Holden Smith Law Limited

01274010346

Working smarter, for an easier legal journey. Life’s really good at throwing curveballs. When it throws them your way, you need a legal team ready to bat it out of the park. Our services are here for you, as and when you need them.

Also known as - HS Conveyancing, Holden Smith Law

Address
38 High Street
Queensbury
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD13 2PA
01274010346
www.holdensmith.co.uk/

View map

Accreditations

Other locations

Request a callback Send an email Book an appointment Visit website

Available lawyers at Holden Smith Law Limited

Tim Hare

4.9 out of 5

(43)

Conveyancing Executive

How Holden Smith Law Limited Compares

Value for money

Limited data.

This firm - 87%

National Average

Poor Competitive Excellent

Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Holden Smith Law Limited on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Holden Smith Law Limited. These questions include:

Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
Overall experience

We use data science to amalgamate the answers to these questions and create a ‘ReviewSolicitors score’ out of 100. The above chart representation score is a simple percentage representation of the averaged score across those who have reviewed this law firm.

Underpriced 0%

Overpriced 0%

About Right 100%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 87%

National Average

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Holden Smith Law Limited and were satisfied with the outcome of their matter. Being satisfied with the outcome of your matter is an important consideration to have in mind.

You can use this data to see how Holden Smith Law Limited compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Were you satisfied with the outcome of your case?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 87%

No 13%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Holden Smith Law Limited offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Company & Commercial

1st / 12

143rd / 4350

Housing & Property

1st / 8

259th / 4234

Family Law

1st / 12

256th / 3839

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 3

136th / 3492

Commercial Property

1st / 34

49th / 3303

Welfare & Benefits

1st / 3

38th / 819

Agriculture

1st / 41

2nd / 600

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.4/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

1293
Very Good

89
Average

17
Poor

17
Awful

213

Overall experience

Value For Money
Communication
Initial Impressions
Approachability
Documentation Accuracy
Legal knowledge

Housing & Property

Verified review

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Nick

February 28, 2025

Report to admin

Collected on:

Delighted with the conveyancing service

Delighted with the conveyancing service we received on both sale and purchase. If you're lucky enough to get Jade Sykes then you will be in very good hands indeed. Everything was done in a timely manner, we were kept well informed and the information we were given was always accurate.

Lawyer named in this review:
Tim Hare

Tim Hare

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 03 March, 2025:

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave such a great review, it is very much appreciated by Jade and the team at Holden Smith.

Was this review helpful?

Matoga

January 07, 2025

Report to admin

Collected on:

unfortunately the worst thing that happened to me when buying a house

I contacted this law firm for help in buying a house, I was assigned this lawyer, you held my case for a month, then without notifying me, he wrote that he would not handle the purchase of the house because my English is too poor, I still have not received a refund of the money I paid on December 11, stay away

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 07 January, 2025:

There are two sides to every story and we do not wish to engage further on this matter.

Was this review helpful?

Verified review

Andy Longfellow

December 24, 2024

Report to admin

Collected on:

We are in for Xmas 🎁

Absolutely 💯 % top class job done in the conveyancing of my new house purchase,
The whole experience was easy and stress free, Tim Hare was on the ball with everything and a very quick turn around 6/7 weeks from start to completion day. Well impressed 👍👍👍
We are home for Xmas, thanks Tim, pleasure working with you sir.

Lawyer named in this review:
Tim Hare

Tim Hare

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 06 January, 2025:

Thank you very much for taking the time to provide such a great review. Tim is thrilled you were so pleased with his service.

Was this review helpful?

Verified review

Chad

November 21, 2024

Report to admin

Collected on:

Holden smith

Everything went pretty smooth and Tim was easy to communicate with it’s 5* from me thank you

Lawyer named in this review:
Tim Hare

Tim Hare

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 22 November, 2024:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

Was this review helpful?

Housing & Property

Verified review

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Adrian C

October 24, 2024

Report to admin

Collected on:

Outstanding Service

I wholeheartedly recommend Tim and Leigh without any reservation. My experience with them was truly exceptional, especially after a frustrating time with another conveyancer. The difference was like night and day!

From the very beginning, Tim and Leigh were incredibly responsive and attentive. They were always available to answer my questions, no matter how small, and consistently went above and beyond to ensure my interests were protected. They quickly grasped the complexities of my case and efficiently moved the process forward.

Their professionalism, expertise, and dedication made what can be a stressful experience incredibly smooth and reassuring. I can't thank them enough for their outstanding service!

Lawyer named in this review:
Tim Hare

Tim Hare

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 28 October, 2024:

Thank you very much for your kind review, it is very much appreciated.

Was this review helpful?

Housing & Property

Verified review

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

J Bolton

October 18, 2024

Report to admin

Collected on:

Proactive and Responsive

Tim and Leigh were great working as my sell-side solicitors. It was not easy process but the proactiveness and responsiveness of the service was great especially when dealing with difficult buy-side solicitors. Also, rather refreshingly, Tim would ring me as required, which made life easier and helped the service rather than just communicating exclusively through emails.

