What Bartletts Solicitors does

Bartletts Solicitors is a privately held, traditional UK regional law firm founded circa 1864 and headquartered in Liverpool, with additional offices in Chester (including the acquired Matthews Lewis Hoole Solicitors brand) and Wrexham. The firm serves private individuals and small-to-mid businesses across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the North West of England, delivering a broad portfolio of legal services organised around seven core lines: personal injury (offered on a No Win No Fee basis with 12,000+ claims settled historically and £68M+ in compensation recovered), housing disrepair claims, wills and probate (including trusts, lasting power of attorney, and court of protection work), residential conveyancing (including buy-to-let and right-to-buy), commercial law (business leases, landlord and tenant), specialist agricultural law for the rural economy, and a niche hair, beauty and laser injury claims practice.

The firm's underlying technology consists of standard law firm practice management and case management systems — there are no disclosed proprietary platforms, APIs, or AI-driven tools, and the practice is delivered by 60+ specialist solicitors and support staff across the three offices rather than through any modular product architecture. Its business model is fee-for-service professional services: transactional fees for conveyancing, success-based conditional fees for personal injury, and traditional time-based or fixed fees for wills/probate and commercial work. Customer acquisition is sales-led and channel-diversified through direct office consultations, phone enquiries (free-phone 0800 and mobile lines), an online enquiry form, and word-of-mouth referrals, supplemented by an active presence on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter and a content-driven website.

The firm is owned independently with no disclosed parent company, private equity, or venture capital backing. Its strategic posture is incremental — broadening service lines within consumer legal services, deepening specialisation in niche PI verticals, and selectively acquiring small local practices such as Matthews Lewis Hoole Solicitors to extend its regional footprint across the Liverpool/Chester/Wrexham corridor.

Name

Bartletts Solicitors

Legal name

Bartletts Solicitors Limited

Website

https://bartlettslaw.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1864

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bartletts Solicitors is a privately held UK regional law firm, founded circa 1864 and headquartered in Liverpool with offices in Chester and Wrexham, serving private individuals and small businesses across the North West of England and North Wales with personal injury, wills and probate, conveyancing, housing disrepair, commercial law and specialist agricultural legal services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Personal injury claims
• Wills and probate
• Residential conveyancing
• Commercial property law

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Personal Injury: Personal injury claims handled on a No Win No Fee basis, recovering compensation for clients across various accident types including road accidents, slips, trips and falls, accidents at work, medical negligence, and other personal injury claims.
2. Legal Services - Property: Residential and commercial conveyancing services for buying and selling properties, including buy-to-let transactions.
3. Legal Services - Wills, Probate and Trusts: Wills, probate, estate administration, trusts, power of attorney, and court of protection services.
4. Legal Services - Housing Disrepair: Housing disrepair claims against landlords for unfit housing conditions.
5. Legal Services - Commercial Law: Commercial law services including landlord and tenant matters, business leases, and buy to let advice.
6. Legal Services - Agricultural Law: Specialist agricultural law advice including farming tenancies, contract farming agreements, succession planning, and environmental law.
7. Legal Services - Hair, Beauty and Laser Claims: Compensation claims for injuries from hair treatments, beauty procedures, and laser treatments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bartletts Solicitors is a traditional private law firm providing legal services to private individuals and businesses across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales, and North West England. Core offerings span Personal Injury (No Win No Fee), Housing Disrepair Claims, Wills & Probate, Residential Conveyancing, Commercial Law, Agricultural Law, and specialist Hair, Beauty & Laser Injury Claims, delivered through specialist solicitors from offices in Liverpool, Chester, and Wrexham.

