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How Holden Smith Law Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 88%
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 4%
Overpriced 20%
About Right 76%

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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 - 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.

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

    1450
  • Very Good

    100
  • Average

    18
  • Poor

    21
  • Awful

    214

Overall experience

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

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

Matter Type:

Purchase of development land

Hilary,

July 31, 2025

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Lack of knowledge and experience, lack of communication

We bought a flat attached to a taller building. There were complications with BSA but we were allocated a trainee solicitor from Holden Smith. Very few updates to the app, few responses to our emails asking for information, she went on holiday for two weeks and didn’t tell us then sent us emails stating if our first was BSA, it could take up to 30 weeks and another £2,500 plus. Thankfully, we saw sense and changed the solicitor we used, away from Holden Smith. We completed in four weeks for a great price. A shocking and expensive experienced with this company.

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Zenara

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Zenara

June 30, 2025

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House purchase

Tim from Holden Smith Law was exceptionally helpful and consistently available to answer our questions and queries promptly.

Tim made the entire process - From initial stages to exchange and completion of our new property, Smooth and stress free.

I would highly recommend Tim for his outstanding service.

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Anonymous,

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous,

June 12, 2025

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Good overall

Happy up to this point with the experience but purchase and sale not yet completed and the solicitor has left and was not informed.

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Mark W,

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Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property

Mark W,

May 20, 2025

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Absolutely excellent!

I have been using the firm and specifically Zack McKindley Baines for some four years and after twenty years in property investment I have never found anyone close to the service levels received from Zack and his team. I could not ask for better !

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Nelly,

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Nelly,

March 29, 2025

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Recommend Holden Smith Lae

We were assigned Nicola and we were aiming to finish before stamp duty deadline however due to unforeseen circumstances on the vendor's end we were unable to. Nicola worked hard to ensure we did not miss the timeline and was always swift with responses. Whatever had to be done on our end was done efficiently and in a timely manner. I have no doubt that if it wasn't for the vendor's personal circumstances we would have completed in March.

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Sarah,

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Matter Type:

Purchase of development land

Sarah,

March 27, 2025

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Awesome service!

They’ve been amazing through what has been a very long and complicated house selling journey!! Thanks so much!

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Yvonne,

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Matter Type:

Pension and property advice

Yvonne,

March 11, 2025

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Fantastic experience

I have had a fantastic experience, my mind has been put at ease, I was able to ask anything, and the answer was explained, to me, in every day language. Thank you.

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Samantha,

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Matter Type:

Agricultural land for sale or development

Samantha,

February 24, 2025

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Holden Smith Elland Conveyancing

Atrocious! Stay clear of these, unorganised, inept!

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Anthony,

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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

Anthony,

February 05, 2025

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Never again ,

The app doesn't work, it's one way comucation, then you pay the estate agent 400 pound more what we agreed with ,so no ,never again 🙄 if I get a divorce, the spouse can have it all,,,just be a free spirit,,,

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Andrew,

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Matter Type:

Agricultural land for sale or development

Andrew,

February 05, 2025

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House sale

Very professional and kept me updated. Only slight issue was the app was updated with your progress.

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Reviews collected from

aileen

aileen

July 25, 2025

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aileen

Just completed a house sale with Anam Sardar and Zain Khan with this branch.
They are a brilliant team if you want to buy or sell a property.
Quick and efficient and respond back straight away with any questions or queries you have.
Thank you to both of them for making this a calm process and dealing with things as quickly as you could.
I definitely recommend and i will also use them again in the future if needed.
Price wise is also very good.

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zaheer

zaheer

July 24, 2025

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zaheer

Amazing service friendly staff highly recommend this company.

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David

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

David

July 07, 2025

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David

Emily and Dan went above an beyond to get the sale through. Many thanks to them and to Holden Smith!

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Luke

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Luke

July 01, 2025

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Luke

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

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Woodlands

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Woodlands

June 23, 2025

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Woodlands

Absolutely fabulous service from start to finish.
Nothing was too much trouble.
Easy to contact and always responded to emails efficiently.
Five star service, would definitely use again if needed.

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Description

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
    • 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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