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

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

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How Holden Smith Law Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 88%

National Average

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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:

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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%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 88%

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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 88%

No 12%

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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 / 8

153rd / 4283

Housing & Property

1st / 1

287th / 4214

Family Law

1st / 6

287th / 3816

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 3

119th / 3469

Commercial Property

1st / 34

61st / 3275

Welfare & Benefits

1st / 2

38th / 811

Agriculture

1st / 42

4th / 613

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

1429
Very Good

97
Average

18
Poor

19
Awful

225

Overall experience

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Helena

June 26, 2025

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Would thoroughly recommend

I used Tim for a flat purchase and the whole process was smooth from start to finish. Communication was excellent throughout - Tim was always quick to respond to emails and was also available via WhatsApp, which made everything even more convenient. No question was ever too much trouble, and I always felt informed and supported. I’d definitely use Tim again without hesitation and would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a reliable and responsive conveyancer.

Lawyer named in this review:
Tim Hare

Tim Hare

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

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Jayme

June 21, 2025

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Excellent Service for a First-Time Buyer

Tim and his team have been fantastic throughout the entire process of buying my first property. As a first-time buyer, I was actually bit clueless about how everything worked, but they answered all my questions clearly, kept me in the loop, and maintained regular contact with both my mortgage advisor and estate agent to ensure everything stayed on track.

Tim frequently phoned to provide updates, which I really appreciated. He was always easy to talk to—friendly, patient, and approachable. I genuinely felt supported from start to finish. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Tim to anyone looking for a reliable and professional conveyancing solicitor.

Lawyer named in this review:
Tim Hare

Tim Hare

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 23 June, 2025:

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

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kelly marchant

June 03, 2025

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one in a million

We can not express the gratitude that we have for Tim working at holden smith law it’s been a pleasure to have Tim do our soliciting, efficiently that there was no stress and if a hurdle occurred Tim would swiftly have a resolution and the measures in place to over come the hurdle.
The holden smith law app has be super useful getting information across to Tim quickly and keeping us updated.
We are truly grateful for Tim’s hard work and professionalism through out the whole process!
THANK YOU TIM!!

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Tim Hare

Tim Hare

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

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Nicola T

April 15, 2025

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Tim at Holden Smith was recommended to me and picked up my property purchase at a stuck time of need! Prompt communications from the firm at all times and ensured completion in a complex sale and purchase process, assisting with the purchase side of things for my new home. Nothing was too much trouble. Didn't matter they were not local to me, as electronically, everything was provided and got through when needed. Thanks for all the help.

Lawyer named in this review:
Tim Hare

Tim Hare

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 15 April, 2025:

Thank you very much for taking the time out to leave us such a great review. Tim really does appreciate your kind words.

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Kate Morris

April 01, 2025

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Would highly recommend

Tim and his team worked so hard to get us through a tricky time line and thanks to them we were successful! Good communication and regular contact when needed. They dealt with everything for us which was a massive help! Thank you Tim and team we are very grateful!

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Tim Hare

Tim Hare

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 02 April, 2025:

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us such a great review, Tim is thrilled with your feedback.

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Lee W

March 31, 2025

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Tim was the epitome of efficient

Special thanks to Tim Hare for being so so efficient when handling our sale. Not only was it month end, it was the end of the financial year AND the last day before stamp duty increases. Tim was on it from the outset and even worked the Sunday before to ensure everything completed as hoped and planned. If everyone had Tim’s work ethic and conscience, transactions such as this would be so much smoother. Thanks Tim!

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Tim Hare

Tim Hare

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 04 April, 2025:

Thank you so very much for taking the time to leave such great feedback. Tim is thrilled with your kind words.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Nick

February 28, 2025

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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.

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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.

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Matoga

January 07, 2025

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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.

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Andy Longfellow

December 24, 2024

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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.

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Chad

November 21, 2024

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

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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.

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Nigel

July 04, 2025

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Nigel

Would definitely Holden smith law . They did a fantastic and smooth as possible job in the sale and purchase . The team Sara. Sam and tilly were excellent

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Naomi

July 03, 2025

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Naomi

We had a very challenging and stressful experience with Holden Smith when selling a property in late ‘24/early ‘25. The staff in the Leeds branch were unhelpful, accusatory and lacked serious attention to detail. Questions would go unanswered and we were never kept in the loop. Emails were unnecessarily blunt and arguably rude.
A number of errors were made, from the first paperwork with an incorrect sale price through to multiple Completion Statements at the end, which were all completely different and even had charges on them that weren’t related to a selling party. At point of sale they then overpaid us and threatened to take legal action if we did not send the money back.
It takes a lot for us to complain or leave negative feedback but the catalogue of problems we experienced prompted us to contact the operations manager, who investigated our claims and agreed that the staff had been ‘blunt’ and unacceptable with their last minute requests, multiple errors and subsequent ask for return of funds.
As a gesture of goodwill, a sum was offered to us. Yet despite asking specifically for confirmation of bank details for this to be paid into, it was still sent to a previous one we had provided during the sale process, which was being closed down. This really summed up how poor their attention to detail was.
I don’t recommend Holden Smith.

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Luke

July 01, 2025

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Luke

Perfect from start to finish and in our new home within 10 weeks highly recommend

A representative from Holden Smith Law Limited responded to this review on 03 July, 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.

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Dane

July 01, 2025

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Dane

Hassle free, pleasant experience. Helpful with clear and concise instructions from start to finish on the purchase of our property. Thanks again Beth & Laura.

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

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

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Amy

July 01, 2025

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Amy

Thank you Laura and Beth!

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

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