"Very helpful and professional."

Very helpful and professional.

"I have had the pleasure of working with…"

I have had the pleasure of working with Damien Todd for over six years, during which he has consistently delivered exceptional service in handling my property transactions. His responsiveness and attention to detail stand out, ensuring that every step of the process is smooth and efficient.

Damien provides quality advice that I can trust, always breaking down complex legal matters into clear, actionable insights. His modern approach to legal work, including the ability to electronically sign documents, has been incredibly convenient and aligns perfectly with my busy schedule.

I highly recommend Damien Todd to anyone looking for a reliable, knowledgeable and forward-thinking property solicitor. His professionalism and dedication to his clients are truly commendable.

"We have bought and sold a number of…"

We have bought and sold a number of properties through Sweeney Miller and Damien has always delivered to a high standard. We were particularly impressed when we needed a purchase to go through really quickly and we weren’t disappointed. Currently using them again to sell two properties and buy another. Extremely impressed so far, Damien is keeping us up to date on each property and we’re looking to move soon, thank you

"Damien has handled all my conveyancing…"

Damien has handled all my conveyancing needs over the years and has always been extremely helpful and professional. He made the whole selling/buying experience a lot less stressful and was always at hand to answer any query’s I had to a high standard. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a solicitor.

"Professional, proactive and pleasant - highly recommended"

Sweeney Miller handled the recent conveyancing of my mixed-use residential/commercial property. From the outset their service was excellent. I was particularly impressed by the team's communications - all queries were responded to very quickly. They were completely 'on the ball' throughout the process, chasing up the other party as needed, thus concluding the sale expeditiously.
I was reassured at all times that my matters were in safe hands and I would, most certainly, use the firm again.

"Sweeney miller have been appointed and…"

Sweeney miller have been appointed and recommended by the estate agents since August. I have never come across a most disorganised company and employees in my life and would recommend you give them a miss first given a trainee to handle our business who didn't have a clue misplaced documents failed to do basic enquiries etc. No longer works there ..? Lack of communication with ourselves about where we are with sale and purchase. Still waiting for a date to move 3 weeks before Xmas. No confidence in this company at all will be placing complaint with high managment

"Unfortunately a negative experience.."

Short version:

Do you like banging your head against a wall? If so, choose Sweeney Miller.
We had to sanity check our ‘solicitors’ work throughout the process, highlighting error after error. One of which led to our mortgage offer being revoked during completion, due to their erroneous submissions.
The company appeared reputable but seemed to stumble through the process. Their workforce is very young and that becomes immediately apparent when issues arise. Experience is seriously lacking.

Full review:

When buying our first home, we sought a few quotes from different companies for the conveyancing.

We decided to go with Sweeney Miller, who were by far the most expensive but had initially portrayed themselves as very professional (as well as thinking “you get what you pay for” - right?). Wrong.

At the start, things appeared to be going well and progressing as they should (not that we would have really known any different being new to the process ourselves).

The issues arose mid-way through and lasted up until completion.
We were in a small chain of 3 properties and when problems arose (not caused by us) we had absolutely zero backing from Sweeney Miller when explaining our extremely important and generous final deadline. The firms soliciting for the other properties appeared to walk all over the people handling our file. We had to meet all their demands, but they would not entertain our timeline (end of tenancy in a rental property) until we threatened to pull out and find a new property. Miraculously everything got sorted overnight and we completed a couple of days later. The whole legal process took over 6 months, absurd.

We were sent multiple forms to check/sign containing erroneous details, leading me to meticulously check each form and discover error after error throughout – which I then had to point out to the individuals handling our file. One of these errors led to our mortgage offer being pulled by our provider days before completion due to conflicting numbers across various documents, triggering a ‘red flag’.

We were asked for the same personal documents repeatedly, displaying Sweeney Millers lack of diligence and record keeping.

I discovered we had been assigned a ‘Trainee Solicitor’ (which would explain most of the above) and when I queried why there was no reduction in price (we were being charged for a Solicitor), the answer was “because a trained solicitor will be overseeing their work”. IF that was true, I wouldn’t have had to point out the plethora of errors or received a panicked called from our mortgage broker informing us our offer had been revoked (of which Sweeney Miller were blissfully unaware, until I updated them).

The unfortunate truth is, the only interaction we had with a trained professional came during their attempt at damage control, whereby one of the partners of the firm called me to justify what had happened. He dismissed all my points and concerns as “human error” on their part.

Human error gets you off the hook once or twice, before it becomes a display of your complete ineptitude.

If you’re still unsure whether to go with this company, check their own website and see for yourself how many TRAINED solicitors they have on their books, split between all their different locations. Look at the average age of the employees and wonder how much experience they could possibly have at such a young age. Save your money and sanity and choose another firm.

*19/10/2024 UPDATE*

Comments below address Sweeney Millers response on 15/10/2024.

Firstly, my review is genuine. The sites I've posted it on would not have reinstated it (after you disputed each one) had I not provided evidence to each, that I was a genuine customer.

I have posted under an alias, as you were not interested in the slightest at resolving our concerns during and after our custom with you - as mentioned in my initial review.
Why I would seek to mediate through your 'client relations' at this stage is mind boggling. A poor attempt at saving face from Sweeney Miller. The horse has bolted and you're still prepared to argue who left the gate open, nevermind who closes it.

The latter part of your response clearly seeks to undermine the comments I've made but unfortunately you're confusing qualifications with experience.
I may not know the exact age of each individual member of staff, but I am able to make an educated deduction with regards to their level of experience. You may not list staff ages, but you do list their role within the company which can be easily be converted into 'time served' and my "ill informed judgement" can be further compounded by the personal experience we had when assigned a trainee solicitor - again, mentioned in my initial review.

You may not like the comments I've made; but they are genuine, honest and factual.

"Sweeney Miller "

We've used Sweeney Miller on several occasions, including the sale and purchase of properties. They've served our interests well. Communications have been excellent, and we would like to thank Damien in particular for his help and advice.
We would have no hesitation is using their services again or recommending them to others.

"First class team"

Great experience with David, Khushi and the team. Although the conveyancing period was unexpectedly long due to the vendor, they were first class. Always staying in touch, and giving us the confidence we needed when buying our first home.
Thank you so much.

"Great experience "

We were passed across to Sweeney Miller through our mortgage advisors while
in the process of buying our first house. We had a great experience using Sweeney Miller, their responses were quick and any questions we had they were happy to answer. I would definitely use this company again!