Henry Hyams Limited

01132432288

In 1930 our founder Henry Hyams opened a small office in Leeds to serve the local community. Understanding the difficulties facing ordinary people and businesses he developed a general practice offering legal services with a strong emphasis on justice and fair play. From that small office the business expanded to become a leading legal practice in the city centre, building on an ethos of hard work and client focussed advice. Those core principles upon which Henry built his practice remain the focus of the service we provide today. Fast, efficient, yet caring, we will use all our skills, experience and resources to help you achieve the best possible outcome. From personal injury to property; regulatory prosecution to driving offences; divorce to immigration, we offer the same high quality service to private and commercial clients alike. Read more...

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Oxford House
Oxford Row
West Yorkshire
LS1 3BE
01132432288
www.henryhyams.com

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Available lawyers at Henry Hyams Limited

Michael Bush

Emily Osgerby

Conveyancing Executive

Nicola Hartley

Vanda Balogh

Assistant Property Executive

Keeley Barrett

5.0 out of 5

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Assistant Property Executive

Robert Sparks

Lloyd Bergen

Mike Walsh

Dominic Nurse

Helen Camidge

Shaista Shahnaz

Laurence Dilworth

Sophie Neibig

Clive Bergen

Hannah Bray

Lisa Auty

Martin Morrow

Dave Kent

Mandy Arkell

Chartered Legal Executive Advocate (non-solicitor)

Sophie Burkill

5.0 out of 5

(1)

Paralegal (non-solicitor)

Cassie Pill

Chantelle Stapleton

Derek Hallam

Miroslava Dimitrova

Rebecca Leeming

How Henry Hyams Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 92%

National Average

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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 Henry Hyams Limited on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Henry Hyams Limited. These questions include:

Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
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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 3%

About Right 93%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 94%

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Henry Hyams 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 Henry Hyams Limited compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

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"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 94%

No 6%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Henry Hyams 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

4.7/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

310
Very Good

10
Average

4
Poor

1
Awful

21

Overall experience

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

D Griffiths

April 16, 2024

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Excellent as always.

Michael and his team have helped us on numerous occasions providing excellent advice and an efficient service.

Solicitor named in this review:
Michael Bush

Michael Bush

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 18 April, 2024:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Welfare & Benefits

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Mental Health Legal aid

M & G Honey

April 15, 2024

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Fantastic Mental Health Service

We instructed Laurence to act as our
Solicitor for a Nearest Relative Mental Health Tribunal. He was a Great Solicitor and knew plenty about Mental Health Law as he helped get our daughter out of a
Mental Health Hospital before we even managed to get a date for the Tribunal. He was proffessional and
kept us updated at all times and we had no problem getting hold of him
when we needed to. A Great Solicitor and a 5* Service and we would definitely recommend. Thank you 😊

Solicitor named in this review:
Laurence Dilworth

Laurence Dilworth

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 15 April, 2024:

Thank you for your 5 star review of the service from Laurence regarding recent experience involving your nearest relative, we are pleased that you are happy with the service you have received.

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Family Law

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Family law

Amy Fleming

April 10, 2024

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Friendly and approachable.

Shaista was extremely helpful to me. I found her kind and approachable. Would highly recommend.

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Shaista Shahnaz

Shaista Shahnaz

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 15 April, 2024:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Michael McDermott

April 08, 2024

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House Sale

Excellent service provided by Henry Hyams Solicitors. Particular thanks to Vanda Balogh and Michael for making the process go smoothly. Will definitely be using their services again in the future.

Solicitors named in this review:
Michael Bush Vanda Balogh

Michael Bush

Vanda Balogh

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 08 April, 2024:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Muzhar Iqbal

April 02, 2024

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House purchase

Great service once again received for the purchase of my property
Will use them again

Solicitor named in this review:
Michael Bush

Michael Bush

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 04 April, 2024:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Probate

Jeremy

March 30, 2024

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Probate and House Sale

We instructed Michael to handle our parents' affairs - initially for obtaining Probate and ultimately house sale. It was a lengthy, at times complex process taking approximately two and a half years to complete. Throughout the entire process we were kept fully updated. Nicola Hartley was superb in keeping us fully in the loop, responding to emails and telephone calls quickly. We cannot thank MIchael and his team enough for all of their support throughout this difficult time and would highly recommend their services.

Solicitors named in this review:
Michael Bush Nicola Hartley

Michael Bush

Nicola Hartley

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 04 April, 2024:

Thank you for your 5 star review Jeremy, we are pleased with the feedback of how Michael and Nicola supported you through the lengthy process of Probate and the sale of the property.

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Driving offences

Matter Type:

Speeding offences

Anonymous

March 22, 2024

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Speeding plea and possible exceptional hardship argument case.

I'm immensely grateful for the outstanding support provided by Mike Walsh from Henry Hyams Solicitors. His expertise and professionalism were evident throughout the whole process, which gave me confidence throughout my case. And I was very pleased with the outcome. I found Mike very approachable, contactable, honest, knowledgeable, and professional throughout. I would highly recommend Mike to anyone who is looking for legal representation of any kind.