Product overview

Bartletts Solicitors is a traditional law firm offering a unified suite of legal services to private individuals and businesses across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales, and the North West. The firm operates from offices in Liverpool, Chester, and Wrexham, providing Personal Injury Services (including specialized hair/beauty/laser injury claims), Housing Disrepair Claims, Wills & Probate, Residential Conveyancing, Commercial Law, and Agricultural Law. The firm also offers a No Win No Fee arrangement for personal injury claims. The service portfolio is delivered through specialist solicitors in each practice area rather than a modular software platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Services Comprehensive personal injury legal services for individuals who have been injured, covering accidents at work, road accidents, slips/trips/falls, medical and dental negligence, industrial disease, head injuries, and other personal injury claims. Cases handled on a No Win No Fee basis.
• Housing Disrepair Claims Legal representation for tenants pursuing claims against landlords and housing associations for unfit housing conditions, including compensation calculations and claims for injuries caused by disrepair.
• Wills and Probate Services End-of-life planning and estate administration services for individuals and families, including will drafting, deed of variation, will disputes, probate administration, lasting power of attorney, court of protection applications, trust management, life interest trusts, tax planning, and long-term care planning.
• Residential Conveyancing Property transaction services for individuals buying and selling homes, including buy-to-let transactions, new builds, right-to-buy purchases, and first-time buyer support across Liverpool, Chester, and surrounding areas.
• Commercial Law Services Business legal services including commercial conveyancing, landlord and tenant matters, business leases, and buy-to-let commercial property transactions for small and mid-sized businesses.
• Agricultural Law Services Specialist legal advice for farmers and rural businesses, including farming tenancies, contract farming agreements, succession planning, capital gains tax planning, building conversions, and environmental law matters.
• Hair, Beauty and Laser Injury Claims Compensation claims for individuals injured during hair, beauty, and laser treatments, including hair dye allergic reactions, wax burns, laser hair removal or skin resurfacing injuries, tattoo removal, vein removal, and electrolysis injuries.
• No Win No Fee Personal Injury Service Conditional fee arrangement for personal injury claims under which clients pay no upfront fees and only pay legal fees if the claim is successful and compensation is recovered.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 12,000 accident claims settled
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Matthews Lewis Hoole SolicitorscoreOthersIntegrated office operation under the Bartletts Solicitors brand, located in Chester. Functions as a branch office providing the full range of Bartletts legal services rather than a traditional partnership arrangement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lyons Davidson: UK-wide full-service firm with comparable consumer-facing practice areas including PI, conveyancing, and private client work, operating at a larger multi-office scale.
• Slater and Gordon: National UK law firm with a major personal injury practice, directly comparable on the firm's PI/civil claims axis but operating at a far larger scale and with a broader marketing footprint.
• Weightmans LLP: Liverpool-headquartered national insurance and commercial law firm; comparable in location and a range of overlapping practice areas but skewed toward defendant and insurance work.

Direct peers

• Hill Dickinson LLP: Liverpool-headquartered full-service UK law firm with comparable multi-office regional presence and overlapping practices in commercial property, litigation, and private client work, making it the closest same-city comparable.
• Birchall Blackburn Law: North West regional firm with a comparable personal injury, housing disrepair, and private client practice mix, serving overlapping geographies in Lancashire, Cheshire, and Merseyside.
• Stephensons Solicitors LLP: North West multi-service firm with similar practice breadth across personal injury, wills and probate, commercial law, and family law, targeting overlapping SME and consumer segments.
• Farleys Solicitors: Lancashire and North West law firm with parallel personal injury, conveyancing, and private client offerings, competing for similar regional consumer and SME clients.
• Jackson Lees Group: Merseyside-based regional law firm of similar size offering personal injury, wills and probate, and conveyancing, directly competing for the same Liverpool/Chester consumer base.

Regional players

• Ashtons Legal: East Anglia-based multi-service firm with comparable agricultural, commercial property, and private client work, useful as a same-tier regional UK peer even though geographically distinct.
• Mincoffs Solicitors: North East England full-service firm with similar private client, commercial property, and PI offerings, providing a useful cross-regional comparable for the firm's mid-tier positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bebartletts
• Facebookfacebook.com/BartlettsLiverpoolChesterWrexham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bartletts-solicitors

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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