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Assessment · wills and probate solicitors round wills-probate-solicitors-2026-09

Lanyon Bowdler review

Ranked 8 of 10 in Wills and probate solicitors in Telford

Best for: complex estates with a directory-recognised team

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Trading as Lanyon Bowdler LLP · Grosvenor House, Hollinswood Road, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9TW · Service area: Telford, Shrewsbury, Ludlow, Oswestry, Hereford

Lanyon Bowdler in short

Lanyon Bowdler is an SRA-regulated practice with a Telford office on Hollinswood Road and six more across Shropshire, Herefordshire and Wales, run as an active LLP since 2010. Practitioners in the team belong to STEP, and a national directory ranks the team in its top band for private wealth law. Probate pricing runs to hourly rates and complexity bands with VAT shown throughout. The site sets its wills and probate work beside a wider practice covering conveyancing, family and employment matters.

In our judgement Lanyon Bowdler suits you if you want directory-recognised lawyers for a complex estate. What counts against it is a mid-table review record plus the missing insurance statement — the limits our Lanyon Bowdler review records.

On services and areas, the firm serves Telford from Hollinswood Road with six further offices across Shropshire, Herefordshire and Wales. Wills, probate and estate planning sit beside conveyancing, family and employment work in a full-service practice. Seven offices make it the widest geographic spread in the round, though the Telford desk on Hollinswood Road is the local route in.

Customer reviews sit mid-table on the thinnest base but single-platform: 4.0 on Google across 42 published ratings, with no second review platform on the record. Directory recognition and customer scores tell different stories here. Complex files suit that shape; simple wills buy more credential than they need.

Lanyon Bowdler reviews and ratings on other sites

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Google4.0 out of 542

Our verdict

Our judgement: Lanyon Bowdler suits you if you want a large practice with directory-recognised private-client lawyers and probate costs set out in bands [2] [3]. What counts against it is a mid-table review score of 4.0 and the missing insurance statement on the pages checked [6] [1].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
68.0 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

50

Google 4 out of 5 from 42 reviews [6].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

95

SRA registration is listed on the register [4]. The wills page states the team includes STEP members and carries Legal 500 and Chambers High Net Worth recognition [2].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80

On the Companies House record since 2010 [5].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

90

Probate hourly rates of £210 to £730 plus VAT with low-to-high complexity case ranges are published [3].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85

The site sets out wills, probate and estate planning beside the wider practice, seven offices, phone, email and contact routes [1] [2].

Evidence

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Strengths

  • Practitioners in the team are members of STEP, and Chambers High Net Worth ranks the team in Band 1 for Private Wealth Law [2].

  • Probate pricing runs to hourly rates and complexity bands with VAT shown throughout [3].

Limitations

  • The Google rating sits at 4.0 from 42 reviews, seen 4 September 2026, mid-table in this round [6].

  • No insurance details are published [1] [2].

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Questions about Lanyon Bowdler

Is Lanyon Bowdler any good?

For complex estates, the credentials stand out: STEP members in the team with top-band national directory recognition for private wealth law, beside probate costs set out in bands [2] [3]. Reviews at 4.0 across 42 ratings sit mid-table [6]. Read the directory detail with the reviews, then ask who would handle your estate. Weigh that gap beside the strengths first.

Is Lanyon Bowdler SRA regulated?

Yes. The SRA register lists LANYON BOWDLER LLP under number 534828, matching the Telford office and phone on the firm site and company record [4] [1] [5]. The wills page states the team's STEP and directory credentials beside it [2]. Check the register entry yourself before you instruct. Keep a copy of the entry with your papers, and check the details match before you share documents.

What does Lanyon Bowdler charge?

Probate hourly rates run from £210 to £730 plus VAT with low-to-high complexity case ranges published, VAT shown throughout [3]. Ask which seniority and complexity band your estate falls in, and get the estimate confirmed in writing before any work starts. Compare it against one rival quote on the same written scope.

Where does Lanyon Bowdler work?

From Grosvenor House on Hollinswood Road in Telford with six further offices across Shropshire, Herefordshire and Wales [1]. State your town when you enquire, and name the estate's complications early so the right seniority is put on your matter from the start. Describe the matter and who it is for in that first message.

How is Lanyon Bowdler ranked?

Eighth of the ten wills and probate solicitors in our September round: the pick for complex estates with a directory-recognised team. Credentials carry it; reviews and unpublished cover hold it back. Read the full review, then compare one rival quote on the same scope. Use the sources beside the review before you shortlist.

How do I get a quote from Lanyon Bowdler?

Read the hourly rates and complexity case ranges, then name the estate's complications early so the right seniority is quoted [3]. Ask which seniority and complexity band your matter falls in, and get the estimate confirmed in writing before any work starts. Ask for the fee-earner's name and grade beside the estimate.

What do reviews say about Lanyon Bowdler?

Google shows 4.0 across 42 reviews — the thinnest base in the round at a mid-table score — with no second platform held. Directory recognition and customer scores tell different stories here. Read both the directory detail and the reviews, then ask who would handle your estate. Treat the directory band as the credential and the reviews as the service check.

How does Lanyon Bowdler compare with the others in the round?

Eighth in the table and the credential pick: no rival matches its directory recognition, while its customer scores sit mid-table. Complex estates justify the trade; straightforward wills do not. Compare a costed wills quote alongside. Directory weight is its edge; customer scores are its cost. Match the pick to the estate, not the other way round.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Elliott Bridgman72.2 / 100Ranked 1. Best for a STEP-led private-client team with every price in writing.
  2. Fodens Solicitors70.3 / 100Ranked 2. Best for wills and estate administration on published fixed fees.
  3. Picasso Legal70.3 / 100Ranked 3. Best for family work on stated fixed-fee terms.
  4. MSD Law70.1 / 100Ranked 4. Best for wills and probate with published starting prices.

Sources

  1. Lanyon Bowdler homepage — practice, offices and contact Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Lanyon Bowdler wills and probate page — team recognition and services Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Lanyon Bowdler probate pricing page — hourly rates and case ranges Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. SRA register — LANYON BOWDLER LLP (534828) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  5. Companies House — LANYON BOWDLER LLP (OC351948) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  6. Google Maps listing — Lanyon Bowdler, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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