Please see our charges and professional fees below
Your assets will be distributed according to your wishes after your death.
CONVEYANCING CHARGES AND PROFESSIONAL FEES
For properties worth more than 1 million pounds please add £500 per million in to our legal cost.
Acting on the purchase and sale of property above £500K BUT LESS THAN £1m
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Our Legal Cost | £1200.00+ VAT £240.00 |
| Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) | TBA (variable) |
| Land Registration Application filing fee | £150.00+ VAT |
| HM Land Registry Title Search Fee | TBA (variable) |
| Bankruptcy Search Fee (Per Person) | £2.00 |
| Sundries | £95.00 |
| Completing & Submitted SDLT return | £150.00+ VAT£30.00 |
| Archive Cost | £150.00 |
| Bank Transfer Admin Charge | £50.00 |
| Environmental/Drainage/Local Authority Searches | TBA (variable) |
| Chancel Check | £24.00 Approx |
| Acting for Lender (if you are obtaining a mortgage) | £125.00+ VAT |
| Acting on Purchase of Leasehold or Right to buy or Help to buy or Shared ownership and New built property | £750.00+ VAT |
| File Storage | £50.00 |
| Office Disbursements | £75.00 |
| Disbursements - Searches | TBA (Variable) |
| Disbursements - Stamp Duty | TBC |
Acting on the purchase of property above £300K BUT LESS THAN £500K
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Our Legal Cost | £1000.00+ VAT £200.00 |
| SDLT Submission Fee | 150.00+ VAT £30.00 |
| Acting for lender (if you are obtaining the mortgage) | £125.00+ VAT |
| Acting on Purchase of Leasehold or Right to buy or Help to buy or Shared ownership and New built property | £1500.00+ VAT 300.00 |
| Chaps Transfer Admin Charge | £50.00 |
| File Storage | £30.00 |
| Office Disbursements | £75.00 |
| Disbursements - Searches | TBA (Variable) |
| Disbursements - Bankruptcy Search | £4.00 |
| Disbursements - Land Registry Application Filing Fee | £150.00 + VAT £30.00 |
| Disbursements - Stamp Duty | TBC |
Sale (£350K or Less)
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Leasehold doc. | TBC |
Transfer of Equity
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Our Cost | £900.00 + VAT £180 |
| Chaps | TBA (variable) |
| File Storage | £30.00 |
| Office Disbursement | £75.00 |
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| Land Registry Documents | TBC |
| Leasehold info | TBC |
Commercial Leases | New Lease | Assignment of Lease | Sale / Purchase of Businesses
| Description | Our Professional Fee |
|---|---|
| Our Professional Fixed Fee | £1600.00+ VAT £320.00 |
| Office Disbursements | £75.00 |
| Completing & Submitted SDLT return | £150.00 |
| Bank Transfer Admin Charge | £50.00 |
| Local Authority Search(approx.) | TBA (variable) |
FAMILY CASE FEES
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| First Consultation and case assessment(up to 30 Minutes) | Free |
| Divorce/dissolution of civil partnership (petitioner – uncontested) | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Divorce/dissolution of civil partnership (Respondent – uncontested) | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Financial clean break consent order (no assets) | Hourly rate £280 ph. + VAT £56.00 (Time estimate will be provided at confirmation of instructions) |
| Financial consent order (agreed division of limited/straightforward assets, valued at less than £350,000) | Hourly rate £280 ph. + VAT £56.00 (Time estimate will be provided at confirmation of instructions) |
| Financial consent order (agreed division of multiple/complex assets, valued at less than £350,000) | Hourly rate £280 ph. + VAT £56.00 (Time estimate will be provided at confirmation of instructions) |
| Harassment and Domestic Violence | Hourly rate £280 ph. + VAT £56.00 (Time estimate will be provided at confirmation of instructions) |
| Pre-nuptial agreement (terms agreed) | £750 + VAT £150.00 |
| Cohabitation agreement (terms agreed) | £750 + VAT £150.00 |
| Separation agreement (terms agreed) | £750 + VAT £150.00 |
| Parental responsibility Agreement | £750 + VAT £150.00 |
| Financial Issues and settlement | £750 + VAT £150.00 |
| Children and parenting issues | £750 + VAT £150.00 |
Note: In all other family matters/litigation, we charge an hourly rate of £250 per hour. If any complications arise which we cannot foresee at the time of accepting instructions, in such a case we will inform you and provide you with further estimate of costs. Should we need to attend a court hearing to represent you, then you need to pay our costs for court attendance in advance.
