Welcome to the pricing section of our website. The advice we provide is either charged on a fixed fee or time served basis dependant on the services required. In many instances there are additional third-party fees which are also chargeable.
Click on the service you require from this list below to discover more.
How much will the Debt Recovery process cost?
Our Debt Recovery service covers the following three areas, the fees for which are detailed below:
Debt Recovery – uncontested (up to £100,000)
Debt Recovery – Enforcement of Judgment
Debt Recovery – Contested (up to £100,000)
Debt Recovery Uncontested
A solicitor with at least 25 years experience in this area of work.
Administrative duties will be undertaken by our Legal Assistant
Brenda Spain is the Head of Litigation Department and has overall responsibility for the Debt Recovery work carried out by her team.
7 days – 3 months
Uncontested debt recovery will proceed through the following stages; however, the process will cease should the debt be recovered – this can occur at any stage in the process:
1. Issue a letter of claim
2. Commencement of court proceedings
3. If the claim remains uncontested, we will apply for a Court Judgement.
If the defendant opposes or resists the claim it becomes contested, in this instance you will need to refer to the key stages for contested debt recovery below
4. Once a Court Judgement is obtained, we will consider, discuss and agree with you the most appropriate method of enforcement (Bailiffs/High Court Enforcement Officers/Charges on Property/ Debt Orders/Attachment of Earnings etc). Once agreed, we will proceed to enforcement.
As cases vary in complexity is not possible to quote a fixed price until the overall amount of work involved has been established. Our costs are based on the time spent dealing with your matter. Our time will be charged at the departmental hourly rates as detailed below.
Based on typical time scales: 30 minutes – 2 hours: £150 – £600 inclusive of VAT
Disbursements and additional fees
|
Value of your claim |
|
Court issued claim |
Filed via SDT/MCOL* |
|
Up to £300 |
|
£35 |
£25 |
|
Greater than £300 |
but no more than £500 |
£50 |
£35 |
|
Greater than £500 |
but no more than £1,000 |
£70 |
£60 |
|
Greater than £1,000 |
but no more than £1,500 |
£80 |
£70 |
|
Greater than £1,500 |
but no more than £3,000 |
£115 |
£105 |
|
Greater than £3,000 |
but no more than £5,000 |
£205 |
£185 |
|
Greater than £5,000 |
but no more than £10,000 |
£455 |
£410 |
|
Greater than £10,000 |
but no more than £200,000 |
5% of the value of the claim |
4.5% of the value of the claim |
|
Greater than £200,000 |
|
£10,000 |
n/a |
|
|
|
|
|
Departmental hourly rates
John Arnold, Head of Department, Qualified 1984 £250 plus VAT of £50
Viv Oulton, Legal Assistant £110 plus VAT of £22
Debt Recovery Enforcement
A solicitor with at least 25 years experience in this area of work.
Administrative duties will be undertaken by our Legal Assistant
Brenda Spain is the Head of Litigation Department and has overall responsibility for the Debt Recovery work carried out by her team.
4 – 6 weeks to agree and initiate the chosen method of enforcement, plus the length of time required for that enforcement to recover the debt.
Once a Court Judgement has been issued the enforcement process follows these key stages:
We will consider, discuss and agree with you the most appropriate method of enforcement (Bailiffs/High Court Enforcement Officers/Charges on Property/ Debt Orders/Attachment of Earnings etc)
Once agreed, an application will be made to the court on your behalf for the chosen method of enforcement to be used
Once approved by the court we will follow the procedure for the chosen method of enforcement with the aim of recovering or securing your judgment for you.
Please note: Bankruptcy and Winding up proceedings are more complex processes involving significantly more expense through court fees
As cases vary in complexity is not possible to quote a fixed price until the overall amount of work involved has been established. Our costs are based on the time spent dealing with your matter. Our time will be charged at the departmental hourly rates as detailed below.
Based on typical time scales:
30 minutes – 2 hours: £150 – £600 inclusive of VAT
Disbursements and additional fees
Warrants
To issue a warrant of control
(recovery of a sum of money) in any other case £110
Writs (High Court only)
Sealing a writ of control
(recovery of a sum of money) £66
Attachment of earnings
Application for an attachment of earnings order £110
(a fee is payable for each defendant against whom the order is requested)
Charging Order
Application for a Charging Order £110
(a HM Land Registry fee of £20 is payable for each Charging Order registered)
Departmental hourly rates
Sarah Mansfield, Solicitor | Legal Director | Qualified 1997 £275 plus VAT of £55
Ajith Prasad, Solicitor | Qualified 2016 £230 plus VAT of £46
Isabella Martindale, Trainee Solicitor £180 plus VAT of £36
Megan Bedwell, Paralegal £150 plus VAT of £30
Viv Oulton, Legal Assistant £150 plus VAT of £30
Debt Recovery Contested
A solicitor with at least 25 years experience in this area of work.
