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How Bailey Smailes Compares

Value for money

This firm - 93%
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 Bailey Smailes on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Bailey Smailes. 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 9%
About Right 87%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 96%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Bailey Smailes 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 Bailey Smailes 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 96%
No 4%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 97%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Bailey Smailes 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 Bailey Smailes 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 97%
No 3%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Bailey Smailes 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

4.7/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    100
  • Very Good

    16
  • Average

    2
  • Poor

    0
  • Awful

    3

Overall experience

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

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Residential Conveyancing

Camille

March 13, 2024

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OUTSTANDING

The service we received from Emma and Lisa was outstanding. Nothing was too much trouble. They were both very professional, efficient, thorough, informative and patient. If we ever need a solicitor in the future, we would have no hesitation in using Bailey Smailes. 10/10. THANK YOU.

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Donna

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Residential Conveyancing

Donna

November 14, 2023

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Amazing service from Emma and Lisa.

Perfect service from beginning to end. Emma and Lisa were both professional and efficient in their service delivery. They dealt with some challenges during the sale and purchase of my new home and communicated with me throughout which helped reduce the stress of the situation. They were friendly, patient and knowledgeable in their field of work and would highly recommend them to anyone buying or selling their home.

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Karen

Karen

November 09, 2023

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Excellent service

I sold my dad's house with these Really professional Quick to reply and money came through quickly Definitely recommend them

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M

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Residential Conveyancing

M

October 08, 2023

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Professional, reassuring and competent

Our move was long and drawn out due to issues within the chain, throughout the entire process we were kept informed, great advice given, they were very reassuring and trustworthy. I would not hesitate to use them again. Emma and Lisa were a pleasure to deal with.

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David

David

September 07, 2023

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Excellent service

The probate service we received from Davidxwas excellent and he coordinated with Emma who sold the property in the same company
We highly recommend the company and these two solicitors

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Brydie

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Residential Conveyancing

Brydie

April 26, 2023

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Great service from Lyndsey, Laura & Team

We used Lyndsey for the purchase of our first home, from start to finish Lyndsey and Laura were so helpful and efficient. The team were quick to get things moving for us and kept us updated throughout, happy to answer any questions along the way. We couldn't have asked for a better smoother experience, thank you both so much!

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Ian

Ian

April 13, 2023

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Great service..

The team at Bailey Smailes in Holmfirth handled all the family affairs relating to the wills following the death of my parents and also handled the legalities of the house sale.
This took a massive load of work and stress away from us as a family.
I consider their services good value for money.

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Ruth

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Residential Conveyancing

Ruth

March 28, 2023

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A very efficient, friendly and helpful service

Sarah and Blythe dealt with all the problems associated with our recent sale and purchase which had many twist and turns in the process. They were very professional and kept us in the loop at all times and I felt reassured that they were looking after our best interests. I would definitely use them again in the future if the need arises.

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Julie

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Residential Conveyancing

Julie

July 30, 2022

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Fabulous service from Lyndsey

Lyndsey made the whole process of house buying easy.
I ve used solicitors in the past that made you feel you weren’t important enough to speak to them.
Not Lyndsey, she explained things in layman’s terms. She is so friendly and approachable and always at the end of the phone when I needed her.
I will never use another solicitor.
Thank you

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Margaret a Brooke

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Matter Type:

Wills

Margaret a Brooke

July 28, 2022

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Changing will power of attorney land registry

Did all was asked, easy accessible by phone, didnt need all that much work doing.

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Reviews collected from

Claire

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Residential Conveyancing

Claire

April 04, 2019

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Claire

We have used Bailey Smailes several times for both conveyancing and more complex legal matters, faultless service with efficient and friendly solicitors who speak 'our' language. We have recomended to friends and family who have all been pleased with the level of service provided.

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Simone

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Residential Conveyancing

Simone

April 03, 2019

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Simone

I used Bailey Smailes for my house sale and buy and could not fault their service, I recommended them to my sister who also used them for her house purchase. Honest, professional, speedy and reliable, great firm, would highly recommend the team there

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Edward

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Probate

Edward

April 03, 2019

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Edward

Excellent service. Honest and reliable.. Will always use this firm.

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About this branch

Description

Since 1827 everyone who has walked through our door has benefited from expert, honest and straightforward advice. The care and attention we provide our clients is reflected in the fact that we still represent families in the 3rd & 4th generation: when we say heritage and expertise, we mean it. Bailey Smailes incorporates a number of long established Huddersfield based practices including Bailey Russell & Kelsey, Heap Marshall & Heeley and Smailes & Walker.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • 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
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Planning
    • 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
    • Second charges
    • 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
  • Money & Tax
    • Debt and Bankruptcy
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • International
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Agricultural land for sale or development
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Commercial contracts for farming businesses
    • Equestrian property
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Planning law
    • Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property
    • Purchase of development land
    • Rights of way issues
    • Sales or purchases of shops, factories, warehouses, offices and licensed premises
  • Company & Commercial
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Data Protection
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Intellectual Property
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Regulations
    • Health and Safety
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