IMMIGRATION CASE PROFESSIONAL FEES
EU Law Applications
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| EEA Family Permit As Family Member of An EEA National | £1200.00 |
| Residence Card As Family Member Of An EEA National | £1200.00 |
| Retaining Right of Residence As Family Member Of An EEA National After Divorce Or Death Of The EEA National | £1200.00 + VAT £240.00 |
| Derivative Residence Card As A Primary Carer | £1200.00 + VAT £240.00 |
| Residence Card As Extended Family Member Of An EEA National | £1200.00 + VAT £240.00 |
Family of British Citizens & Settled Persons
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Fiancé(e) Visa UK | £1200.00 |
| Proposed Civil Partner Visa UK | £1200.00 |
| Entry Clearance As A Spouse | £1500.00 |
| Switching Into Spouse Visa UK | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Extension Of Stay As A Spouse | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| ILR Spouse Visa | £2000 + VAT £400.00 |
| Entry Clearance As A Civil Partner | £1500.00 |
| Switching Into Civil Partner Visa | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Extension Of Stay As A Civil Partner | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| ILR Civil Partner | £2000 + VAT £400.00 |
| Entry Clearance As Unmarried Partner | £1500 |
| Switching Into Unmarried Partner Visa | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Extension of Stay As Unmarried Partner | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| ILR Unmarried Partner | £2000 + VAT £400.00 |
| Entry Clearance As Same Sex Partner | £1200 |
| Switching Into Same Sex Partner Visa | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Extension Of Stay As Same Sex Partner | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| ILR Same Sex Partner | £2000 + VAT £400.00 |
| ILR – Victim Of Domestic Violence ILR – Victim Of Domestic Violence | £2000 + VAT £400.00 |
| ILR – Bereaved Partner ILR – Bereaved Partner | £2000 + VAT £400.00 |
Long Residence Applications
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| ILR – 10 Years Long Residence (Same Day Visa Service) | £1800 + VAT £360.00 |
| Extension Of Stay – 10 Years Long Residence | £1500 + VAT£300.00 |
UK Work Visas
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Dependants of Tier 1 General Migrant | £2500 + VAT £500.00 |
| ILR Tier 1 General | £2500 + VAT £500.00 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 1 Entrepreneur | £2200 |
| Switching Into Tier 1 Entrepreneur | £1800 + VAT £360.00 |
| Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa Extension | £1800 + VAT £360.00 |
| ILR As Tier 1 Entrepreneur | £2500+VAT £500.00 |
| Dependants of Tier 1 Entrepreneur | £2000 + VAT £400.00 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 1 Exceptional Talent | £2000 |
| Switching Into Tier 1 Exceptional Talent | £1500+VAT £300.00 |
| Extension Of Stay As Tier 1 Exceptional Talent | £1800+VAT £360.00 |
| ILR As Tier 1 Exceptional Talent | £1800+VAT £360.00 |
| Dependants Of Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Migrant | £1400 +VAT £280.00 |
| Switching Into Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur | £1400 + VAT £280.00 |
| Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa Extension | £1400 + VAT £280.00 |
| Dependants Of Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 1 Investor | £2500 |
| Switching Into Tier 1 Investor Visa | £2500 + VAT £500.00 |
| Tier 1 Investor Visa Extension | £2500 + VAT £500.00 |
| ILR As Tier 1 Investor | £2500 + VAT £500.00 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 2 General Migrant | £1200 |
| Switching Into Tier 2 General | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Tier 2 General Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| ILR Tier 2 General | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Dependants Of Tier 2 General Migrant | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 2 Minister Of Religion | £1200 |
| Switching Into Tier 2 Minister Of Religion | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Tier 2 Minister Of Religion Visa Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| ILR Tier 2 Minister Of Religion | £2000 + VAT £400.00 |
| Dependants Of Tier 2 Minister Of Religion | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 2 Sportsperson | £1500 |
| Switching Into Tier 2 Sportsperson | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Tier 2 Sportsperson Visa Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| ILR Tier 2 Sportsperson | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Dependants Of Tier 2 Sportsperson | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 2 ICT | £1200 |
| Switching Into Tier 2 ICT | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Tier 2 ICT Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| ILR Tier 2 ICT | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Dependants Of Tier 2 ICT Migrant | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Entry Clearance As Domestic Worker | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Domestic Worker Visa Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| ILR Domestic Worker | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Dependants Of Domestic Worker | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Entry Clearance As A Sole Representative Of Overseas Business | £2500 |
| Sole Representative Visa Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| ILR As Sole Representative | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Dependants of Sole Representatives | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Dependants Of A Person With UK Ancestry Visa | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| ILR UK Ancestry | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| UK Ancestry Visa Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Entry Clearance – UK Ancestry Visa | £1800 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 5 Charity Worker | £1800 |