Administrative duties will be undertaken by our Legal Assistant
Brenda Spain is the Head of Litigation Department and has overall responsibility for the Debt Recovery work carried out by her team.
This is dependent on the defence and or counter claim. We will advise on timescales when these have been considered.
If a claim is either opposed or resisted it becomes contested, the process then follows these key stages:
1) Issue a letter of claim – if the claim is opposed for what you believe is not a justifiable reason the claim becomes contested.
2) Court proceedings will commence
3) The defendant may continue to oppose or resist the claim and may make a counter claim
4) We will assess the strength of the defence’s opposition and or counter claim and advise on the best course of action
5) If the best course of action is to continue with the claim, the case will go to trial, as such the court process will be followed
6) Upon conclusion of the trial if you are successful a court judgement will be issued
(In the event that the claim has been unsuccessful, costs may be payable by you to the defendant.)
7) Assuming you are successful, and the court judgement is issued in your favour the claim moves into the enforcement stage.
As cases vary in complexity is not possible to quote a fixed price until the overall amount of work involved has been established. Our costs are based on the time spent dealing with your matter. Our time will be charged at the departmental hourly rates as detailed below.
Disbursements and additional fees
Hearing fees
Small Claim Track where the amount claimed is:
up to £300 £25
between £300.01 and £500 £55
between £500.01 and £1,000 £80
between £1,000.01 and £1,500 £115
between £1,500.01 and £3,000 £170
more than £3,000 £335
Fast track claim £545
Multi track claim £1,090
Bankruptcy and company winding-up petitions
Entering a petition to make someone who owes you money bankrupt (creditor’s petition) £280
Entering a winding-up petition (companies only) £280
Any other petition where no other fee is specified £280
Departmental hourly rates
Sarah Mansfield, Solicitor | Legal Director | Qualified 1997 £275 plus VAT of £55
Ajith Prasad, Solicitor | Qualified 2016 £230 plus VAT of £46
Isabella Martindale, Trainee Solicitor £180 plus VAT of £36
Megan Bedwell, Paralegal £150 plus VAT of £30
Viv Oulton, Legal Assistant £150 plus VAT of £30
How much will the Probate process cost?
Fees for our Probate service are charged in two ways, these are detailed below:
Application for the grant only – Fixed fee
Probate and Estate Administration – Range of costs/hourly rate
Application for the grant only – Fixed fee
This quote is for estates where:
Disbursements are costs relating to your matter that are payable to third parties such as court fees. We handle the payment of disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process. These include (but may not be limited to):
A fully qualified lawyer. Your matter will either be handled or supervised by a solicitor with at least 10 years experience in this area of work.
Some areas of work may be supported by our Paralegal team.
Administrative duties will be undertaken by our support staff.
As Head of Department, Adele Bebbington-Plant has overall responsibility for the supervision of all work carried out by her team.
Typically, obtaining the Grant of Probate takes between 8-12 weeks from the point that we have received all of the information we require from you, but this timescale depends upon how quickly you and any third parties respond to our enquiries/application.
Probate and Estate Administration – Range of costs/hourly rate
This quote is for estates where:
A fully qualified lawyer. Your matter will either be handled or supervised by a solicitor with at least 10 years experience in this area of work.
Some areas of work may be supported by our Paralegal team.
Administrative duties will be undertaken by our support staff.
As Head of Department, Adele Bebbington-Plant has overall responsibility for the supervision of all work carried out by her team.
On average, simple estates falling within this range are dealt with within 6-12 months. Typically, obtaining the Grant of Probate takes between 10 -16 weeks but this timescale depends on how quickly third parties such as banks, building societies and personal representatives correspond with us. Once we have received the Grant we can provide you with a further update in terms of the timescales involved.
As Estates vary in complexity it is not possible to quote a fixed price until the overall amount of work involved has been established. We charge on a time spent basis. Please see details of our hourly rates below. Once we have met with you at the initial appointment we can provide you with an estimated range of costs depending upon what assets and liabilities are involved. Typically, we find that the overall costs work out at between 2% – 4% of the gross value of the estate, (1% – 3% for higher value estates) plus VAT at 20% and disbursements.
Disbursements and additional fees
Disbursements are costs relating to your matter that are payable to third parties such as court fees. We handle the payment of disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process. These include (but are not limited to):
Current Departmental hourly rates
Adele Bebbington-Plant, Solicitor | Director | Head of Private Client | Qualified 2007
£275 plus VAT of £55
Louise Holmes, Solicitor | Legal Director | Head of Wills & Probate | Qualified 2011 | Full member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)
£275 plus VAT of £55
Philip Appleby, Solicitor | Legal Director | Qualified 2009 | Full member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)
£275 plus VAT of £55
Kainat Jones, Solicitor | Qualified 2021 £200 plus VAT of £40
Sarah Gill, Senior Paralegal | Qualified (Paralegal Practice Qualification in Wills, Probate and Administration) 2015
£195 plus VAT of £39
Legal Assistants
£75 plus VAT of £15
How much will the Residential Conveyancing process cost?
