WDS Associates Legal Services Limited practices law in the following areas and works with clients to provide the best possible legal solutions. I can`t understand all the negative reviews about Trustpilot for WDS or specifically for Mike Diamond. I only treated Mike once, via email, but I got an inquiry about something the company did for us three years ago through a very nice gentleman who has now retired, and Mike came back to me in a very short time with a clear answer, concise and above all polite and efficient at my request. My wife and I have been clients of WDS for over twenty years, first to replace our very old wills, which mentioned people who were long dead but did not mention their grandchildren, and then, in 2019, to give us permanent powers of attorney, as well as other updates to wills and other mundane but necessary legal things. They will act as executors when the time comes, all for a 1% royalty from our estate (so they won`t do much with it!), and in the meantime, they store the originals of all documents for us as part of the original service. They are not cheap, but they know their areas of expertise very well and their staff has always been efficient, courteous and friendly. They took away a lot of worries about what might happen as we age, and we highly recommend them. My advice would be to ignore the negative reviews and continue with WDS; Bad reviews often seem to ignore the fact that under data protection laws, the firm can only discuss a client`s affairs with third parties if the client has given consent or signed a power of attorney in favour of the third party. Since 2000, Harrison Barnes, founder of BCG Attorney Search, and his experienced legal recruiters have placed thousands of lawyers and are leaders in the service of lawyers. These companies include the world`s largest and most popular legal construction site, LawCrossing; Customer service L. Terrible – my in-laws simply wanted a new will, but ended up paying £4,000 for extra services they didn`t need. Ten months later, the will was still not finished and WDS`s contact person proved elusive again and again. When the WDS CEO was contacted, his response was to call this cute couple old liars! If I could give less than 1 star, I would.

Please note that they are not regulated at all. Cold call constantly and even if they are told many times that their services are not necessary, they go to your home address and demand to speak to you. I tried to complain and was directly called “disgusting” by Mike Diamond. No professionalism, just complete predatory behavior. Shambolic companies without a regulator that exploits vulnerable people. Dear Cara, Due to data protection laws, we require a signed power of attorney from our customers to discuss their account with you; I asked for evidence to confirm who you are, as emails can come from anyone. Once I have your mother`s written consent, I can give you all the information you need. I hope that you and anyone reading this negative response will understand that we owe a duty of care to our client and that we must protect their account and personal information. This is concerning as you have never spoken to the Managing Director as you are not one of our clients, so we now have to follow strict guidelines to confirm that we are authorised to discuss our client account with you.

I will be more than happy to assist you once our client confirms that it is acceptable to do so. Sincerely, Charlie. UPDATE: Dear Cara, if you want to come to the office to see me, I would really appreciate it if I received emails from someone claiming to be you, saying that your mother has no mental capacity, and I want to show you so that we can sort everything out and make sure your mother`s personal information is safe. Please can send me an email with a date on Charlie@wdsassociates.co.uk. Thank you, Charlie. Cara – please contact me or visit me at the office so I can show you these emails, if it`s not from you, we need to make sure we protect your mother`s data. Thank you. Charlie. Lyons Davidson Solicitors is a full-service law firm operating throughout the UK. For over 40 years, we have been providing services to the business, personal and insurance industry in a user-friendly, cost-effective and dynamic manner. We are a full-service law firm and leading industry specialists. Our combination of expertise, true teamwork and client engagement sets us apart, which is why we believe we can offer the best and most effective legal solutions to help you succeed.

I have been using WDS services for over twenty years. They prepared the will for my wife and me, provided updates and advice when circumstances changed, revised the will when my wife sadly passed away eight years ago, and also helped me with two APLs. I recently had to register a trust and found Charlie Diamond very quickly to answer my questions. So my experience has been very positive and I will be happy to continue using their services. WDS Associates & Co Ltd was founded in 1992 and established in 1996. In 2005, WDS Associates Legal Services Ltd was established as the successor to WDS Associates & Co Ltd. WDS Associates is now a leading legal services firm operating in England and Wales. The company was one of the first companies to offer the public a flat rate of 1% for real estate services. We specialise in end-of-life financial advice as well as highly experienced in all types of requirements and properties of all sizes.

The company provides a bespoke will drafting service at the highest level for the public, IFAs, accountants and many other professional associations. The company also specialises in trusts, powers of attorney, rent separation and other related legal documents, with a full support team based in our Bristol operations centre. Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews can edit or delete them at any time, and they will appear as long as an account is active. We were appalled by the treatment our elderly mother received from these people. We filed a complaint – the responses were rude and dismissive. Mr. Diamond`s answers were unpleasant to say the least.

We were so disgusted that we felt compelled to move our business and found a much more professional and caring local business. Despite the additional costs and challenges of lockdown, we simply could not continue to do business with WDS. Compliance with their official complaints policy proved to be completely futile. For weeks, no response or confirmation was received. Finally, Mr. Diamond claimed to have replied to Mom via email, but said he later deleted his reply so he wouldn`t have it anymore. I don`t know how he emailed her because she doesn`t have access to email!! The company is not regulated or is not part of a legal ombudsman system, so it appears that it decides for itself whether a response to a complaint is satisfactory. He made inappropriate comments about mom`s vulnerability. The new company treated us and our mother with respect and professionalism. The exact opposite of WDS. We are very pleased to be done with WDS Associates. Verification can help real people write reviews about real businesses.

Next billing date March 19, 2023 due for April 2, 2023 Dear Brian, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, I am glad you are satisfied with the service you received. You`re right, unfortunately, negative reviews are third parties who want information about customer accounts that, as you mentioned, we can`t give them, so they then leave a negative review. Sincerely, Charlie. Check out these TrustPilot reviews before using these scammers, because that`s what they are, plain and simple. Don`t entrust them with your precious money. I had a horrible experience (no customer service, ignoring my requests for documents for my late father) and refused to answer simple questions for no reason. The “director” handed me over to the office manager when I began to question the credibility of the organization. They all now ignore my emails, phone calls, and most importantly, my mom`s emails and calls (she`s their supposed VIP customer). By the way, they snatched it from her and my father £3.5,000 – for writing a will. I have them reviewed.

If I could rate lower, I would. As I said earlier, they were more than happy to send me anything I asked until I questioned their credibility. Now, suddenly, the office manager (not the manager I spoke to) asks for an LPA. hazardous? I have a real lawyer looking into this today. As for Charlie`s latest lie, I`ve spoken to Mike Diamond over the years via email (listed on Companies House as a director). If Mike didn`t answer, you`d lie again. Either way, you`re corrupting the UPDATED comment on Linda Williams` review. Charlie lies. My mother has full capacity. I never said she didn`t.

I can`t stand the idea of more innocent people being treated the way we are. Dear Linda, please can you contact me as your daughter always insists that you don`t have the ability.