Practice areas
Three matter types, priced the same way
Whatever the file, the estimate separates what we charge from what we pay out on your behalf, and says which lines carry VAT. What changes between these three is which statutory scale applies.
Residential conveyancing
Freehold and leasehold purchase and sale, transfers of equity, remortgage, new build plot sales and shared ownership staircasing.
What it covers
Title investigation and report on title
Local, drainage and environmental searches
Leasehold management pack review
Exchange, completion and SDLT return
Registration at HM Land Registry
What you pay
Our fee, with VAT shown separately
Searches, at cost, varying by local authority
Land Registry registration on Scale 1
Priority search and official copies
Stamp Duty Land Tax, paid to HMRC
Probate and estate administration
Grants of probate and letters of administration, full administration, deeds of variation, intestacy and lifetime gift reporting.
What it covers
Valuing the estate and identifying assets
Inheritance tax account where one is due
Applying for the grant
Collecting in and distributing
Estate accounts for the beneficiaries
What you pay
Our fee, fixed or on the estate, agreed at the outset
The Probate Registry application fee
Copies of the grant, charged per copy
Statutory advertisements where used
Employment
Tribunal claims and responses, settlement agreements, redundancy consultation, TUPE and disciplinary or grievance advice.
What it covers
Early conciliation through ACAS
Preparing or responding to a claim
Settlement agreement advice and negotiation
Consultation process design
Representation at hearing
What you pay
Our fee, hourly or fixed by stage
There is no Employment Tribunal issue or hearing fee
Counsel’s fees where counsel is instructed
Travel and any expert report
Not sure which of the three it is?
Describe the matter in a sentence and we will tell you which scale applies and what it is likely to cost.
Ask us