Solicitor named in this review:
Mike Walsh

Mike Walsh

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 25 March, 2024:

Thank you for your five star review following the experience you have had with Mike Walsh and his representation, we are happy you are pleased with the outcome.

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Commercial Property

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Commercial Leases

Iuliana

March 21, 2024

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Avoid Michael - Unresponsive and Delays Cost Me My Lease

I'm writing this review to warn others about my totally unsatisfactory experience. While the landlady was slow to send the initial draft of the lease agreement, that was the least of my problems.

I was in contact with Vanda and Michael, but it took me 3 weeks to get someone to answer to my emails/phone calls. After that, Michael sent the changes I required (4-5 clauses) after a 7 week wait.
The last changes I needed, never came through, and it's been more than 2 months.

This lack of responsiveness proved catastrophic. The landlady, frustrated by the holdup, decided to pull the property from the rental market altogether and sell it instead. Because of Michael's inefficiency, I lost out on the perfect place.

If you're looking for a solicitor who is prompt, communicative, and gets the job done, then this firm is absolutely not for you. The delays and lack of communication cost me a great opportunity, and I wouldn't want anyone else to experience the same frustration and disappointment.

Solicitors named in this review:
Michael Bush Vanda Balogh

Michael Bush

Vanda Balogh

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 25 March, 2024:

It is unfortunate that we have been unable to discuss the points you have raised in this review directly with you, we would like the opportunity to do so and would like you to contact the office on 0113 243 2288 at your earliest convenience, thank you.

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Immigration

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Partner and family visas

Safiya and Adeel

March 18, 2024

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Renewal of spouse visa

Renewed my husband s spouse visa application great services provide would recommend

Solicitor named in this review:
Robert Sparks

Robert Sparks

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 18 March, 2024:

Thank you for your 5 star review, we are pleased that you are satisfied with the service received from Robert in regards to your husband's spouse visa.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Anonymous

March 13, 2024

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Will Writing

My husband and I had our will written recently. The whole experience from contacting them and having an initial conversation to completing and signing the will, Henry Hyams solicitor was fantastic. It was professionally dealt with, clear advice, approachable, and great communication.

Solicitor named in this review:
Nicola Hartley

Nicola Hartley

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 14 March, 2024:

Thank you for the 5 star review regarding the service you received from Nicola in the process of writing your Will.

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Adam

April 17, 2024

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Adam

Sale didn't complete yet charged, conveniently, the exactly amount that they had for a deposit...

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 18 April, 2024:

Dear Adam, thank you for taking the time to submit a review. By way of explanation, this was a leasehold matter for which a lot of initial cost was incurred. Unfortunately, it did not proceed to completion and we made a modest charge to reflect the work undertaken. If you wish to discuss further then please contact the office direct.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Jane

April 05, 2024

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Jane

Nicola was the para legal dealing with my late father’s Will & Probate. I would highly recommend her services. She made a difficult time much easier and was always on hand to answer our questions and came back with quick responses.
We were more than happy with the way everything was handled and would not hesitate using the company again. Thank you Nicola and colleagues.

Solicitor named in this review:
Nicola Hartley

Nicola Hartley

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 08 April, 2024:

Jane, thank you for your review of your experience with Henry Hyams and that you felt fully supported by Nicola through such a difficult time.

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Housing & Property

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Purchase and Sale

Shaun

March 25, 2024

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Shaun

Henry Hyams handled the conveyancing on a property purchase for me and were excellent throughout. Emily explained all of the processes fully and they were more than helpful with any queries I passed to them. I will be using them in future for other legal work.

Solicitor named in this review:
Emily Osgerby

Emily Osgerby

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 26 March, 2024:

Thank you for your 5 star review, we are pleased with the service you received from Emily in regards to your property purchase, we look forward to working with you in the future

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Immigration

Matter Type:

Immigration Law

Kseniia

January 20, 2024

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Kseniia

Great services with great results: my husband and I needed help with my visa extension, and everything was laid out and explained to us by Robert Sparks with a dash of reassuring words due to my being a chronic worrywart. Everything went without a hitch, and Henry Hyams Solicitors have another happy client!

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 22 January, 2024:

Thank you for your 5 star review Kseniia, we are glad that you are happy with the service you and your husband have received from Robert Sparks. Should you require any assistance in this or any other matter in the future, please do get get in touch.

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Tony

January 05, 2024

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Tony

Don't use them as they don't do there job

A representative from Henry Hyams Limited responded to this review on 05 January, 2024:

Dear Tony, I am sorry to read this negative review. Client service and care is very important to us at Henry Hyams, so in looking to address this I searched our database for your name to find out which department acted for you to investigate matters further. Unfortunately, I cannot find a match to your name - which suggests that we may not have acted for you. To assist me in resolving this I would be grateful if you would privately message me with details of what has led you to post this review. If I haven’t heard from you in seven days, I will arrange for the review to be removed. With thanks, Freya Cumiskey, Practice Manager f.cumiskey@henryhyams.com

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