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How Holden Smith Law Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 88%
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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 0%
About Right 100%

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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

    1467
  • Very Good

    102
  • Average

    19
  • Poor

    21
  • Awful

    214

Overall experience

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

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Residential Conveyancing

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.

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Jayme

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Residential Conveyancing

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.

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kelly marchant

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Residential Conveyancing

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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Nicola T

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Residential Conveyancing

Nicola T

April 15, 2025

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Recommended

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.

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Kate Morris

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Residential Conveyancing

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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Lee W

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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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Nick

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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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Matoga

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

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Andy Longfellow

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Residential Conveyancing

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.

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Chad

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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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Laura

Laura

August 13, 2025

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Laura

This review has been a long time coming..

Sold my house back in April and also had a help to buy on it.
I can honestly say the company is brilliant, it was local, had good reviews and so changed from the estate agent solicitor to this one after having seen more bad reviews than good from them, and I am so glad I did.
There’s no denying the service is good and the work is clear and everyone I came in to contact with was good, but every single one of my props go to Laura Wheatley. Laura is the most professional, efficient, honest, loveliest person I have ever dealt with.. in any company I’ve had business with. Laura literally deserves all the good that comes to her. It was my first time selling a house and I was leaving the country at short notice and she made everything so seamless with fantastic communication.

Thanks so much Laura and I’m so sorry it’s taken me so long to write this but I hope you get the recognition you absolutely deserve and more ☺️

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Natalie

August 06, 2025

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Natalie

Have just completed on our new build house, and as first time buyers would recommend Holden Smith. We were working with Zack and Laura throughout the process who made the whole process easy to and were very communicative throughout.
Would recomend!

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Silvana

August 04, 2025

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Silvana

The experience was quite daunting and lonely at first, but Tilly and Sara made all the difference. Incredibly patient and supportive, taking the time to explain and guide us through every step of the process.
A special thank you to Tilly, who was consistently reassuring with lots of kindness - her guidance truly helped us feel more at ease :-)

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Dean

Dean

August 03, 2025

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Dean

I was very pleased with the service I received, it was quite a complicated sale of my late mothers flat. Katie and her team kept me informed at every stage of a drawn out process. Wil definitely use in the future .

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Christopher

August 01, 2025

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Christopher

Very professional service that kept me updated throughout the whole conveyancing process which was almost 2 yrs. I would definitely use again

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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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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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