Would certainly recommend Tim and Leigh.

Lawyer named in this review:
Tim Hare

Tim Hare

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 18 October, 2024:

Thank you so very much for your kind review, it is much appreciated.

Was this review helpful?

Housing & Property

Verified review

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

August 29, 2024

Report to admin

Collected on:

Very frustrating experience

Tim Hare worked to try to salvage a very poor experience from the company. I needed conveyancing for a very simple sale of a flat to the owner of the building and was initially assigned Mark Thompson. I filled out the initial paperwork on their portal, even as far as providing details about the building that Mark insisted were needed for the buyer even though the buyer was the building owner. Several of the bits of information were then requested again even after being provided, Mark saying he could not see my responses even though they were ticked as complete. Throughout I made it clear that the buyer did not care as he was already aware of the state of the building as he owned it! The portal "progress meter" never worked once, was a completely pointless, and getting any kind of indication of progress was like pulling teeth. At one point I emailed Mark to get an auto reply saying he was on holiday, and told to contact another person who turned out was ALSO on holiday. I tried to phone at a different point and got no answer from the several numbers I was provided. For some reason (after trying to get some kind of movement for a considerable time) my case was moved to Tim, who was a lot more proactive, easy to contact and tried to get things resolved, ultimately getting the sale through.

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 02 September, 2024:

Thank you for your honest review of your experience. I am sorry that you feel let down by the start of our process and apologise that you feel communication was poor. I am pleased Tim managed to get you over the line.

Was this review helpful?

Agriculture

Verified review

Matter Type:

Agricultural land for sale or development

Andrew,

March 20, 2025

Report to admin

Collected on:

HoldenSmith administered the legal proceedings of a property sale.

This review is for a different branch.

I found Holden Smith to be most efficient, effective and informative at every stage of what was a complex probate property sale.

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 20 March, 2025:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

Was this review helpful?

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Verified review

Matter Type:

Probate

Ian,

March 18, 2025

Report to admin

Collected on:

House sale

This review is for a different branch.

Very good, timely, responsive to our queries and very pleasant to deal with

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 18 March, 2025:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

Was this review helpful?

March 17, 2025

Report to admin

Collected on:

Fantastic

This review is for a different branch.

We used Holden Smith for both the sale of our first home and the purchase of our second, and the experience was fantastic from start to finish. The team was always helpful, responsive, and kept everything moving smoothly. Any questions we had were answered quickly, making the whole process much less stressful. Would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a reliable and efficient conveyancing team!

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 17 March, 2025:

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us such a great review, it is much appreciated.

Was this review helpful?

Reviews collected from

Sarah

March 25, 2025

Report to admin

Collected on:

Sarah

Lauren and Lucy were absolutely amazing. The process was smooth sailing, from offer to completion in less than 3 months! Would highly recommend.

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 25 March, 2025:

Thanks Sarah

Was this review helpful?

Kha

March 21, 2025

Report to admin

Collected on:

Kha

I recently worked with the Holden Smith Law Ltd for the conveyancing of my new property purchase, and I am extremely pleased with the service they provided. From the very beginning, they kept me updated throughout the entire process and always made sure I understood each step. Their knowledge of the legal process made me feel confident as a first time buyer, and they handled everything in a timely manner, ensuring there were no delays for us to have our completion before 1st of April. They were incredibly responsive to my questions, and I really appreciated how they took the time to explain things to me regarding the legal side of property transactions in a way that I could understand it.
Thanks to their professionalism and expertise especially to Nicola and her team, my purchase went through without a hitch. I highly recommend them to anyone in need of reliable conveyancing services."

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 24 March, 2025:

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us such a great review. Nicola is thrilled that you were so impressed with her service.

Was this review helpful?

Darius

March 21, 2025

Report to admin

Collected on:

Darius

Thanks to Laura and Team for making all process so easy!!!

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 24 March, 2025:

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave such a great review.

Was this review helpful?

Amy

March 21, 2025

Report to admin

Collected on:

Amy

Amazing solicitors. So friendly and helpful. Great communication. I can't praise them enough. The purchase of our first property was a long process but Tim and Joan at Holden Smith were incredible all the way through. I would always recommend them and I wouldn't hesitate to use them in the future.

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 24 March, 2025:

We really appreciate you taking the time to leave such a kind review. Tim & Joan are thrilled with your lovely feedback.

Was this review helpful?

ANDREW

March 20, 2025

Report to admin

Collected on:

ANDREW

I can not give praise enough to Dominic Cronshaw of Holden Smith Law.
Dominic administered the legal matters in what was a complex property sale.
I found Dominic to be ever empathetic and informative throughout the entire process. Dominics knowledge, professionalism, commitment and efficiency helped to conclude the probate property sale of our family home post bereavement.
Dominics diligence and dedication is beyond question.

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 21 March, 2025:

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us such a kind review, Dominic is thrilled you were happy with his service.

Was this review helpful?

Request a callback Send an email Visit website