“You should add a zero rating because that's what PPL deserve. they are textbook "conveyancers" ticking everything off on a checklist and if something out of the ordinary comes up they are completely out of their depth and have no clue what to do. They have been holding up my sale to their buyer over one enquiry, which has been answered on numerous occasions already. They are extremely slow at communicating. They won't answer the phone to my solicitor, the estate agent or their own client! We were supposed to complete mid-August but are now looking at the end of September, although they still haven't confirmed that date. They are an absolute joke.”
“zero stars actually! Currently trying to buy a property and they will not answer my solicitor, the estate agents or the vendor (there client) ridiculous been waiting 6 weeks for them to answer an enquiry so we can complete. How on earth do they make any money taking 6mths+ to do there job unbelievable! DO NOT USE!”
“The worst experience selling a property with this company. Communication was minimal and almost impossible to get hold of anyone. It took over a week to get any responses or clarification on what the constant holdups were. I had a cash buyer which are usually very quick sales (roughly 8 weeks) The sale took over 6 months to complete, without any logical reasoning. On the day of completion (FINALLY), we were asked to leave the property by 1pm, so we had movers in from 8am, all packed up and ready to hand over the key by 12am. We then heard that there was a delay as PPL were checking the legitimacy of where the cash buyers' money has come from - AN HOUR BEFORE WE ARE MEANT TO HAND OVER KEYS! This was a complete breach of contract and you are legally not allowed to exchange without the relevant checks being cleared beforehand. They were checking to see if the money was in fact a gift from the buyer's grandfather who had passed away. How is this company legally still operating?? The checks continued until 4:30pm and we had to still get to our new property and collect keys by 6pm (bearing in mind this is a 1.5 hour trip away). There was no apology for THEIR error and lack of checks prior to the exchange. They do not care at all - this company is all about making money and you are just a number to them. My advice is to go with a company that actually cares and provides you with the service that is promised - you will not find that at PPL. They should be audited as there is something VERY shady going on.
I also asked to be compensated for the hours that my moving company spent waiting around for us to complete (this came to an additional £700), I was told they would compensate £180 only and that's it, even though they were in breach of the contract and exchanged without doing proper checks - now I must pay for their errors? Just appalling really!”
“The phone constantly rings, I have the extension number I have been given, but when I key in the number it tells me it’s the wrong number, an alternative is to press 1 to leave a message, this doesn’t work, the phone just continues to ring. I am awaiting documents to sign, when they didn’t arrive after a week, I was told they would be sent again, after 5 days they are still not here, hence my ringing yet again and yet again no reply after a 25 minute wait. This isn’t good enough!”
“If I could give 0 stars I would. We sold our house through strike and were recommended PPL but said no. Sadly our buyers said yes and we are now on week 20 of a straightforward house sale with no chain. PPL always have 'enquiries' but will not give us any detail on what these are or how to answer them. Our solicitors isn't much more use but she assures us she has no enquires to answer and has been ready to proceed for 4 weeks.
PPL are less than useless and have left us with no internet as we have had 2 move dates agreed to which they did not complete on. We have had to cancel flooring/new beds/new sofas/kitchen fitters for the new house twice already and are living amongst boxes for a 4th week and no end in sight.
I have asked to report them to the law society but not sure whether I can as I did not directly hire them.
Save yourself the turmoil and do not use PPL - I would go as far as saying do not list your house with Purple Bricks as you will be forced to use PPL!”
“Reported to watchdog.
I accepted an offer in late February 2022, it's now September 2022 - we have an unchained sale both ends and we're still half way through enquiries. My conveyancer went on holiday for a full 4 weeks, no handover. We've lost months of progress due to choosing Premier Property Lawyers
We were sold the service through Strike, being promised that we'd complete within 6 - 8 weeks due to dual representation. After sacking PPL I learned that a real solicitors are regulated so that the same firm can't dual represent which I learned PPL aren't actual solicitors, they're conveyancers (Yes, there's a difference). Everybody is undertrained and incompetent. I'm so glad that I sacked PPL - unfortunately the buyer is still with them meaning we still have a really hard time, the buyers solicitor at PPL is asking stupid enquiries - my new solicitor who is a qualified director of 25 years cannot believe the silly enquiries coming through that she's having to answer that a proper solicitor would never ask.
PPL staff are rude, I always struggled to get through to them - you get through to factory admin workers who have no idea what's happening on your case. If I can prevent just 1 person from choosing them and going with a proper local solicitor please do, save your stress, anxiety and future dream property. If you chose PPL they will definitely cause you to lose the property.
We're now about to lose our onwards purchase due to PPL being incredibly slow and incompetent. Not only did we lose 4 weeks due to my solicitor being on holiday and not handing anything over, they wasted a further 2 months after sending one email out for enquiries and never following them up. They never chased or told me so the whole case has effectively not moved for almost 3 months of me waiting full of stress trying to get this over the line.
