Our fees
Under the SRA Price Transparency Rule, we are required to publish our prices and service information. If you wish to enquire about these fees or those for any services not listed here, please us on 020 377 6804 and a member of our team will be happy to assist you.
The following figures quoted are a guide only and the final fees will be agreed by you at initial instructions and you will have to sign the Fee Agreement.
Most of our Immigration matters are conducted on an Agreed Fee Basis to help ensure that our clients are aware of the costs upfront. The fees listed below are for your guidance only and these may be subject to change following your initial consultation meeting. Should the price estimate below changes, you will be provided with a new agreed fee prior to commencing any work on your matter. If you wish to instruct us hourly rate base than our hourly rates are follows:
- A) £267 for partners and solicitors over 8 years post qualification experience
- B) £229 for solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years experience
- C) £165 for other solicitors and legal executives and other staff of equivalent experience
- D) £121 for trainee solicitors, trainee legal executives and other staff of equivalent experience
Disbursements:
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as Counsel fees, Court fees, Expert Fees, Interpreter fees, Home Office and Immigration health charge fees (You will pay this to the Home Office directly as part of the application process). We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
Value added tax (VAT):
All the figures given below exclude VAT. Charging VAT in relation to immigration matters may depend on where you live and what immigration permission you have. We will confirm whether VAT (at a rate of 20%) is payable when you instruct us and we can work out if VAT is properly chargeable.
Immigration
Application for entry clearance
- Visit visa- Fixed fee of £750 – £1250 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Private medical treatment visa- Fixed fee of £750 – £1250 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Certificate of entitlement – (right of abode)- Fixed fee of £1000 – £15000 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Representative of an overseas business – Fixed fee of £1250 – £1550 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
Work visa
- Innovator- Fixed fee of £5000 – £10,000 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Start-up- Fixed fee of £2000 – £3000 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Tier 1 (Investor)- Fixed fee of £2000 – £3000 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Skilled worker- Fixed fee of £750 – £1250 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Intra-Company Transfer- Fixed fee of £2000 – £3000 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Graduate visa- Fixed fee of £650 – £850 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
Study visa
- Tier 4 (General) student- Fixed fee between of £750 – £1050 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
Settlement
- Application for indefinite leave to enter as child- Fixed fee between of £1050 – £1350 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Application as an adult dependant- Fixed fee between of £1050 – £1350 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Application as an adult dependant parent- Fixed fee between of £1050 – £1350 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
Applications for Leave to remain
Work visa
- Innovator- Fixed fee between of £5000 – £10000 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Start-Up- Fixed fee between of £2000 – £3000 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Tier 1 (Investor)- Fixed fee between of £2000 – £3000 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Skilled Worker- Fixed fee between of £750 – £1250 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Intra-Company Transfer- Fixed fee between of £2000 – £3000 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
Study Visa
- Tier 4 (General) Main applicant and dependant- Fixed fee between of £750 – £1050 each or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
Settlement
- Settlement based on long residence (SET-LR)- Fixed fee between of £750 – £1500 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Settlement under EUSS Scheme- Fixed fee between of £450 – £850 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Settlement as partner of a British national/ Refugee/ settled person- Fixed fee between of £850 – £1500 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
- Settlement as child of a British national- Fixed fee between of £850 – £1500 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
Nationality
- Application to become British Citizen- Fixed fee between of £750 – £1250 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
Application based on Human Rights (Family and Private Life, Exceptional Circumstances)
- Our fees for any application under this category- Fixed fee between of £1050 – £1550 or at an hourly rate of the solicitor involved.
Landlord and Tenant
Lease Transfer
- Legal fee £1200 – £1800
Disbursements will be added in addition to our Legal Fees as follows:
- Search fees
- HM Land Registry fee
- Electronic money transfer fee
- VAT payable
- Subtotal (or just this figure)
Referral fee (if any)
- Amount of referral fee paid
- Recipient of referral fee
Estimated total fees: £1500 to £2100
We will update you on the specific fees upon receipt and review of the lease from the seller’s solicitors.
- HM Land Registry fee:
- Search fees:
- VAT on search fees
- Electronic money transfer fee
- VAT £X
Anticipated Disbursements*
- Notice of Transfer fee – This fee if chargeable is set out in the lease.
- Notice of Charge fee (if the property is to be mortgaged) – This fee is set out in the lease.
- Deed of Covenant fee – This fee is provided by the management company for the property and can be difficult to estimate.
- Certificate of Compliance fee – To be confirmed upon receipt of the lease.
*These fees vary from property to property and can on occasion be significantly more than the ranges given above. We can give you an accurate figure once we have sight of your specific documents.
You should also be aware that ground rent and service charge are likely to apply throughout your ownership of the property. We will confirm the ground rent and the anticipated service charge as soon as this we receive this information.
Stamp Duty Land Tax
This depends on the purchase price of your property. You can calculate the amount you will need to pay by using HMRC’s website or if the property is located in Wales by using the Welsh Revenue Authority’s website.
Grand total £1500 to £2500 (This will give clients a clear understanding of the total cost of the transaction and so the full funds the client will need to complete it.)
