About rhw

Quality | Credibility | Distinctiveness

That is what the rhw brand and our legal services are all about.

Based in Guildford in Surrey, our strong team of legal professionals have a wealth of experience covering everything from buying or selling a business, advising on employment law through to setting up a will.

We have been in the Surrey area for over 180 years and have won various awards for the quality of our staff and services in recent years.

Opening Hours

Our offices are open Monday to Friday

Monday to Thursday our hours are 9.00am to 5.30pm

On Fridays our hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm

SRA Number

rhw’s (Solicitors Regulation Authority) SRA registration number is: 518015

A Short History of rhw

rhw Solicitors were founded back in 1835 when George Crafter established the firm of Burton & Son in Central London. This later became Rodgers Horsley & Burton until the Guildford associates of the practice merged with Whitemans in 1991. The company became Rodgers Horsley Whitemans. The name was abbreviated to  rhw Solicitors in December 2002.

What our clients say:

“Many thanks to you and your team for a great job. We all agree that without your services this would not have been possible”

“Just thought you might be interested to know that your advice last autumn helped to conclude a franchise agreement in December and I am now up and running… If I need any further help of a legal nature I will certainly be in touch”

Corporate Social Responsibility

At rhw we take our social responsibility very seriously.

As business partners of the Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT), we support their work around Guildford and beyond. We have also been planting a tree for every new client since the 1st of January 2022, and we are striving to attain our green business accreditation.

Read more about our rhw going green.

Want to work with rhw?

Read about the current opportunities to join rhw.

rhw in the 21st Century

rhw have a large and well known Family Law team who deal with everything from pre-nuptial agreements to civil partnerships, divorce and mediation. We also have an extremely fast growing Dispute Resolution team and a very well regarded Corporate team. The Private Client team handle the day to day legal requirements of hundreds of people, dealing with wills,  trusts, inheritance tax and probate with the professionalism you would expect from an established and experienced legal practice. If you are leasing or buying a commercial property, our  commercial property team has a huge amount of experience to ensure your interests are protected.

If you are looking for a firm of solicitors based in and around Guildford or Surrey, or if you are looking for an alternative to some of the impersonal law firms based in London, rhw can help you and your business. rhw actively provide legal support and raise funds for many local organisations including “Oakleaf Enterprises” and “Challengers” Charity.