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Simpson Jones

4.6(122 reviews)See reviews ↓·Derby

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Simpson Jones handles residential sales, purchases and property transfers for clients who often return for repeat instructions. Feedback frequently highlights the speed and clarity of communication, with buyers and sellers noting that updates arrived promptly and questions were answered without delay. Named team members such as Joanne Jones, Cat Pinchbeck, Elly, Lucy, Kim, Kani, Ellie and Chantelle are singled out for their professionalism, warmth and willingness to explain each stage in plain terms. A recurring theme is how hurdles were absorbed quietly: chains, unresponsive counterparties and last-minute issues were chased and resolved, with one account describing staff staying late to secure an exchange.

First-time buyers describe being guided through an unfamiliar process with patience, while more experienced clients value the honest advice and attention to detail on complicated, long-running transactions. Several reviewers mention that paperwork was translated into readable language and that nothing was left unexplained. Repeat business is common, with clients returning for further sales and purchases and stating they would instruct the firm again. The prevailing impression is of a conveyancing team that combines technical thoroughness with genuine care for the people behind each move.

Reviews

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Edmund Fiddy-Kent30 December 2025

As a mortgage advisor, I’ve worked with many conveyancers professionally, but using Simpson Jones for my own properties was genuinely refreshing. The service was efficient, proactive, and communicated clearly throughout. A special mention to Ellie and Chantelle, who progressed multiple properties smoothly and ensured a stress-free completion. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

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Nicola17 November 2025

I was recommended Simpson Jones by a friend. I have to say that buying a house is a really stressful experience and they did everything on my behalf. The sellers solicitor was really difficult to deal with and wasn't very responsive. The staff at Simpson Jones chased several times a day to get the process moving. They also stayed late on a Friday night to get my contract exchanged. They are very thorough and translate everything for you into a report for ease to understand. The costs were very reasonable too, to say all the effort that had to go into this process. They come very highly recommended from me!

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Karl Adams13 November 2025

We have recently sold with the help of Simpson and Jones solicitors. It’s the third time over a decade we have chosen this company. Joanna Jones takes time to oversee the process and is often available herself . Otherwise we spoke with a very helpful member of the team named Cat . Every question and query we had was answered with fast response. We had a cash buyer waiting to buy our river side unique home , and wanted to work with a solicitor that’s straight talking and efficient. From our experience of other solicitors in the past none have delivered as well as Simpson and Jones . The whole team are fantastic and faultless in our opinion and worked hard . A big thank you from us .

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Gary Swift22 October 2025

Elly and the team have been dealing with my property transfer. One word.. Excellent, they worked hard and navigated me through the whole situation with ease and professionalism. When issues arise or I needed a chat Elly was always there to help and nothing was ever to much for her and the team. I would highly recommend them and will be doing future business with them

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Daisy Morley17 October 2025

Amazing service from Elly and her team. Kept us up to date throughout our sale and purchase and put our mind at ease after we came across quite a few hurdles. 2nd time using their services and always would recommend them to any friends or family. Thanks for all your help!

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Charlie Howe9 October 2025

Not one to usually write reviews but I feel working in the property industry myself that it is important that people can read reviews before deciding to work with a company. They aren’t acting for myself but unfortunately the people we are buying from are which is having a massive impact on the progress of our purchase. Been told I can’t make a complaint directly to them as I’m not their client. Very very slow at progressing with any conveyancing matters. Our purchase has been going on since the middle Of may and still no date has been given to when we are likely to be moving! Been told by our estate agent that the case handler had changed half way through the transaction which meant the file had been overseen. There is lots of instances where they have not acted in a timely manner which is causing us long delays in getting anywhere! The latest example is our solicitor sent over some final enquires 2 weeks ago today and they still haven’t had a response! These were only sent to the seller after 6 days who replied back to them the next day. As of yesterday these still haven’t been forwarded on to my solicitor! I understand things won’t be picked up and dealt with the same day but for it to take over 2 weeks is not acceptable. We are now on a tight deadline due to mortgage offers and help to buy survey expiry dates approaching and to be honest we have no faith that this will be sorted in time! If at capacity and cannot effectively deal with the client base you currently have then it would be advised to not take on any more cases until you can deal with the ones you have correctly. I’m writing this in hope that a miracle happens and we can move this forward to completion!

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Jake Miller17 August 2025

From the moment I requested a quote through to completion, the service from Simpson Jones has been absolutely outstanding. Elly and Lucy were simply incredible – professional, efficient, and always one step ahead. They seamlessly managed the sale of my house, dealing with the inevitable little bumps in the road without troubling me unnecessarily. Their communication was second to none – I never waited more than an hour for an email reply, and the app gave me a really clear visual reference of the progress being made. As completion approached, Elly kept in regular contact by phone and did an exceptional job managing some very poor solicitors further down the chain. She handled everything with skill and professionalism, keeping the whole process moving. On completion day, even my buyer commented that he wished he’d instructed Elly! I honestly couldn’t recommend Simpson Jones highly enough – they made what could have been a stressful process smooth and straightforward.

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Contact
+441332200200www.simpsonjones.comCounty, Derbyshire, 2 Stuart St, Derby DE1 2EQ
Working hours
Monday09:00–17:00
Tuesday09:00–17:00
Wednesday09:00–17:00
Thursday09:00–17:00
Friday09:00–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed