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

Martin Kaye Solicitors review

Ranked 7 of 10 in Wills and probate solicitors in Telford

Best for: fixed-fee probate from a four-office regional practice

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Trading as Martin-Kaye LLP · The Foundry, Euston Way, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4LY · Service area: Telford, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Wem

Martin Kaye Solicitors in short

Martin Kaye is an SRA-regulated practice with a Telford office at the Foundry on Euston Way plus Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and Wem, run as an active LLP since 2006. Probate fees sit in published bands with VAT and disbursements explained, the wills page offers home visits and Saturday appointments with free storage, and indemnity cover is stated with the insurer named.

In our judgement Martin Kaye suits you if you want a large practice with fixed probate fees and stated cover. What counts against it is the review record set out below, and it is why this Martin Kaye review still places a fees-transparent firm seventh.

On services and areas, the firm covers Telford from the Foundry with three further offices across the region, across wills, probate and powers. Home visits and Saturday appointments open the diary beyond office hours, and wills are stored free of charge. The Conveyancing Quality badge held since January 2012 sits on the accreditations page beside the SRA entry.

Customer reviews trail the round but single-platform: 3.7 on Google across 81 published ratings, with no second review platform on the record. That gap between fee transparency and customer scores is the central tension of this profile. Readers who want fixed fees with stated cover will not find a fuller paper offer anywhere else in this round.

Martin Kaye Solicitors reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Martin Kaye Solicitors, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google3.7 out of 581

Our verdict

Our judgement: Martin Kaye suits you if you want a large practice with published probate fees, stated indemnity cover and appointments that include home visits [3] [5] [2]. What counts against it is the review record: 3.7 from 81 ratings trails every other firm here.

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
68.2 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

43

Google 3.7 out of 5 from 81 reviews [8].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

90

SRA registration is listed on the register [6]. The Conveyancing Quality badge, held since January 2012, is stated on the firm's accreditations page [4].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80

On the Companies House record since 2006 [7].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

85

The legal notices page states professional indemnity insurance of at least £3 million for each and every claim, with HDI Global Specialty SE-UK as the primary layer insurer [5]. Stated with amounts as information.

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

90

The wills fees page gives fixed probate fees from £995 plus VAT, banded estate administration ranges and hourly rates where fixed fees do not apply, with VAT at 20% and disbursements explained [3].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85

The site sets out wills, probate, powers of attorney and the wider practice, four offices, phone, email and in-person routes, plus home visits and Saturday appointments [1] [2].

Evidence

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Limited company since2006Source companies-house

Industry qualifications

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Strengths

  • Probate fees are published in bands with VAT and disbursements explained, from a £995 grant-only fixed fee, seen 4 September 2026 [3].

  • The wills page offers home visits and Saturday appointments alongside free Will storage [2].

  • Professional indemnity cover of at least £3 million for each and every claim is stated with the insurer named [5].

Limitations

  • The Google rating sits at 3.7 from 81 reviews, seen 4 September 2026, the lowest in this round [8].

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Questions about Martin Kaye Solicitors

Is Martin Kaye Solicitors any good?

For costed probate, yes on paper: banded fixed fees from £995 plus VAT, stated indemnity cover and home visits with Saturday appointments [3] [5] [2]. The drag is the 3.7 Google rating across 81 reviews, the lowest here [8]. Read the reviews beside the fee pages, then ask for your band in writing. Weigh that gap beside the strengths first.

Is Martin Kaye Solicitors SRA regulated?

Yes. The SRA register lists MARTIN-KAYE LLP under number 508765, matching the four offices on the firm site and company record [6] [1] [7]. A Conveyancing Quality badge held since January 2012 is stated on the accreditations page [4]. 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 Martin Kaye Solicitors charge?

The wills fees page gives fixed probate fees from £995 plus VAT with banded estate administration ranges, plus hourly rates where fixed fees do not apply and VAT with disbursements explained [3]. Ask which band your estate falls in and get it confirmed in writing. Compare it against one rival quote on the same written scope.

Where does Martin Kaye Solicitors work?

From the Foundry on Euston Way in Telford with offices in Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and Wem, offering home visits and Saturday appointments for wills clients [1] [2]. State your town when you enquire, and ask whether a home visit or a Saturday slot suits your diary. Describe the matter and who it is for in that first message.

How is Martin Kaye Solicitors ranked?

Seventh of the ten wills and probate solicitors in our September round: the pick for fixed-fee probate from a four-office regional practice. Fee transparency and stated cover carry it; reviews 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 Martin Kaye Solicitors?

Read the banded probate fees first, then ask which band your estate falls in and get it confirmed in writing [3]. Home visits and Saturday appointments are on offer for wills clients, so say what suits your diary at first contact [2]. Ask for free storage terms beside the fee band in the same letter.

What do reviews say about Martin Kaye Solicitors?

Google shows 3.7 across 81 reviews — the lowest score in the round on a wide base — with no second platform held. That gap between fees transparency and customer scores is the central tension of this profile. Read the reviews beside the fee bands, then ask for your band in writing.

How does Martin Kaye Solicitors compare with the others in the round?

Seventh in the table: the most fee-transparent practice here on paper, held back by the round's weakest reviews. Lanyon Bowdler below it offers directory weight instead of fixed bands; Fodens above offers fixed wills fees with stronger scores. Read reviews beside fees, then compare. No other profile here splits so sharply between papers and scores.

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. Martin Kaye homepage — practice, offices and contact Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Martin Kaye wills and probate page — services and appointments Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Martin Kaye wills and probate fees page — fixed fees and VAT Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Martin Kaye accreditations page — Conveyancing Quality badge Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  5. Martin Kaye legal notices page — professional indemnity insurance Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  6. SRA register — MARTIN-KAYE LLP (508765) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  7. Companies House — MARTIN-KAYE LLP (OC318233) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  8. Google Maps listing — Martin Kaye Solicitors, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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