| Tier 5 Charity Workers Visa Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Dependants Of Tier 5 Charity Worker | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 5 Creative & Sporting | £2000 |
| Switching Into Tier 5 Creative & Sporting | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Dependants Of Tier 5 Creative & Sporting | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Entry Clearance As Tier 5 Religious Worker | £1800 |
| Tier 5 Religious Workers Visa Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Switching Into Tier 5 Government Authorised Exchange | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Tier 5 Government Authorised Exchange Visa Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS)Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Switching Into Tier 5 International Agreement | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Tier 5 International Agreement Visa Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| ILR – Tier 5 International Agreement | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
Student Visas / Tier 4
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Entry Clearance – Tier 4 General Student | £1200 |
| Switching Into Tier 4 General Student | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Tier 4 General Student Extension | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Dependants Of Tier 4 General Students | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Switching Into Tier 4 Child Student | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Entry Clearance – Tier 4 Child Student | £1200 |
Asylum & Humanitarian Protection
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| All Asylum and Humanitarian Protection matters | Hourly rate £280 ph. +VAT £56.00 (Time estimate will be provided at the confirmation of instructions) |
Naturalisation & British Citizenship
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Registration As A British Citizen If You Had Previously Given Up British Citizenship | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Naturalisation As A British Citizen | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Registration Of A Child As British Citizen – MN1 Application | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Registration Of A Child As British Citizen Who Was Born In The UK And Has Lived In The UK For 10 Years | £1400 + VAT £280.00 |
| UKM Application | £1400 + VAT £280.00 |
| Registration As British Citizen By British Subject | £1400 + VAT £280.00 |
| Registration As British Citizen By British Protected Person | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Registration As British Citizen By BOC | £1400 + VAT £280.00 |
| British Citizenship As BNO | £1400 + VAT £280.00 |
| Registration As British Citizen Under The British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997 | £1400 + VAT £280.00 |
| Registration As A British Citizen By BOTC | £1400 + VAT £280.00 |
| Registration As A British Citizen By A BOTC With A Connection With Gibraltar | £1400 + VAT £280.00 |
| Registration As A British Overseas Territories Citizen If You Had Previously Given Up Citizenship | £1400 + VAT £280.00 |
| Registration As A British Citizen By A Stateless Person | £1800 + VAT £360.00 |
Visitor Visa
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Business Visitor Visa UK | £1200 |
| Family Visitor Visa UK | £1200 |
| Child Visitor | £1200 |
| Entertainer Visitor Visa UK | £1200 |
| General Visitor Visa UK | £1200 |
| Parent of A Child At School | £1200 |
| Prospective Entrepreneur Visa UK | £1200 |
| Sports Visitors Visa UK | £1200 |
| Student Visitor Visa UK | £1200 |
| UK Visa For PLAB Test | £1200 |
| Visitor For Marriage/Civil Partnership | £1200 |
| Visitor For Private Medical Treatment | £1200 |
| Visitor In Transit Visa UK | £1200 |
| Visitor Under Approved Destination Status (ADS) Agreement With China | £1200 |
| Visitors Undertaking Permitted Paid Engagements | £1200 |
Other Immigration Applications
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Discretionary Leave | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Bail Application to the Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Bail Application to the Immigration Judge at Asylum and Immigration Tribunal | £1500 |
| For any subsequent bail application, if your first bail application to the Immigration Judge has been unsuccessful | £1500 |
| Revocation of Deportation Order | £1500 |
| Sponsor Licence Application | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| Subject Access Request (SAR) | £500 + VAT £100.00 |
| Returning Resident Visa UK | £1500 + VAT £300.00 |
| TOC Application | £750 + VAT £150.00 |
| NTL Application | £750 + VAT £150.00 |
Immigration Appeals & Admin Review
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Administrative Review Against Refusal Of Entry Clearance As PBS Migrant | £900 |
| Admin Review Against Refusal Of An In-Country Refusal By The Home Office | £900 |
| Entry Clearance Appeal Stage 1 (Pre-Hearing Notice) | £700 |
| Entry Clearance Appeal Stage 2 (Post-Hearing Notice) | £700 |
| In-Country Immigration Appeal | £1500.00 + VAT £300.00 and Disbursements |
| Asylum Appeal | £2000.00 + VAT £400.00 and Disbursements |
| Deportation Appeal | £2000.00 + VAT £400.00 and Disbursements |
