Holden Smith Law Avis 

I purchased a property with Holden smith and received a lot of help and guidance from Michala Meakin. I found the team very friendly and professional. They listen and respond timely.

I can wholeheartedly recommend Luke and Steph at Holden Smith. I have used the firm historically for residential conveyancing and they have been brilliant and the commercial team was much the same. Luke and Steph took over a relatively complex case with a pushy seller that enforced strict deadlines. They managed to get the matter dealt with effectively and proficiently. Luke kept me informed throughout the entire process. Thanks again for all your hard work.

Highly recommend, Francesca went over and above to help me buy my home

Very happy with all the team especially Lauren braithwaite and Michaela meakin they helped us with our questions all the way through so so happy with the service we received would definitely recommend this company

Everything went very smoothly with the sale of our flat, and Anna and Alex in the Horsforth office were very helpful.

Was recommended Zack McKinley-Baines of Holden Smith by our Mortgage Advisor when we were in the position to sell our house. Although process of selling our house took over 14 months with completion fine done recently, Zack and his team (including Leah, Jessica and Laura) were always on hand to support us especially when it came to help provide updates to our queries when requested. They also made time to be on call with us when needed.
The whole conveyancing process can be quite daunting to the consumer and so its nice to have people like Zack and his team for guidance and support. My only criticism is that the provided app could be of better use and in terms of regular updating for us, however no complaints from me when it comes to updates via emails and calls.

I dealt with both Luke and Steph and couldn't be happier with how my case was handled. Highly recommend.

Lauren and Michala from Holden Smith were extremely helpful and fast, getting my house purchase through quickly and seamlessly. Highly recommend.

Brilliant service from start to finish. Zack was very helpful and quick to respond when we had any questions. Thanks

Francesca was attentive and extremely quick with her responses. We couldn't have gotten the keys so quickly for the property without the help we got from her and the rest of the team at Holden Smith.

Francesca Graham at Holden Smith Law has dealt with both our house sale and new house purchase. Francesca was fantastic during the whole process. Very quick to respond to emails and kept us up to date throughout the whole process. The overall service was brilliant. We highly recommend Francesca to anyone looking for conveyancing services.

Great experience from start to end. Francesca Graham and colleagues were friendly, knowledge, very quick to respond and made the whole process run smoothly. Couldn't recommend anyone better.

We accepted a quote that was tailored for a company remortgage. After doing nothing on our case for over one month, Holden Smith told us the fees were increasing and they would not honour the original quote they provided. There were no changes to the initial terms and all the requested information we provided was correct.

We had reverted to a higher mortgage rate, so there was a direct cost to our company because of Holden Smith Smith’s actions. We since switched to another solicitor and will be filing a formal complaint.

Mine was a pretty complex case. However, thanks to the expertise and professionalism of the solicitor Alex Jones we got to the desired finale. Alex is an impeccable communicator, succinct and punctual, and a good problem solver. I was kept well-informed throughout the process and all my questions were answered. I would certainly recommend Alex Jones as a solicitor. Marina Blackwell

An 8-10 week buy-out between two amicable parties took seven months for primary conclusion but 15 months to fully conclude.
A simple process, started in Jun 2024, financially completed end of Nov but only fully, legally concluded today, 30Jan 2026

Whilst always polite, the staff came across as very inexperienced, asking astonishing and sometimes, stupid questions, clearly not reviewing case files or correspondence, to ensure they knew the case history or client relationship, before initial contact.

Their lack of professionalism and poor attitude reflects very badly on the firm but is presumably considered to be a perfectly acceptable work ethic.

Details:
Engaged HSL in June 2024, heard nothing until late Aug. (I was sick for 3mnths, unable to chase.)
When both parties escalated with their respective, lax, law firms, things started to move, but then my solicitor left & either nobody took over my case or they chose not to do any work on it until forced to do so.

In October, still not concluded despite repeated msgs re urgency. They knew I had to urgently leave the country but still asked questions like 'do you still want to complete asap?'!!!

A date was agreed by all parties yet nothing happened. HSL didn't bother to msg that day or for another week to explain why completion didn't take place! Awkward as i'd left the UK.

The buy-out didn't complete until late November and only as a direct result of our combined pressure.

I have only just, today, 14 months later, received from HSL, my corrected title deeds, not in a personal email of course, but in a template letter which is full of unrelated, irrelevant instructions.

I cannot recommend this firm.

Lucy acted for me on the sale of my house and I couldn’t have instructed anyone better. From the initial conversation right through to completion the communication, customer service and attention to detail was 10/10. I will definitely use this law firm again and would recommend to anyone to do the same. Thank you again Lucy, you were amazing!

We employed Holden Smith to look
After our Sale and Purchase of a new
Property,

We know how stressful this can be,

We first had Lauren Brathwaite as our
Solicitor who guided us through the
Process,

Going forward Michala Meakin took over
We had some trying times due to the
Chain not wanting to move until the
New Year well I have to say Michala was
Excellent putting up with me constantly
Getting in touch but she would always
Have answers for me,

Thank You Holden Smith of Denby Dale
Office,

It was my first time purchasing a house and Alex Jones was amazing throughout. He kept us updated at every stage of the sale & was always available when I had a question. Can’t recommend him enough!

My Re-Mortgage was dealt with Joe Furness and the process was smooth and hassle free. Everything was handled on time and very professional. Thank You Joe!

I raised a formal complaint on 30/11/2025 about a property purchase case dealt by Keely.
The acknowledgement came within their guild lined timescale tho I was addressed incorrectly. After that weeks of silence and no information at all till I asked for update. Even then I was asked to list mistakes by their conveyancing executive when I already did that in my original e-mail. So again I lead to believe that some in this firm do not pay attention to things that they are sent and paperwork they deal with.
Hopefully will have an outcome as it is almost 2 months now since the submission of my complaint.
I am afraid still disappointed and could not recommend the firm.