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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 2%
Overpriced 24%
About Right 72%

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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.

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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
Margaret,

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

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Margaret,

July 23, 2025

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House move

I was extremely grateful to my solicitor. I had unusual difficulties along the way and without their help I would have lost the purchase.

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Ineta

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Ineta

July 22, 2025

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First time buyers experience

As first-time buyers, we were really hoping for a supportive and smooth conveyancing experience, but unfortunately, our experience with Holden Smith, and particularly Lucy Warburton from the Huddersfield's site, left us feeling frustrated and let down.
There were long periods of poor communication, delays, and a lack of clarity throughout the 5-month conveyancing process. We often had to chase updates multiple times, and we rarely felt informed or guided and at several points, our emails went unanswered for weeks. Even after submitting signed documents, we waited over two working weeks with no progress until we directly emailed Holden Smith’s directors.
To Lucy’s credit, once things finally moved forward she acted quickly to help us complete. But the long period of stress and uncertainty leading up to that point could have been avoided with better communication and a more proactive service.
We did raise an official complaint which also took over 4 months to be acknowledged but eventually we did settle the case and have received an apology for their poor service and a gesture of good will handled by their Operations Manager Julie which was much appreciated and awaited.
We’re grateful to now be in our new home, but sadly we cannot recommend Holden Smith or Lucy Warburton based on our experience.

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John

Matter Type:

Wills

John

July 17, 2025

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Will-writing service for elderly couple

Couldn't be h appier with the will-writing service from Andrew Norton at Holden Smith Law. He was quick, effective, and pleasant to deal with. His advice was spot-on and detailed, and I particularly liked that he reminded me about our cat!

Highly recommended for anyone needing this service.

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Jane

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Jane

June 15, 2025

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Awesome team

It was the second time we’ve used Holden Smith, and they were brilliant (again!). Sara, Sam and Tilly walked us through the whole process, answering our questions and making the purchase happen quickly. We wouldn’t go anywhere else now!

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Anonymous,

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous,

June 04, 2025

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Sale of property

My experience with Holden Smith was not good and I would not recommend this firm to anybody. The sale of my property took 14 months from when I accepted the offer, with the first 6 weeks not having a solicitor working on the case at all. There were various issues within the 14 months and not only that, I have since been informed that some of my signed paperwork has been lost during an office move and I need to print, sign and send again. When I asked for a printed copy to be sent to me with a stamped addressed return envelope I was told this was not something you offer but that I could be reimbursed for the postage, however I still need not get this sent through the post and I am expected to print it. This may seem measly but after my experience so far I am not happy. It also begs the question as to what else has been lost in transit.

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Ali

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property

Ali

April 15, 2025

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Smooth purchase

Mr Luke Undehill and Alta Giradi, you guys have done outstanding job during my London Dagenham purchase, i had little bit issue during my initial communication but the way mr luke undehill handled my case was brilliant, thank you both of you for keeping me updated! highly recommended those two members from holden smith team! 👏

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Linda

Linda

April 04, 2025

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House sale not easy

I would not recommend using this firm for a house sale. Very poor communication. Unable to explain the process and then requests for things to be completed urgently. Then when we have done this emails days later to do it again, or ask if it has been done. If you are busy and have to plan time off to get documents signed it would be good to know in advance. I asked numerous times what else do we need to do and when, but didn't get an answer.
The house sale did complete and I am grateful for that.

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Gillian,

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Matter Type:

Divorce

Gillian,

April 03, 2025

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Joshua brown

Leanne Pollard was very professional and affitiant.

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Ian,

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Matter Type:

Probate

Ian,

March 18, 2025

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House sale

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

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C

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

C

March 17, 2025

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Fantastic

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!

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Reviews collected from

Ineta

Ineta

July 22, 2025

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Ineta

As first-time buyers, we were really hoping for a supportive and smooth conveyancing experience, but unfortunately, our experience with Holden Smith, and particularly Lucy Warburton from the Huddersfield's site, left us feeling frustrated and let down.
There were long periods of poor communication, delays, and a lack of clarity throughout the 5-month conveyancing process. We often had to chase updates multiple times, and we rarely felt informed or guided and at several points, our emails went unanswered for weeks. Even after submitting signed documents, we waited over two working weeks with no progress until we directly emailed Holden Smith’s directors.
To Lucy’s credit, once things finally moved forward she acted quickly to help us complete. But the long period of stress and uncertainty leading up to that point could have been avoided with better communication and a more proactive service.
We did raise an official complaint which also took over 4 months to be acknowledged but eventually we did settle the case and have received an apology for their poor service and a gesture of good will handled by their Operations Manager Julie which was much appreciated and awaited.
We’re grateful to now be in our new home, but sadly we cannot recommend Holden Smith or Lucy Warburton based on our experience.

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Nigel

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

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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Neil

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Neil

June 14, 2025

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Neil

It was a pleasure to have Katie and Tom represent me on my purchase. Their attention to detail and consideration to ensure that there were no hidden costs to me after the purchase was excellent. I would highly recommend them to anyone

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Caroli

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Caroli

June 12, 2025

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Caroli

Great team at the Denby Dale office . Very friendly, professional and reassuring when I called on the phone and visited the office. I would highly recommend this company.

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Sarah

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Residential Conveyancing

Sarah

May 07, 2025

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Sarah

Brilliant service, couldn’t fault them. Sam was great, answered all my questions, very helpful.

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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
    • 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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