Sweeney Miller Law - Sunderland

Steph Smithwhite

Brilliant service again. I am a landlord and use Sweeney Miller each time I buy a property. The last 2 I completed last month, both within a 28 day timescale. Very friendly, organised, efficient and professional service every time. Highly recommend them for a simple easy process.

Sekai B

We cannot express enough how grateful we are for Lucy's outstanding assistance in the purchase of our new home. From the very beginning, Lucy made the entire conveyancing process not only manageable but actually enjoyable!

Her communication skills are unparalleled, Lucy was always prompt and clear in her responses. We never had to chase her for updates or clarity—she anticipated our questions and addressed any potential concerns before we even had to ask. It was so refreshing to have someone who genuinely cared about us and our experience!

What truly set Lucy apart was her ability to explain even the most complex legal jargon in a way that made it easy to understand. She walked us through every step, ensuring we felt confident and informed throughout the entire process. It truly felt like we had a knowledgeable friend guiding us rather than just a conveyancing assistant.

Thanks to Lucy's hard work and dedication, we felt completely at ease during what could have been a very stressful time. Her professionalism and expertise made all the difference, and we are now happily settled into our new home, all thanks to her efforts!

Rachel Collins

Ethan and Viktorija have been brilliant in helping us with our house sale and ongoing house purchase. This will be the fourth time we've used Sweeney Miller as our conveyancing solicitors and they've always been fantastic. It's difficult to find a firm who are consistently thorough, fast and communicative, so we're very glad to have found one! We look forward to working with you and the team again.

Jon Wilkie

I want to thank Paige and the team at Sweeney Miller once again. Paige looked after us immensely well throughout the refinancing process. Paige and her colleagues are very thorough. The team at Sweeney Miller have completed a variety of work for us in very good time, and have looked after us. I will be seeking the services of Paige and the team at Sweeney Miller on future matters. Sweeney Miller have worked on several matters for me now and we have built a working relationship. They would always be my first choice.

Abigail Carson

100% recommend this solicitor. Have already told multiple people about how amazing they had been all the way through our sale and purchase. We worked with Viktorija and Ethan, Thank you both so much for all of your help and being so quick in turning everything around.

Rodrigo Felício

I had the pleasure of working with Sweeney Miller Solicitors -Sunderland, and I cannot recommend them highly enough. Stephanie Rutherford was my solicitor, and she was outstanding throughout the entire process. The pricing was fair, and I always felt that I was receiving excellent value for the service provided.

Stephanie was incredibly patient and responsive, always taking the time to answer my questions promptly. I never felt like my case was being postponed or put on the back burner; instead, it was clear that my case was a priority at all times. Her availability and dedication gave me confidence and peace of mind.

I highly recommend Stephanie Rutherford and the team at Sweeney Miller.

Keith Davidson

We have recently bought a flat with the support of Sweeney Miller. The staff were always very helpful and reactive. I just wish that the solicitors on the other side of the sale could have been half as quick and the process would have been a lot smoother 🙂

James Smith

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.