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How Holden Smith Law Limited Compares

Value for money

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 1%
Overpriced 30%
About Right 67%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 85%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Holden Smith Law Limited and have had a satisfactory experience where they have indicated that they would recommend the services of the law firm to their friends and family.

You can use this data to see how Holden Smith Law Limited performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Would you recommend this firm to somebody else?"

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 85%
No 15%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 87%
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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 87%
No 13%

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

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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.

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

    1182
  • Very Good

    82
  • Average

    17
  • Poor

    11
  • Awful

    204

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Richard,

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Holden Smith Law Limited.

Matter Type:

Agricultural land for sale or development

Richard,

January 18, 2025

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Review sale of property.

As I do not like answering reviews due to my own professional background I do not normally respond to this so you must have pleased me to fill this section in.

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Anne,

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Anne,

December 10, 2024

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Professional and friendly

My dealings with Brittany were professional and friendly, and work was completed when stated.

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Alec

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Alec

November 19, 2024

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Alex Jones

Thank you for an easy transaction. Always there when we needed you.

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Stephanie,

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Stephanie,

October 24, 2024

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Legal advice

Very friendly but professional help and advice

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Anonymous,

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Holden Smith Law Limited.

Matter Type:

Mental Health - Court of protection

Anonymous,

October 22, 2024

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Deputyship Court Order Work

Excellent advice and work done as quickly and professionally as possible.

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speleo_uk

speleo_uk

October 14, 2024

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Very poor service

This was the 2nd time I used Holden Smith, and this was a mistake, should have learned from the 1st experience where there was little communication and it was difficult to contact and speak directly to the person in charge. Poor return of calls/emails
This 2nd time HS hadn't even set up a file for my sale 12 days after instructions, several phone calls later and after failed promises, I lost patience and instructed another solicitor.
This other solicitors sent me the portal link within 3 hours of instruction and all initial documentation completed within 1/2 day, complete contrast !

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Michael,

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Matter Type:

Purchase of development land

Michael,

September 22, 2024

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Terrible Experience

Absolutely the worst experience I have encounted when buying a property. Kat is the worst ever conveyancer. Little or no communication throughout the whole process. I've never been as stressed. Avoid like the plague is my advise.

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Joshua,

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Joshua,

September 11, 2024

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Very efficient and professional service!

The advice I was given was very clear and easy to understand. The service was efficient and professional.

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Stephen,

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Stephen,

September 03, 2024

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House sale and Estate closure

Worked more or less exclusively with Dominic who was patient,informative and friendly while maintaining a professional attitude. He was particularly helpful and kind towards my sister and brother in law in sorting out our mother’s estate. All other team members were equally good. Thank you all

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Steven,

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Matter Type:

Probate

Steven,

August 09, 2024

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Late fathers will and estate

From day one which was a difficult time for myself everything was dealt with professionally. Dominic was so easy to deal with didn’t baffle me with legal stuff was like talking to a mate. Everything went smoothly with probate. Also used Holden Smith for a property sale which again was dealt with quickly and professionally by Lucy Warburton
All in all a friendly professional service
10 out of 10
Thank you

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Reviews collected from

Lauren

Lauren

January 17, 2025

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Lauren

Katie Sanderson was great to deal with whilst going through the process of buying our first home. Excellent communication and very friendly!

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Tom

Tom

January 17, 2025

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Tom

Huge thanks to Sara, Sam and Tilly for helping us with our house sale. They have been thorough, they've fought our corner whenever possible and have made sure things have gone as smoothly as possible. I thoroughly recommend Holden Smith, so much so that I've now appointed them to look after my house purchase.

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James

James

December 22, 2024

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James

Sara from Holden Smith is an absolute star.

She looked after the sale and purchase for us and with the help of Tilly and Sam, the absolutely smashed it.

The whole process took around 10 weeks, which just before Christmas blew us away.

Their efficiency and support through the process was amazing.

We can’t thank you all enough!

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Ubedur

Ubedur

December 17, 2024

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Ubedur

Thank you Holden Smith in helping us with our house move. Special thanks to Becca and Katie in helping us finalise the deal. Thank you to both for being patient and informative. We could not have done this without your hard work. Best of luck.

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Chloe

Chloe

December 16, 2024

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Chloe

Great experience using Lucy and Lauren for our conveyancing. They were both always available when needed or got back to us quickly. Really great! Thank you!

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Having worked in various law firms of all shapes and sizes, we knew there was a better way; an easier, more client focused way, to get the law done.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Annulment
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Change of name
    • Child Abduction
    • Child Access
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Law
    • Child Maintenance
    • Child Relocation After Divorce
    • Child contact
    • Children
    • Children Act proceedings
    • Civil Partnership Dissolution
    • Civil partnerships
    • Cohabitation agreements and disputes
    • Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
    • Collaborative Law
    • Divorce
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Divorce Mediation
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Domestic Violence
    • Elderly care
    • Elderly care home fees
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Fixed Fee Divorce
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • International Divorce
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Marriage and civil partnerships
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Anti-social Behaviour
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Dilapidation Claims
    • Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
    • Exclusivity and lock-out agreements
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Housing Associations
    • Housing Management
    • Housing disputes
    • Injunctions
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Possession and repossession proceedings
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Repossessions
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of First Refusal
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Right to Manage
    • Service Charge Disputes
    • Service Charge Recovery
    • Tenancy Breaches, Injunctions and Forfeiture Claims
    • Tenant Eviction
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Wills
    • Probate
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Planning law
    • Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property
    • Purchase of development land
    • Sales or purchases of shops, factories, warehouses, offices and licensed premises
  • Company & Commercial
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Contracts and Agreements
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Outsourcing agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Small businesses
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