Hammonds also do the volume conveyancing for theAA only you pay a bit extra for getting referred to them by the AA.

Dickinson Dees are also a panel firm. They are on the panel for Northern Rock. (Or what's left of the rock.)

Panel and volume firms can be structured with teams of 'conveyancers' made up with law graduates and part qualified solicitors of varying legal experience who will shift your case along the process with varying amounts of indifference.

They do have the advantage of being able to get low prices for search insurance and search packs as they put large amounts of business through their suppliers.

On a side note putting 'hammonds direct' into google brings up a couple of funny results.

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and d3legal was promoted in the other thread too with a web link.
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space_rider

I was given them for free by Halifax. Fact that it was 0870 number put me off. So I sent them an email saying thanks but no thanks as I don`t ring 0870 numbers.

dest

just for info i work for a simular company and would not recommend us, however, there are talented people here and it would totaly depend on who you got dealing with your case, same as with any solicitors.

pnsf

Seems Hammonds Direct have launched a new brand (rely365), the calls still seem to go through to the same hammonds call centre.

You can find an 0800 number on say no to 0870. can save a lot of money using that site, I get all my numbers on there.

Has anyone used optima, what are they like?

TFI

http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/8082-250-jobs-to-go-in-hammonds-direct-collapse.html?news_section=5

geoffky

the link----

AROUND 250 jobs are likely to be lost when Yorkshire-based Hammonds Direct is put into administration tomorrow.
Management, led by chief executive John Heller, of the Bradford-based conveyancing operation have been working on a rescue package to save all or part of the business but Mr Heller has confirmed that it will be put into administration tomorrow with ...for the full story register now for free or login below...

suz7

I was going to use Hammonds Direct, but they sent me a letter the other day saying that as they hadn't received any correspondence from me that they were closing the file. I tried to phone them on some not-0870 numbers that I found on the internet but just got to listen to music for ages so gave up. Sent them an e-mail on Friday that they haven't replied to.

Have been in touch with a local solicitor - and they are cheaper

acidliam

The people I bought from used Hammod, absoloute joke.

Joker76

I worked for the company for over 5 years and have to say that the Senior Management team were like the blind leading the blind.They have now gone bust and oew millions, refusing to pay their staff and have not paid into the pensions for over 3 months.

So glad to be out of there.

Ulfar

Used Hammonds once, never go back again. It made me really nerovus about moving again.

Last time I moved I used MHM who were absolutely brilliant, there till eight on weekdays and worked both days at the weekend. Sorry to sound like an advert for them but they were great. They will be getting repeat business.