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Fidelis Legal Services Limited receives consistently positive reviews. Customers particularly appreciate service and professional, though some mention concerns about communication and customer service.

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If I could give this company a

If I could give this company a - I absolutely would. I can not believe how unprofessional they are, they show no empathy at all at all time which is already difficult enough. You literally have to beg to get any information out of them, ring up daily to push them to do their job, you are not allowed contact with the agent and you are made to feel like you shouldn’t be asking questions on the situation. Kept in the dark the whole way along and given snotty emails back. The house was sold and the new owners had already put a to let sign up, but we were not told the house was sold and was only aware of this because we went around to my late mothers house to find the sign up. When finally discussed, all of a sudden it had sold and the signing of contracts was taking place 😡. ( my opinion the funds were being held and gaining interest). I could go on and on with the negative actions of this company. My mother and father would be turning in their graves if the knew what we have had to endure due to this shambles of a firm. AVOID for the sake of your loved ones!!

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Our family has been severely impacted…

Our family has been severely impacted by an unprecedented level of staff turnover. Over the two-year duration of our case, we have been informed that three different case handlers assigned to our matter have departed the firm. This constant change has led to significant disruption and a complete lack of continuity. Despite continuous efforts to contact the firm via both email and telephone over the past two years, we have consistently failed to receive substantive updates or clear answers regarding the progress of our case. The repeated loss of assigned handlers without adequate handover or proactive communication from the firm demonstrates a profound lack of accountability and transparency. The prolonged nature of this issue, spanning two years without resolution or even consistent communication, is entirely unprofessional. The firm's inability to maintain stable case management and provide timely information falls far below expected professional standards. I would not recommend Fidelis unless you want to be waiting years for answers.

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Slow and uncommunicative

Slow and uncommunicative. High staff turnover means you feel like you're starting again each time you have to deal with someone new. A very stressful experience.

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Death,old as time, how can this industry be so useless

In 2017 we setup the simplest will. No children married 28yr to 34yrs when she past. Very simple wishes our estate goes to her mother and brother if we both die. End. One of us left it goes to the surviving partner... simple, loving, caring. These lovely people have basically passed me over to the sister company their term they are owned by the same people therefore same company to my mind and my treatment will brpe yours. However Trish thinks i incorrect and wrong. Simpler law has nothing to do with Fidelis. Yet she is friends with the person doing my case in Fidelis because they are in the same building. Who's employing whom? I wasn't given a choice nor was i going to be treat differently. I was told if i had issues call simpler law. I did several times. Call both you will get the same reception staff, and know further. You would indeed ask if there is any oversight from either company. A plan of action? Indeed i have been told to demand a full breakdown and a ime limit. These have never been given on paper only verbally and they aren't worthy the breath used. All my paperwork has The planning crowd on it. This review demanded data to verify my claims as a customer. They said i was not, even had me questioning my connection to Simpler law. 30th April i had a 55 min call, they knew everything. It's amazing you get a response when you go public, they actually care, about Simpler law only, second phone call she forcefully asked me to remove my review as it's mostly complaining about Fidelis. I can do as i wish with them! However she only offered her word to assist and 25 months of abuse that has less that negative value. See as a laymen you can twist the truth and law as you wish. But as a human logic and complex thoughts atill say this. I got a will, it was used as all will be. I was treated to the same treatment as all and that service is provided by the people i called simpler law. they are the same company planning crowd, they split and call themselves different names… not at all suspiciou. Plus they are owned by the same company that now owns 4 companie. Therefore in our eyes they are the full conclusions of the same service written and action of will. I paid a subscription fee to them for the full awful service. I do not think I'm wrong. However I think that the actions taken thus far screams this. Simpler law needs a clean image to attract new customers Into the trap. So new name and hidding the relationship to the other. Haven't heard of Google or company house that shows everything in 30 seconds. But not that bright. Fidelis is a God awful mess of staff turn over and laziness and you get a feeling that it's on purpose because nothing changes. Complaining about different case manager on my 13th. Emails and phone calls should be weekly. Lol yeah I was told that… yeah that doesn't last past the second I have gone 97 days without contact. Zero change. Waiting for others to do their work for them. A chat actually informed me that these so called professionals actually have no access different to us. They are treated with less respect and as an annoying task. How can you be a professional when you are less effective than me? The time limits have been 6 months after probate, October, April at latest. AI crunching numbers and saying these people have a high turnover, aren't under the correct ruling of law they operate under a different system that is service based and the toothless trading standards. Which will take 12 months minimum. plus the protection certificates and governing bodies are fake and worthless. Called everyone of them, never heard of all 3 company names. They brushed it off saying their customer could be a partner who does private work put in on there. Does it protect me i asked? No! Then it's a lie and fake advertising, making your little symbol worthless and pointless when seen then? Silence! 25 months and counting (27th March 2023 my wife passed.) Last call was 9 weeks ago but she was nice and the 13th person on my case. She it still there but no communication or progress on a thing i could sort out in 5hrs and have a nap. Why because i did them both. Issue is proof to this company that it's been done. Trust me i can go on and you wouldn't believe the stupid reasons and things i have done. They are frankly excuses and eight year old would think was smart. Yet smack of time wasting and beneath contempt. If You are still undecided about employing these people to act on your behalf you have either not understood what has been said due to lack of research or you don't know enough to make the decision yet. I strongly suggest you put in the leg work. Or if you hate the people who are going to gain from your death feel free to continue with this company they are a perfect revenge.

