The demise of Universal Trustees: Rebecca Dixon guided us through this nightmare situation with options, advice and care. The process was handled very Professionally. We were more than happy with all aspects of the Barker Gotelee service.
I would recommend Ann-Marie Matthews at Barker Gotelee. She dealt with my late Mothers estate after it had been in the hands of Universal Wealth Preservation.
Despite having to work from home due to the C-19 lockdown Ann-Marie was able to progress well with my Mothers estate and it went smoothly for me.
I would highly recommend Ann-Marie, she was very professional in sorting out our problems with Universal. My thanks also go to Anna Suchocki who acted as a very efficient, helpful and kind intermediary. I really do recommend Bark Gotelee Solicitors
As another couple affected by the debacle that was UWP, my wife and I were relieved to find someone who appeared to know about the situation and what to do to help us. Although we live a long way from Ipswich, we chose to visit Rebecca Dixon and she soon gave us the confidence to let her press ahead untangling the mess that had occurred. It has taken almost a year overall and the friendly, professional service afforded to us plus the ultimately successful outcome are testaments to the positive approach and expertise of Rebecca and of her colleagues at Barker Gotelee.
Helpful clear legal advice, have been great with the. Conveyance work on the sale of our property to. Would recommend to others.
Based just outside Ipswich, this group of solicitors are always happy to help with all types of legal matters whether its buying a house or other personal matters. Always knowledgeable and friendly too.
The closure of trusts held with Universal Wealth Preservation Trust, was dealt with by Rebecca McCarthy quietly and efficiently considering the various complex matters involved. Would definitely be happy to have Rebecca and Barker Gotelee involved should any other legal situations arise.
Like many others my family have impacted by the situation with Universal Trustees. Ann-Marie Matthews at Barker Gotelee Solicitors has been excellent, very professional, attentive and supportive in guiding us through what has been/still is a very stressful time. Her advice and actions have enabled us to quickly resolve most of the situation and we remain hopeful to recover it all. If you have been impacted by the Universal Trustees situation then we would highly recommend Ann-Marie
My husband and I dealt with Rebecca and found her very helpful and informative. We needed to amend details of previous arranged trusts and also make new wills. Neither of us are very knowledgeable in such things and found Rebecca to be very patient and as I said before very helpful. We are not local to these solicitors but we are glad we chose them to deal with the required work. Thank you. Jean and Keith
Would highly recommend Ann-Marie. So helpful, friendly and professional. She gave us such excellent advice and had taken the time to really study our documents carefully to enable her to provide an easy solution to what we had thought could be a long drawn out process. Having dealt with quite a few different solicitors over the years she is the only one who instilled confidence in us that she had our best interests at heart. Wouldn`t dream of going anywhere else in future.
I first turned up by recommendation from an old colleague who had dealings with this firm.
I met Amanda Erskine (then crowe) and she took me through the procedure.
That was almost 4 years ago. During a divorce that has been difficult in the extreme she has been professional sympathetic and provided sound advice on the way forward. Amanda also took time to research a very able
QC who whilst quite quirky was an excellent fit with me. Throughout Amanda has been superb as have her assistants who are always up to speed and one of the practice partners Nicola Furmston who has also been outstanding.
Anyone would go a long way to find people this good.
I am retired now but was Customer Services Director in RSA and a founder member of MORE TH>N.I would have used them .
Well done
Robert Anthony Bristow
Chartered Insurer
Cannot praise them highly enough, very helpful friendly & professional my contact was Rebecca McCarthy who really went the extra mile would certainly recommend this company!!
Excellent and friendly service from Anne-Marie Matthews in changing the Trustees and eventually dismantling the Universal Wealth PreservationTrusts that we were conned into setting up by the now disgraced and fraudulent Stephen Long. The process took longer than what we were made to believe but were told that the delay was by HMRC. The whole exercise was carried out on a fixed price basis and we achieved what we set out to do following the realisation that we were duped by the staff and directors of Universal Trust.
I went for a meeting the other day to get help with my divorce, something no one else has been able to help me with. Nicole was helpful, professional and courteous. I was given time to explain the situation and she then filled in my entire divorce petition for me - Better yet, the entire thing was free. There was no pressure to sign up to anything else. Thoroughly thrilled with the experience. Thank you so much.
Friendly efficient service, Rebecca sorted out my Universal Trust situation with the minimum of fuss & expense. Highly recommended for anyone in the same position with a Universal Trust
Really happy with the advice I received here. Staff are very professional and friendly. The large, free car park outside made it easy to access the firm, too.
Through the efforts of Rebecca Dixon I now have control of my assets having previously fallen foul of Universal Assets clever marketing and sales tactics. Rebecca demonstrated thoroughness, professionalism and offered a friendly approach throughout my dealings with her.
I totally disagree the service they provided was insensitive and very unprofessional and to be honest didn't resolve anything. I have been involved with a legal practice for about 13 years and never been treated like this as someone who is already in a fragile and distressful situation I would give 0 stars if i could.
I found Barker Gotlee Solicitors to be very thorough, and extremely helpful in assisting me in setting up a Will and other legal matters to assist my family should the inevitable happen. I am confident in the service they have provided and can rest assured that my family will be looked after should the end come.
My wife and I would like to thank Barker Gotelee Solicitors and in particular Ann-Marie Matthews, for supporting us in the distressing situation regarding Universal Trustees. With Ann-Marie s help, we have now regained control of our property.
Unfortunately our worries are not yet at an end and we are still awaiting action by the Police (Eastern Region Special Operations Unit). We will no doubt be calling on Ann-Marie s help and support in this matter in due course!
Excellent firm and really helped me out. Will 100% use again if needed.
Friendly helpful service. We used them to write our wills using one of the charity donation schemes. They made it all very easy and straightforward.
All business related to Universal Trustees conducted professionally up to now
Very clear advice and good service reagrding changes to wills, trusts etc and the associated paperwork
I would certainly recommend Barker Gotelee and in particular Ann-Marie Matthews. She was very professional in sorting out our legal problem. She ensured we were kept fully up to date with progress and was clear and concise with all communications. She gave us confidence that she understood the issues and had a clear plan to resolve them, which she did in good time. An excellent experience.
From first contact, Rebecca Dixon has been a star shining brightly in a Universal dark sky professional and candid, I could not be more appreciative of the work Rebecca has done for me. If it were possible to give a 6 out of 5 rating - I would !
Anne - Marie more than helpful in all our discussions with full knowledge of matters in connection with Universal enabling us to move on with a delicate situation after recommendation from local solicitor..
A pleasure to do business with.
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