The precise stages involved in the purchase of a residential leasehold property vary according to the circumstances. However, below we have suggested some key stages that you may wish to include:
- Take your instructions and give you initial advice
- Check finances are in place to fund purchase and contact lender’s solicitors if needed
- Receive and advise on contract documents
- Carry out searches
- Obtain further planning documentation if required
- Make any necessary enquiries of seller’s solicitor
- Give you advice on all documents and information received
- Go through conditions of mortgage offer
- Send final contract to you for signature
- Draft Transfer
- Advise you on joint ownership
- Obtain pre-completion searches
- Agree completion date (date from which you own the property)
- Exchange contracts and notify you that this has happened
- Arrange for all monies needed to be received from lender and you
- Complete purchase
- Deal with payment of Stamp Duty/Land Tax
- Deal with application for registration at Land Registry
How long will my house purchase take?
How long it will take from your offer being accepted until you can move in to your house will depend on a number of factors. The average process takes between 6-8 weeks. It can be quicker or slower, depending on the parties in the chain. For example, if you are a first time buyer, purchasing a new build property with a mortgage in principle, it could take 12 weeks. However, if you are buying a leasehold property that requires an extension of the lease, this can take significantly longer, between 3 and 6 months. In such, a situation additional charges would apply.
Licence to assign and disbursements
- Legal fee £1000 – £1200
Disbursements will be added in addition to our Legal Fees as follows:
- Search fees
- HM Land Registry fee
- Electronic money transfer fee
- VAT payable
- Subtotal (or just this figure)
Referral fee (if any)
- Amount of referral fee paid
- Recipient of referral fee
Estimated total fees: £1300 to £1500
Family Law
- Non- molestation/Occupation order between – £850 – £1050 per hearing plus VAT
- Divorce and separation – £850 – £1200 plus VAT.
All other family matter will be carried out on an hourly rate of the solicitor involved. The hourly rates are:
- A) £267 for partners and solicitors over 8 years post qualification experience
- B) £229 for solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years experience
- C) £165 for other solicitors and legal executives and other staff of equivalent experience
- D) £121 for trainee solicitors, trainee legal executives and other staff of equivalent experience
Probate
(uncontested cases with all assets in the UK)
Applying for the grant, collecting and distributing the assets
We anticipate this will take between 6 and 8 hours work at £260 per hour. Total costs estimated between £1500-£2500 (+VAT).
The exact cost will depend on the individual circumstances of the matter. For example, if there is one beneficiary and no property, costs will be at the lower end of the range. If there are multiple beneficiaries, a property and multiple bank accounts, costs will be at the higher end.
We will handle the full process for you. This quote is for estates where:
- There is a valid will
- There is no more than one property
- There are no more than two bank or building society accounts
- There are no other intangible assets
- There are 1-4 beneficiaries
- There are no disputes between beneficiaries on division of assets. If disputes arise this is likely to lead to an increase in costs
- There is no inheritance tax payable and the executors do not need to submit a full account to HMRC
- There are no claims made against the estate
Disbursements not included in this fee and this will be added to the fees in addition:
- Probate application fee
- Swearing of the oath fees
- Bankruptcy-only Land Charges Department searches
- Post in The London Gazette – Protects against unexpected claims from unknown creditors.
- Post in a Local Newspaper – This also helps to protect against unexpected claims.
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as court fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
Potential additional costs
- If there is no will or the estate consists of any share holdings (stocks and bonds) there is likely to be additional costs that could range significantly depending on the estate and how it is to be dealt with. We can give you a more accurate quote once we have more information.
- If any additional copies of the grant are required.
- Dealing with the sale or transfer of any property in the estate is not included.
How long will this take?
On average, estates that fall within this range are dealt with within 4-6 months. Typically, obtaining the grant of probate takes 4-6 weeks. Collecting assets then follows, which can take between 8-12 weeks. Once this has been done, we can distribute the assets, which normally takes 8-12 weeks.
Fixed fee
Probate
We can help you through this difficult process by obtaining the Grant of Probate on your behalf. We will also undertake the collecting and distributing of assets.
How much does this service cost?
TOTAL: fixed fee of £950 plus VAT.
This includes: obtaining the grant, collecting assets and distributing them.
Breakdown of costs:
Legal fees £1500
VAT on legal fees £300
Disbursements not included in our fees:
- Probate court fee
- Swearing of the oath (per executor).
- Bankruptcy-only Land Charges Department searches.
- Post in The London Gazette – Protects against unexpected claims from unknown creditors.
Employment
The fees set out here cover all of the work in relation to the following key stages of a claim:
- Taking your initial instructions, reviewing the papers and advising you on merits and likely compensation (this is likely to be revisited throughout the matter and subject to change)
- Entering into pre-claim conciliation where this is mandatory to explore whether a settlement can be reached;
- Preparing claim or response
- Reviewing and advising on claim or response from other party
- Exploring settlement and negotiating settlement throughout the process
- preparing or considering a schedule of loss
- Preparing for (and attending) a Preliminary Hearing
- Exchanging documents with the other party and agreeing a bundle of documents
- Taking witness statements, drafting statements and agreeing their content with witnesses
- preparing bundle of documents
- Reviewing and advising on the other party’s witness statements
- agreeing a list of issues, a chronology and/or cast list
- Preparation and attendance at Final Hearing, including instructions to Counsel
The fees for any Employment matter will be carried out on an hourly rate of the solicitor involved. The hourly rates are:
- A) £267 for partners and solicitors over 8 years post qualification experience
- B) £229 for solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience
- C) £165 for other solicitors and legal executives and other staff of equivalent experience
- D) £121 for trainee solicitors, trainee legal executives and other staff of equivalent experience