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PH

Got off to a poor start but improved.

I was going to give it 3 stars but changed to 4 as most of our problems were in the first few months as I will explain below. When we initially made contact following the death of a relative we were not impressed, everything was new to us and we seemed to have got in contact with a trainee, as he picked up the phone on our first call, it seemed he had our case and getting information on what we needed to do as executers of the will and parents of children who were the beneficiaries of the trust. It was all new to us and we did not get any guidance on what was a difficult process made worse by the fact that there was a joint owner of the property who had been missing for 30 years. However after a few months this person left and our new contact was much more helpful, although after that time we were also more aware of the situation ourselves. Our process has just been completed my only comment would be that it always seemed to take 2 days to reply to an email, but then again people are busy so I can understand that. Also the final settlement amount was less than we had thought, not by much but we were told this included finding the joint owner who had been missing for 30 years. As far as we were aware that was done by the investment company who ended up buying the property from us. As I say it was a small amount in the scheme of things so we left it, just thankful that the whole process was now concluded.

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MI

The process was explained to me and I…

The process was explained to me and I had lots of help with form filling. I was able to make corrections when required. The solicitor and their assistant were helpful and supportive.

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Rf

H Helpful understanding patient

Helpful understanding patient. Faced with a form to complete which at 86 I found difficult ,a. Phone call to Chelsea Constantine soon put me at ease as she patiently took me through each step till complete showing patience with my slow understanding for which I was grateful

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pw

During one of the most heartbreaking…

During one of the most heartbreaking and devastating times of my life after the loss of my brother, the last thing your mind is on is completing all the legal processes required. I can not thank all the staff who helped to complete the process in very quick time, particularly Laura Chamberlain,she was incredibly sympathetic, understanding and caring. The emails she sent kept me up to date on the progress of everything but much more than that, enquiring how I was feeling and coping made the world of difference and I could never fully express my gratitude. I would strongly recommend everyone to use the services of this company due, not only to their commitment and excellent service but because of their understanding.

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c

Excellent service

Everybody I dealt with were very helpful they explained everything clearly and with compassion at such a sad time for me. I would recommend them to friends and family

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N

Excellent, cannot recommend highly enough.

Excellent, professional and friendly service. Would definitely recommend and will definitely use again when needed.

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T

This company is prehistoric

My mum died in July. She trusted Fidelis as a legal service to assist my family through this traumatic time. We first become suspicious because of the huge mistakes in the correspondence about fees. Lack of transparency about there role and the process. Very worrying. Documentation errors. Everything took way too long. Mistakes kept happening Wasted 6 months of our time. Very little done. 
Communication appalling. Had to seek legal advice elsewhere. Asked Fidelis to renounce from my mother’s will. They did this in Nov but it took 3 months to do it. This is not a good service. My family and I have incurred a huge amount of costs, loss time and emotional stress due to this delay. They charged us a massive fee of over £2000 for an appalling service and threatened us with debt collectors. We had to offer half the fee upfront in order to receive the renunciation documentation with urgency. It's shocking how bad the communication and customer service is. I am still in disbelief about there denial. Still waiting for a written response in writing to our complaint. It’s suppose to take 28 days. It’s taken over 90, still waiting… still getting threats of debt collector. We paid the fee... even though we felt the service was extremely poor. Unfortunately for whatever reason this company is extremely poor. It’s not what mum signed up for. It’s border line corrupt. My family and I are reasonable, intelligent human beings. We offered up advice on how to improve their service. We signed up to a new solicitor in Dec.and now have probate 2 months after receiving renouncing documents.. The efficiency, communication and courtesy of the new solicitor is absolutely amazing in comparison. We now have probate. It took a few months. Fees transparent and the process super clear. Fidelis have a lot of improvements to do and a long journey ahead for them. We will be going to the ombudsman. No one else should experience what we went through. No one should get threats of a debt collector especially when their complaints are not being replied to as the Fidelis company policy states. - it’s a very ‘small town’ narrow minded and inexperienced way to treat people. The response from Fidelis to this review only illustrates this even more.

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JH

Satisfaction hopefully …

At this moment in time Fidelis Legal Services are dealing with my equity release it's a long drawn out process starting last September with lots of problems hopefully it's going to come to a conclusion soon

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c

Friendly service

Friendly service. Always happy to answer any questions and explain things simply. Kept up to date with everything

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GL

Excellent service

Excellent service

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