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How Holden Smith Law Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 87%
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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:

  • 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 17%
About Right 82%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 86%
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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 86%
No 14%

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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%

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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.

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Client Reviews

4.4/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    1116
  • Very Good

    78
  • Average

    15
  • Poor

    10
  • Awful

    198

Overall experience

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

Stacey

November 18, 2024

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Purchase of property

I just want to say thank you so much to Caroline and team for the quick completion of buying our dream house. After bouncing around previous solicitors for months with delays and issues we finally found Caroline at Holden Smith. The process was quick, efficient and done and dusted within a few weeks. Caroline was very transparent and thorough. Explaining everything at our pace and nothing was too much trouble. (Even after all our questions) We would definitely recommend and will be no contest if we need any services in the future.

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Amy,

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Amy,

June 12, 2024

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Could not ask for better

Had a flawless experience they made getting through a difficult time in my life a lot easier. I couldn’t have asked for nicer people

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Alan,

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Alan,

February 15, 2024

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Professional Services

We were treated with respect and courtesy and were happy that we had used this Firm.

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Kyle

Kyle

February 01, 2024

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Abena, our life saver*****

Abena was allocated our remortgage after some confusion and we had already lost 2weeks of progress. We were stressed and expecting a heavy mortgage payment if we did not complete before the end of the month. Abena communicated swiftly and assured us that she would do her best to get us to complete before the end of the month. Not only did we complete before the end of the month, it was over a week before the date she had set. Cannot thank her enough.

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Kyle

Kyle

February 01, 2024

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Highly recommend

Their professionalism and attention to detail was exceptional! They went the extra mile to meet my ideal completion date and I felt confident in their expertise throughout.

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Joshua,

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Joshua,

January 10, 2024

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With thanks

Leanne pollard did a fantastic job with my case I would recommend Leanne to anyone that may need this service
Thanks Josh Lindley

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David

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Residential Conveyancing

David

January 08, 2024

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Thank you to Ben and Harriet

I write to thank Ben and Harriet for supporting us through the conveyancing process for our apartment in Leeds. Ben and Harriet were available to answer queries, explain the process and to address matters arising in the house move. We recommend them.

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Kirsty,

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Matter Type:

Divorce

Kirsty,

December 23, 2023

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Leanne & Beth are brilliant

Absolutely excellent, Leanne and her trainee Bethany Have been nothing but brilliant! I had a very difficult and non complaint divorce process, Leanne and Beth was nothing but on the ball, helpful and very understanding. They explained everything without legal jargon whilst they did all the legal bits and bobs. Advice provided was second to none. I did research before settling with Holden & Law - I am nothing but appreciative of all the guidance, support and communication had. Despite the non compliance of the other party incurring unnecessary costs, Leanne and Beth and colleagues including Tina in admin are reasonably priced, and fair! 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ service! Thank you

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Amy,

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Amy,

December 21, 2023

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Very positive experience

Leanne offered guidance and professional advice throughout, she or someone from her office (if she wasn’t immediately available) responded in a very timely manner to all my communications which was very helpful in easing the stress around my situation. The advice given was always clear, honest and to the best interest of my daughter. Very good service!

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Daniel,

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Matter Type:

Divorce

Daniel,

December 05, 2023

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Great service, would recommend.

Great service from Leanne Pollard @ HoldenSmith.

Although getting a divorce is obviously not the best experience, having the support and expertise from Leanne made the process easier.

I would definitely recommend. The fees are reasonable as well.

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Sam

Sam

November 16, 2024

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Sam

If I could give o stars I would. Absolutely terrible service. Kat and kirsty oversaw my sale and purchase and the lack of communication I received is appalling. I was selling my house as seperating from my partner and buying a new house on my own, but they seemed to treat the sale and purchase as one case. They never even asked what my ex partners plans were following the sale of the house until the last couple of weeks which would effect the length of the sale process. Everything was through email and I was constantly having to chase them. The 2 times I did speak to Kat she was incredibly rude, talking over me and couldnt wait to get me off the phone. The whole process was incredibly stressful anyway but at the end it was even worse. I had a moving date proposed 1 month prior and the week before received an email from Kat to state we had to be out by 12pm that day. So on the moving day I had my removal van all loaded up and ready before 12 only to be told the exchange of my contracts had not even happened! I ended up having a removal van sat around for 5 hours waiting and in the end was told we couldn't move that day. It cost me £750 in moving costs plus other expenses.not only that, it pretty much collapsed the whole chain from being able yo move that day also. The only response I got was that it wasn't their fault but my buyers solicitors and they denied all responsibility even though it was crystal clear in the email that I had to be out by that day before 12pm. Had they been more proactive and not just rely on email to communicate with people it might not have been such a mess!

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Gemma

Gemma

November 16, 2024

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Gemma

Buying a home can be stressful but Nicola made the whole process feel seamless from beginning to end.
I would highly recommend Nicola and the team at Holden Smith Law to assist you when buying or selling a house.

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Amy

Amy

November 14, 2024

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Amy

Nicola and the team from Holden Smith Law have been brilliant throughout our purchase. Nicola was very responsive throughout the process to help deal with queries. The whole process was fast and smooth, thank you guys.

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Mark

Mark

November 13, 2024

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Mark

Very professional, responsive solicitors, would use again when needed!

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Kath

Kath

November 12, 2024

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Kath

The team are very helpful, thorough and friendly. I can't thank Katie Sanderson enough for dealing with our house sale.

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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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