Please use our quote builder below to obtain an accurate costing for your requirements. Your quote will include all additional fees including searches, Stamp Duty Land Tax/Land Transaction Tax etc.
Residential Conveyancing Costs
Purchase:
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Lower Value |
Upper Value |
Amount |
Total inc. VAT |
|
£0.00 |
£150,000.00 |
£645.00 |
£774.00 |
|
£150,000.01 |
£225,000.00 |
£745.00 |
£894.00 |
|
£225,000.01 |
£350,000.00 |
£845.00 |
£1,014.00 |
|
£350,000.01 |
£500,000.00 |
£945.00 |
£1,134.00 |
|
£500,000.01 |
£800,000.00 |
£1,045.00 |
£1,254.00 |
|
£800,000.01 |
£1,000,000.00 |
£1,245.00 |
£1,494.00 |
|
£1,000,000.01 |
£1,100,000.00 |
£1,545.00 |
£1,854.00 |
|
£1,100,000.01 |
£1,200,000.00 |
£1,645.00 |
£1,974.00 |
|
£1,200,000.01 |
£1,300,000.00 |
£1,745.00 |
£2,094.00 |
|
£1,300,000.01 |
£1,400,000.00 |
£1,845.00 |
£2,214.00 |
|
£1,400,000.01 |
£1,500,000.00 |
£1,945.00 |
£2,334.00 |
|
£1,500,000.01 |
£1,600,000.00 |
£2,045.00 |
£2,454.00 |
|
£1,600,000.01 |
£1,700,000.00 |
£2,145.00 |
£2,574.00 |
|
£1,700,000.01 |
£1,800,000.00 |
£2,245.00 |
£2,694.00 |
|
£1,800,000.01 |
£1,900,000.00 |
£2,345.00 |
£2,814.00 |
|
£1,900,000.01 |
£2,000,000.00 |
£2,445.00 |
£2,934.00 |
Sale:
|
Lower Value |
Upper Value |
Amount |
Total inc. VAT |
|
£0.00 |
£150,000.00 |
£595.00 |
£714.00 |
|
£150,000.01 |
£225,000.00 |
£695.00 |
£834.00 |
|
£225,001.00 |
£350,000.00 |
£795.00 |
£954.00 |
|
£350,000.01 |
£500,000.00 |
£895.00 |
£1,074.00 |
|
£500,000.01 |
£700,000.00 |
£1,095.00 |
£1,314.00 |
|
£700,000.01 |
£1,000,000.00 |
£1,295.00 |
£1,554.00 |
|
£1,000,000.01 |
£1,100,000.00 |
£1,395.00 |
£1,674.00 |
|
£1,100,000.01 |
£1,200,000.00 |
£1,495.00 |
£1,794.00 |
|
£1,200,000.01 |
£1,300,000.00 |
£1,695.00 |
£2,034.00 |
|
£1,300,000.01 |
£1,400,000.00 |
£1,795.00 |
£2,154.00 |
|
£1,400,000.01 |
£1,500,000.00 |
£1,895.00 |
£2,274.00 |
|
£1,500,000.01 |
£1,600,000.00 |
£1,995.00 |
£2,394.00 |
|
£1,600,000.01 |
£1,700,000.00 |
£2,095.00 |
£2,514.00 |
|
£1,700,000.01 |
£1,800,000.00 |
£2,195.00 |
£2,634.00 |
|
£1,800,000.01 |
£1,900,000.00 |
£2,295.00 |
£2,754.00 |
|
£1,900,000.01 |
£2,000,000.00 |
£2,395.00 |
£2,874.00 |
A fully qualified lawyer. Your matter will either be handled or supervised by a solicitor with at least 10 years’ experience in this area of work.
Some areas of work may be supported by our Paralegal team.
Administrative duties will be undertaken by our support staff.
As Head of Department, Sarah Davies has overall responsibility for the supervision of all work carried out by her team.
Sarah Davies, Director andHead of Department, Qualified 2008
Kara Nicholls, Paralegal
Typically 12 – 14 weeks
Will Writing Costs
How much will it cost to write a Will?
Our professional fees for preparing a Will are based on the complexity of the estate and Will in question, however our fees for a standard Will are detailed below:
Prices are subject to VAT
Timescales
Upon instruction we will work with you to define the value of the your estate and to collate all relevant information in relation to your assets.
It will then take between 7 – 14 days for your Will to be written.
Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) Costs
How much will it cost to create an LPA?
Our professional fees for preparing LPA(s) are detailed below:
Prices are subject to VAT
* Please note: this does not include an £82 Office of the Public Guardian registration fee per LPA
Timescales
It will take between 7 – 14 days for your LPA(s) to be written.
Once prepared, LPAs need to be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian, which currently takes around 12 weeks.