My new solicitor outside of PPL has been great - they've done more in 4 weeks than PPL managed to do in 7 months.
We're now trying to get this unchained property over the line with no help from PPL at all.
Reported them to watchdog and the ombudsman - I cannot believe this company are operating.”
“Dreadful service. Lose documents. Rude on the phone to you. Insisting on indemnity policies that we don’t need and threatening to tell our lenders if we don’t take them out. Shame on you Preya Mistry”
“Premier property are acting for the people purchasing my house. All I have to say is Gemma Hoyle is the most useless human being on the planet. If you do want to use this company, make sure you request anyone but her if things like competence and communication are important to you. She has held everything up for weeks unnecessarily as paperwork is done and she doesn’t seem capable of sending a simple email to our solicitors to confirm. Perhaps she should consider a new line of work where she doesn’t have direct influence on peoples lives.”
“Appalling conveyancing solicitor who cannot even uphold the solicitors code of conduct. Massive ombudsman complaint going in. This service may will cost us the sale of our property”
“The service my husband and I have received from PPL has been shocking . We sold a flat 7 months ago to a cash buyer, no chain and still not completed . Our conveyancer never acknowledges our emails , very rarely answers calls and there is a total lack of communication. We are repeatedly asked for information we have already given and the whole service has been absolutely appalling . I’m not convinced the conveyancers are even properly qualified. They are not worthy of 1 star and my message is avoid them at all costs or use them at your peril !!!”
“Useless company, don't reply to emails, can't get through on the phone, no return calls. Each and every single member of staff is incompetent to do the job. Avoid using this company as you will be severely stressed. Check the latest reviews on multiple platforms, you'll be glad you didn't instruct this company.”
“Absolutely dreadful from start to finish. Made the whole selling and buying more stressful than it had to be. 7 months agonising wait. We more or less did the job ourselves. Constantly being told they are actively working on our case with nothing happening. Constantly being told we will ring you back but no call ever came. I don’t recommend anyone going with this company. Shame on you purple bricks for using this company in your package. Never again will we move because of the undue stress this company caused. Please don’t use them”
“The online systems were really clear and efficient. Very little dependence on postal systems which speeded up matters and was more reliable. Helpful conveyancer and team via phone too. Polite efficient. Excellent transparent service”
“No answers to emails or phone calls. You caused huge amounts of stress. You didn't pay the money for the house sale for FIVE days. The money was only released when I threatened to go to the ombudsman.
If it were possible to leave a rating of -10, I would.”
“We had an amazing experience with the company. Our conveyancer Rachel Fordham was always on the end of the phone to assist us. The professionalism shown was outstanding throughout. The app was very easy to use and kept us informed of tasks and progress. We really felt Premier Property Lawyers held our hands throughout our journey! We will be (and already have) recommending to our friends. Thank you!”
“I have recently completed a purchase with PPL conveyancing for me and the vendor. There was no chain.
Olivia Edwards was excellent. Communicating by phone text an email and always in a timely manner.
Our initial estimate for completion was end of September to mid October, however we completed on August 26th. In part due to searches returning 5 weeks ahead of estimates, in part due to me pushing for an early completion, but it wouldn’t have happened if Olivia hadn’t acted so swiftly and efficiently.
Reading some of the poor reviews on here this has absolutely not been my experience and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend PPL.”
“Absolutely useless loose your paperwork and cost you more in interest as its such a long winded process also very rude on the phone do not use these as will cost you thousands in fees from your old mortgage company”
“Was recommended ppl by purple bricks who sold my wife's late parents home within a week to a first time buyer with mortgage approvals in place, no chain and still waiting 6 months later, can't get hold of anyone, emails not answered, no contact whatsoever, repeat requests for the same information, having to complain to the solicitors regulation authority and the law society, legal ombudsman, these lot are a law unto themselves steer well clear of them, use them at your peril,”
“Use this bunch at your peril They may as well operate from a ranch because it's full of cowboys. Can hardly ever get through on the phone, they don't reply to emails they are incompetent uncaring wasters. After weeks of chasing them from us and our buyers, we were given a date to exchange. Then, after no movement, a week before exchange our buyer was told "no chance"
Despicable.....”
“I used Purple Bricks to sell my house and they recommended PPL.
I Must admit that I wasn't a great fan of the eway app and didn't really keep up to speed with the tasks that were generated for me.
I was lucky to have been appointed such a professional and efficient conveyancer in Olivia Edwards. She made the whole experience a pleasure. I was always kept informed of progress and she would ring and email on a regular basis.
If I were to need a conveyancer in the future I would absolutely request that Olivia dealt with my sale. She was a star. Nancy thanks.”
