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Matter Type:
Wills
Anonymous,
Collected on:
Will
Generally good, some confusion with the correct names
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HS Conveyancing
0330 3203406
HS Conveyancing is based in Leeds and deals with significant numbers of sales and purchases. Our mission is simple; to provide an excellent service to every client, and make the home moving experience straightforward and enjoyable.
Also known as - HS Conveyancing, Holden Smith Law
- Address
- LS15 8ET
- 0330 3203406
- www.holdensmith.co.uk/
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How HS Conveyancing Compares
Value for money
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 HS Conveyancing on ReviewSolicitors.
As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using HS Conveyancing. 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.
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Would recommend to
friends and family
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You can use this data to see how HS Conveyancing performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.
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"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:
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Satisfied with
outcome of matter
ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used HS Conveyancing 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 HS Conveyancing 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”.
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Rankings by area of expertise
The rankings below show the areas of expertise that HS Conveyancing 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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- Initial Impressions
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Matter Type:
Wills
Mark,
Collected on:
Wills an power of attorney
Dom sorted everything with clear information,plenty paperwork to sign ,but all well administered!
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Matter Type:
Wills
Ralph,
Collected on:
Very straightforward will writing process
Comparing to other solicitors I have had to deal with recently in the area of selling and buying a house, I appreciated that I could have a face-to-face meeting instead of doing everything remote, and I didn't need to use any of those frustrating app.
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Matter Type:
Probate
Paula,
Collected on:
Brilliant Service
Holden dealt with a will and estate for a friend for whom I was executer .
They dealt with all legal affairs probate and closing accounts plus the house sale etc.
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Matter Type:
Disputed Probate
Paul,
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Very professional
Easy to deal with and explained everything to me in simple none legal jargon
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Matter Type:
Trusts
Valerie,
Collected on:
Transferred from another firm of Solicitors
Because I wanted to stay with Andrew Norton and found out that he had moved to your firm. He has already arranged transfer of my file to you and kept me informed of the progress all the way along. As yet I have not done business with your firm.
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Matter Type:
Disputed Probate
Grace,
Collected on:
Last Will and Testament
Holden Smith Law assisted me previously in my house purchase.
Extremely satisfied with their efficiency and experience,all the staff helpful and professional.
Recently undertaken the care of my last Will and Testament. Also given advice on lasting power of attorney.
All my queries answered and would highly recommend for any help and guidance regarding above.
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Matter Type:
Disputed Probate
Ivan,
Collected on:
Simple efficient service
Very easy to complete our wills, with no fuss.
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Matter Type:
Agricultural land for sale or development
Andrew,
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HoldenSmith administered the legal proceedings of a property sale.
I found Holden Smith to be most efficient, effective and informative at every stage of what was a complex probate property sale.
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Matter Type:
Trusts
Anonymous,
Collected on:
Wills
We requested our wills to be updated. These were turned around within 24hours. Great service
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Naomi
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Naomi
We had a very challenging and stressful experience with Holden Smith when selling a property in late ‘24/early ‘25. The staff in the Leeds branch were unhelpful, accusatory and lacked serious attention to detail. Questions would go unanswered and we were never kept in the loop. Emails were unnecessarily blunt and arguably rude.
A number of errors were made, from the first paperwork with an incorrect sale price through to multiple Completion Statements at the end, which were all completely different and even had charges on them that weren’t related to a selling party. At point of sale they then overpaid us and threatened to take legal action if we did not send the money back.
It takes a lot for us to complain or leave negative feedback but the catalogue of problems we experienced prompted us to contact the operations manager, who investigated our claims and agreed that the staff had been ‘blunt’ and unacceptable with their last minute requests, multiple errors and subsequent ask for return of funds.
As a gesture of goodwill, a sum was offered to us. Yet despite asking specifically for confirmation of bank details for this to be paid into, it was still sent to a previous one we had provided during the sale process, which was being closed down. This really summed up how poor their attention to detail was.
I don’t recommend Holden Smith.
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Dane
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Dane
Hassle free, pleasant experience. Helpful with clear and concise instructions from start to finish on the purchase of our property. Thanks again Beth & Laura.
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Amy
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Amy
Thank you Laura and Beth!
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Emma
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Emma
First time buyer here with absolutely no brain for financial jargon and technicalities.
Massive thanks to both Lauren and Zack who come recommended via my mortgage company, they're absolute superstars!
Lauren, Laura and Zack helped with every question I fired at them and got back to me pretty quickly with the answers, dumbed down everything into human language rather than law and were just amazing friendly humans who just want to help you get to where you need to be. We need more of these humans in life!
Would highly recommend and would not hesitate to get back to them in future should I need help again.
Thank you so so much for getting me through and successfully getting my first property 🙌🙌🙌
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Faye
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Faye
We have just completed a purchase and sale through Holden smith and would like to give a special mention to Laura Lauren and Zack! We would definitely recommend them for their communication, professionalism and support to get us over the line. It was pleasure to work with them which can be a stressful time but they remained positive throughout and I knew our process was in trusted hands 🙌🏻 thank-you again we will be in contact again in the future for our wills 🙂
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About this branch
Description
HS Conveyancing is led by Julie Makin, David Bancroft and James Smith who have years of combined experience and exceptional relationships with National Estate Agents, Brokers and leading Panel Providers. HS Conveyancing is proud to hold the Quality Conveyancing Scheme accreditation.
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Personal areas of law
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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
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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
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Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Disputed Probate
- Disputed Wills
- Probate
- Wills
Business areas of law
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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
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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