| Application To 1st Tier Tribunal For Permission To Appeal To Upper Tribunal | Hourly rate £280 ph. + VAT £56.00 (Time estimate will be provided at confirmation of instructions) |
| Application To Upper Tribunal For Permission To Appeal To Upper Tribunal | Hourly rate £280 ph. + VAT £56.00 (Time estimate will be provided at confirmation of instructions) |
| Appeal To The Upper Tribunal Following Grant Of Permission To Appeal | Hourly rate £280 ph. + VAT £56.00 (Time estimate will be provided at confirmation of instructions) |
| Application To The Upper Tribunal For Permission To Appeal To The Court Of Appeal | Hourly rate £280 ph. + VAT £56.00 (Time estimate will be provided at confirmation of instructions) |
| Application To The Court Of Appeal For Permission To Appeal To Court Of Appeal | Hourly rate £280 ph. + VAT £56.00 (Time estimate will be provided at confirmation of instructions) |
| Appeal To The Court Of Appeal | Hourly rate £280 ph. + VAT £56.00 (Time estimate will be provided at confirmation of instructions) |
Judicial Reviews (JRs) In The Upper Tribunal
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Pre Action Protocol For Judicial Review Against The Home Office, UKBA | £750 + VAT £150.00 |
| Paper Application To Upper Tribunal For Permission To Apply For Judicial Review (JR) | £1200 + VAT £240.00 |
| Renewal Of An Application For Permission To Apply For Judicial Review (JR) Against The Home Office, UKBA | £1200 + VAT £240.00 |
| Judicial Review Against The Home Office, UKVI Following Grant Of Permission To Apply For Judicial Review (JR) | Hourly rate £280 ph. + VAT £56.00 and disbursements (Time estimate will be provided at confirmation of instructions) |
| Emergency Injunction To Stop Removal From The UK | £2500 + VAT £500.00 |
Time Scale
The time-scale involved depends on each case. Usually in EEA Application, the Home Office can take a maximum of 6 months to make a decision. However, in more complex cases, the Home Office can take a long time to respond back with a decision. Nevertheless, we will never cause a delay in your matter and have the expertise to deal with matters expeditiously.
Our Immigration team are fully qualified solicitors and have a vast amount of experience dealing with immigration applications.
The key stages involved in immigration work include:
- Gathering evidence.
- Dealing with pre-action protocols.
- Preparing and considering application.
- Submitting application to Home Office.
- Dealing with queries raised by Home Office.
- Decision.
LANDLORD AND TENANT CASE FEES
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Possession Claim of a Property (Accelerated Procedure) (Assured Shorthold tenancy)(uncontested) | £1500+VAT £300.00 |
| Possession Claim of a Property (Accelerated Procedure) (Assured Shorthold tenancy)(contested) | Hourly rate £280 ph. +VAT £56.00 |
| Possession Claim of a Property (Non-accelerated procedure contested or non-contested) | Hourly rate £280 ph. +VAT £56.00 (Time estimate will be provided at confirmation of instructions |
| Warrant of Possession of land application | £300.00 +VAT £60.00 |
Note: In all other Possession Claim matters and Civil Claims litigation, we charge an hourly rate of £280 per hour. If any complications arise which we cannot foresee at the time of accepting instructions, in such a case we will inform you and provide you with further estimate of costs. Should we need to attend a court hearing to represent you, then you need to pay our costs for court attendance in advance.
WILLS, POWER OF ATTORNEY AND PROBATE MATTERS FEES
| Description | Our Professional Fixed Fee |
|---|---|
| Simple will – No complexities or inheritance Act/tax problems. | £250.00 + VAT £50.00 (Additional fees will apply if a home/hospital visit is required) |
| A single Property and Financial Affairs or Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney document | £1200 plus VAT £240.00 and disbursements variable |
| A pair of similar Property & Financial Affairs and Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney documents | £2000 plus VAT £400.00 and disbursements variable |
| Application for grant of probate (Straight forward) | £1500.00 + VAT £300.00 |
| Disbursements | TBA (variable) |
An hourly rate:
Our hourly charge rates are as follows:
Principal/partner £280.00 per hour plus VAT £56.00, Case Worker(s) £ 150.00 to £200.00 per hour plus VAT.
We can help individuals who are looking to obtain grant of representation and require assistance with administration of estates, complete and file Inheritance Tax accounts, fill in Inland Revenue forms, general advice on Wills and Probate, assist in applications to interpret a Will, applications to remove and/or appoint executors/executrix, draft Wills and Codicils, applications for inheritance by dependants and cohabitees, deal with estates where there is no Will and we can deal with contested probate. If an application is straight forward and certainly not contested then we can offer fixed fee arrangements starting from £1200.00 plus VAT plus Disbursement. However, if an application seems more complicated and contested then we shall charge on an hourly basis.
Time Scale
The time-scale involved depends on the type of case and application. However, there will never be a delay on our part of the work. In straight forward probate matters, in order to obtain probate, it can take up to 6 months depending on how quickly the Probate Registry can process applications. However, if the matter is in litigation and is contested then we cannot provide a time frame without overlooking at your case thoroughly.
Our Wills and Probate team are fully qualified solicitors and have a vast amount of experience dealing with different applications relating to an estate.