Agency Commissions Help

The Agency Commissions Directory is a comprehensive essential reference source of law firms throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland who operate on an agency basis. Note that this directory only comprises firms who have told us they provide this service and have taken out a full entry, so you can click through to full details of every firm in the results list. It is by definition a more specialist directory so there may be instances of some towns not returning 0 results if there are no agency commission firms operating in them.

This directory has a range of handy tools to enable you to find the firm you need with the areas of expertise you need in a convenient location.

Search features

The search page brings up a number of features for you to choose from.  Don't forget that if you narrow down your search too much and make selections in every field, you will have a very small number of results to view, possibly none at all. You should also check the spelling of any items that are free text fields (particularly Firm name and Town) as misspellings are common causes of 0 results being returned. Once you have made your selections, click 'Search' or use the Return key on your keyboard.  If you want to clear your search and start again for any reason, click on the 'Clear' button.  .

• Firm Name.  You can enter the name of the firm you are looking for or even a part name so that your results return all the firms with that name or with the part name you have selected.  For example, entering 'Tho' will return Dear Thomas & Co, Thomas Solicitors, Thomson, Webb & Corfield and Thorp Parker among others in your results, but if you enter Thomas & Co , the results will list only list that firm.
• Town.  This is another free text search field and you can enter a full town name or a part town name.  For example, 'South' will return not only Southampton but all other town which include 'south' as four consecutive letters, such as Southsea and Southend-on-Sea. For users of the previous version of this website, do not  use the wild card* if you are unsure of spelling as this will return 0 results on this site.  The part spelling is sufficient on its own.  Although we hold over 600 towns in the database, we do not list every village.  For example, a search on Littlehaven will return 0 results even if there was a sole trader operating from this seaside Welsh village, but a search on Haverfordwest would include the two firms offering this service in that part of Pembrokeshire.
• Postcode.  If you know the full postcode of the firm you are looking for you can enter this.  For example SA61 2DB
    you will return the result of Eaton, Evans & Morris . Do not enter the postcode of your own office or location to find your nearest firm as you will end up with 0 results. However, if you enter a part postcode, such as SA6, you will return results listing both law firms in that area of Pembrokeshire rather than just one.
• County/Unitary Authority.  This drop-down menu enables you to select the County Council or Unitary Authority of your choice and refine your search further after that if you wish.  For example, a search on 'Somerset' returns not Taunton, Yeovil, Burnham-on Sea, Wiveliscombe and Bridgwater.

Unitary Authorities

Note that in the UK ,'Unitary Authorities' are English or Welsh local authorities set up by the Local Government Act 1992 which form a single tier of local government and are responsible for almost all local government functions within their areas.This is opposed to the two-tier system of local government which still exists in most of England where local government functions are divided between county councils and district councils. Until 1996 similar two-tier systems existed in Scotland and Wales but these have now been replaced by fully unitary systems.  

For further help with checking what town is in what Unitary Authority, click on this downloadable map:   www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/UK_LADUACty.pdf

Understanding Your Search Results

Once you have made your selections and either pressed Return or clicked on 'Search' your results will be returned to you on new screen. Don't forget that if you want to conduct a new search at this point you have to select 'new search'.  Your results comprise a number of features to enable you to get the most from your research:

• Title of search.  Your results will tell you what you have just searched on.  For example 'Your search on Dorset, evealed 6 record(s).
• Number of results displayed.  Each screen can accommodate 50 results and to view the whole of your search you need to click on the 'Next' link at the foot of your search page
• Order of results.  These default to A-Z of Firm Name.  You can switch the order to location by clicking 'Location' on your screen.  This orders your results in the A-Z order of the Location of the firm.
• Colour coding and symbols.  The alternating shaded blue stripes enclose all the firms who have opted for a Basic Entry where you can click through to their full details (there are no free non full details in this directory). You can do this by clicking on the highlighted Firm Name or on any of the symbols on the right of your screen denoting Map, Email and Weblink.
• Printing your results.  Each screen of results can be printed by clicking on the Print button or using CtrlP on your keyboard.  You should not be compiling databases from these results (see our Terms & Conditions), and if you were interested in renting Waterlow Solicitors lists, click onto Waterlow Direct Marketing.
• Add/Edit Your entry. If you have searched for your own firm or a particular law firm you know is in operation but has not appeared on this website, please click on this button to provide us with details so that we can invite the firm to opt for a Basic Entry to qualify for inclusion in this Agency Commissions Directory.   Full details of options can also be viewed on our Classified Advertising pages.

Refine Your Search

You can refine your search, retaining all the search criteria you have just selected by clicking on the Refine button at the top left side of your screen.  For example, if your search results are bringing up all the Agency Commissions firms in Greater Manchesterin came to 22 or so records and you wanted to refine this by finding out how were in Bury, you can add this into your search screen and search again.  You should have around 2 results now.

Contact Us

For further help with your search or search results, please contact us.