I can't recommend Lily and her team highly enough. Buying my new home had its stressful moments, but they were incredibly patient, understanding and supportive from start to finish. They explained eve... See more
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PLS is a forward-thinking, nationwide property law firm specialising in new build and residential conveyancing. With offices in Manchester, Liverpool and Teesside, our experienced team supports thousands of clients every year with buying, selling and financing property. We help first-time buyers move into their new homes, support new build purchases and guide clients through both straightforward and more complex transactions, including buy-to-let, shared ownership and secured lending. By combining legal expertise, modern technology and a customer-focused approach, we make every property move transparent, simple and supported. If you’re planning a move or considering a property purchase, get in touch with our team today to discuss your needs and receive a competitive conveyancing quote.
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Rubina and her team made everything easy for me as a first time buyer. They answered any questions I had and were really friendly. Couldn't ask for a better experience!

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Poor communication and extremely slow service.
My first impression was positive, but as the transaction progressed they became increasingly difficult to contact and very slow to respond. There appeared to be too many departments involved, meaning nobody could provide clear updates or realistic timescales.
Calls to my case handler regularly went unanswered, and despite being promised callbacks, these rarely happened.
The "Easy Portal" was also unreliable, as I was often unable to view attachments or download documents properly.
Overall, the lack of communication, delays, and poor systems made the process far more stressful than it needed to be.
Abysmal communication, lack of knowledge from the 'solicitors' and slow responses- DO NOT USE- there is a reason why they are lower in price than smaller independents.

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Excellent service from PLS Solicitors
Emma and her team were absolutely amazing throughout the whole process.
You hear lots of horror stories when it comes to buying a house and dealing with solicitors, but my experience with PLS Solicitors was the complete opposite. Everything was straightforward, smooth and stress-free, with nothing but professionalism from Emma and the team.
Emma kept me regularly updated throughout and was always incredibly responsive whenever I had a question — and I had a lot of questions! 😂
I genuinely couldn’t have asked for a better experience. The whole process was handled brilliantly from start to finish, and I always felt that I was kept informed and supported.
I would 100% recommend PLS Solicitors, Emma and her team to anyone looking to purchase a property. Thank you for making what can be a stressful process such a positive experience! 🏡🔑

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They are excellent , very helpful and supportive .Thank you PLS team.

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Using this company was a terrible experience. They were recommended by our mortgage broker and he's said he'll never recommend them again.
We instructed them on the 30th March to facilitate our house purchase. We were first time buyers and there was no chain. We finally took ownership of our house on 2nd September - five months later!!
They use a portal which is fine if it functions properly. The first issue was the client questionnaire. We filled this in but being unsure of what we were doing, we made some mistakes. We contacted our case handler at the time and as you couldn't update the questionnaire once it was submitted, she e-mailed it to us again. We filled it in and e-mailed it back. They never used it which created issues and delays. Example 1: They charged us for an anti-fraud fee which we didn't request. Example 2: When we finally came to completion they didn't realise that part of the deposit was a gift so we couldn't complete yet again even though the paperwork had been submitted weeks previously.
They received back the environmental search and failed it and referred it back to our lender! There was no environmental issues. We got the estate agent involved and the mortgage lender and PLS re-looked at it again and agreed it was a mistake. Our bank might have withdrawn our mortgage based on their information!
We signed contracts one Friday and expected and was told by our solicitor that we'd be completing the following Friday. But the night before our supposed completion day we suddenly had the mortgage deed appear in our inbox. This required signing, witnessing and posting back. And then the bank required 5 days to process. No completion that week! Our broker advised that the mortgage deed could've been sent weeks before!
They never replied to e-mails. Nobody ever answered the phone. If someone did answer our solicitor was always unavailable. Our mortgage broker had the same issue. It got to the point where they knew our numbers and would hang up on us when we rang. Only to answer the phone if we tried on a different number.
What should have been an exciting time for us as first time buyers was incredibly stressful. Yes we understand buying a house can be stressful but the failures made by PLS Solicitors made the whole process an awful experience. We would NEVER use them again.

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Nick really did a good job. He was meticulous, took his time to make sure everything went well and he put us through every step. He was very supportive, made every part of the process smooth and finished the entire process quite timely. I cannot recommed PLS Solicitors, especially Nick team enough.

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William was great in supporting us getting our mortgage done the right way and easy way
Thanks PLS!

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AVOID. I would not recommend this company.
They handled my remortgage two years ago, and I’m now going through another remortgage only to discover that they never completed all of the necessary work I paid them to do.
I’m now having to deal with the consequences of their failure to properly complete the original transaction, two years later.
Throughout the process, they were incredibly slow, communication was poor, and getting hold of anyone was extremely difficult. Based on my experience, their service was characterised by incompetence and a complete lack of follow-through.
I would strongly recommend staying away and using another firm.

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PLS solicitor's have been on a journey with us for the last year. Their quotes were competitive and they get to work straight away. The PLS solicitor assigned to us was Aiman, who we found extremely professional, helpful and patient when things got stressful near exchange. She was an absolute pleasure to deal with. Even our estate agents mentioned many times how good Aiman at PLS was with their communication and procedures. The best part is they specialise in fast turnarounds which does depend on other slower solicitors in a chain though. Their PLS app is not the best and not seen as a reliable tracker to use in the conveyancing process, so only use the PLS website! I would highly recommend PLS and Aiman in the future.

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As a cash buyer, I was requested to transfer the remaining balance for the property three weeks ahead of the completion date. PLS refused to pay interest for holding my funds for 3 weeks.

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Sophie was great. She was super responsive and got us to exchange of contracts really quickly. Thank you for your help!

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Great communication throughout the process, the portal is excellent, keeps you up to date. Highly recommend.

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Very good prompt service with efficient and timely work.
Friendly and helpful team.

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Hannah Sutton,
Incredible support during House purchase
from start to finish, they were professional, highly efficient communication was fantastic .
Thank you very much!

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Aiman has been brilliant during our Conveyancing process, she was very fast at getting things sorted, the process would of been complete probably 2.5 months earlier if it wasn't for the management company!
Even when we were frustrated at this holdback Aiman showed she cared and wanted it just as much as we did which was great!
Many thanks PLS! Recommended for sure!

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A rock start due to some technical issue but once resolved Josh and his team were fantastic in covering all my questions and wrapped up with time to spare before the exchange deadline for a new build.

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Nick was very helpful and kept us updated on our new build purchase. Things changed here and there during the buying process with our current house so it wasnt straight forward at times and became quite stressful for us making decisions but Nick kept us in the loop throughout

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I dealt with Keeley & her team and they were all so kind, approachable, professional & personable. They answer the phone!!!! If nothing else convinces you to use this wonderful firm - that alone should do it 🙌 They answered all my questions & I never felt like a nuisance or an inconvenience. And when things got stressful (that’s life - hey, it’s going to happen when you buy/sell houses) they were reassuring, proactive & keen to listen. I am grateful to the team and hope they know they’re truly appreciated for doing their job well 🙏

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We recently consulted PLS Solicitors services to buy a house, Lucy Hubbard was very helpful from begining to end making the process very simple and stress free. I would definitely recommend PLS Solicitors to anyone

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