As solicitors we are required to provide information on our fees for the following services that are offered by our firm:

  • Residential Property
  • Probate
  • Road Traffic Offences
  • Immigration Applications
  • Debt Recovery Matters

It is important to note that our fees and the disbursements are subject to possible variations dependent on the complexities of each individual matter. Therefore, the fees detailed here are estimates based on the basic work that is required on each of the above type of matter.

Residential Purchase

Our services include acting for you and for any lender (if applicable) when you purchase a residential property. We will require detailed information on what is involved in your purchase at the outset of the matter in order to provide you with a more accurate estimate of our charges.

Our minimum fee for any transaction is £250.00 plus VAT and our charges for the purchase of a residential property with a purchase price of up to £125,000.00 begin at £500.00 plus VAT which will include the submission of the Stamp Duty Land Tax Return and registration of the title in your name at HM Land Registry. If the purchase price is higher than £125,000.00 then our charges can be up to £1,500.00 plus VAT.

Our charges exclude the costs of disbursements which are the costs that will have to be paid to progress and complete your purchase. These can consist of, but are not limited to the following:

  • Search Fees;
  • Stamp Duty which will depend on your circumstances;
  • Leasehold Notice Fees;
  • Indemnity Insurance Premiums; and
  • HM Land Registry Fees.

There may be other disbursements that will need to be incurred when and details of these may only transpire during the course of the your matter which could take between 4 and 8 weeks to complete.

Residential Sale

Our services include acting for you and any lender(s) to redeem their mortgage or charge when you sell your residential property. We will obtain further details of what is involved in your sale at the outset of the matter in order to provide you with a more accurate estimate of our charges.

Our minimum fee for any transaction is £250.00 plus VAT and our charges for a typical house sale for a selling price up to £125,00.00 begin at £400.00 plus VAT which will include the redemption of one mortgage or charge secured against the property. If the property is subject to more than one charge and any other restriction not relating to a first mortgage then this will involve additional work and will be charged at an hourly rate of £150.00 plus VAT with each telephone call and letter being charged at £15.00. If the selling price is higher than £125,000.00 then our charges can be up to £1,500.00 plus VAT.

Our charges exclude the costs of disbursements which are the costs that will have to be paid to progress and complete your sale. These can consist of, but are not limited to the following:

  • Leasehold Management Pack;
  • Indemnity Insurance Premiums; and
  • HM Land Registry Fees to obtain Title Documents.

There may be other disbursements that will need to be incurred when and details of these may only transpire during the course of the your matter which could take between 4 and 8 weeks to complete.

Application for a Grant of Probate & Letter of Administration

Every single estate will be different and if we take instructions from an Executor and Trustee in relation to collecting and distributing the estate then our charges will be up to 1% of the gross value of the estate and an hourly charge of £150.00 plus VAT for the time spent on the matter with each telephone call and letter being charged at £15.00 plus VAT

If a client only wants us to obtain a Letter of Administration or Grant of Probate on their behalf then our charges for this begin at £500.00 plus VAT for a net estate with a value up to £325,000.00, however of we have to contact any third party for information, for example a bank or building society to obtain the balance information at the time of death then this additional work will be charged at our hourly rate as stated above.

Our charges exclude the costs of disbursements which are the costs that will have to be paid to progress and complete your matter. These can consist of, but are not limited to the following:

  • Probate Fee currently £155.00 plus 50 pence for additional copies; and
  • Bankruptcy Search Fee current at £2.00 per name.

Road Traffic Offences

As  the circumstances surrounding Road Traffic Offences are for the majority of the time, different, the work involved in representing you would depend on the amount of work involved and the amount of evidence to consider. However typically our charges start from £500.00 plus VAT which will include taking detailed instructions and drafting a detailed statement in readiness for the hearing at a Magistrates Court. There will be an additional charge of £250.00 plus VAT to represent at the hearing and if there is more than one hearing then there will be additional charges subject to a minimum of £250.00 plus VAT for every hearing that takes place until the matter is concluded.

Immigration Applications

Our services include completion and submission of your application to enter the United Kingdom or for leave to remain in the United Kingdom. Our charges for such applications begin at £500.00 plus VAT excluding the Home Office fee and Immigration Health Surcharge which will depend on the type of application that is being made and the period that a visa is being applied for.

Debt Recovery Matters

Our charges to issue the first letter which is known as the Pre-action Protocol letter to an individual or organisation that owes you up to £100,00.00 begin at £250.00 plus VAT and depending on the response to that letter. Any additional work that we undertake will be charged between £150.00 plus VAT to £200.00 plus VAT per hour depending on the complexity of the matter. We will only be able to confirm our hourly rate once we have obtained details of the circumstances surrounding the debt.

VAT

Please note that the current rate of VAT is 20%, however if the rate of VAT is changed by HM Revenue & Customs then the rate in force at the time we issue our bill will be charged to our fees.

Supervision

All work undertaken at our firm will be supervised by a qualified solicitor at our firm

The information provided in relation to our fees is effective from December 2018 and is reviewed in the April of every year with our first review to take place in April 2020.