Services & fees

Exactly what you get, and what it costs

For each of our services: what's included, what isn't, how long it usually takes, who'll handle it and the fixed fee. If anything is unclear, that's our fault, so please ask.

A young couple holding up the keys outside their first terraced house
Daniel Lowe & Tom AshworthResidential property team
Buying & selling a home

Conveyancing without the chasing

Moving home is stressful enough. We do the legal work, keep your mortgage lender happy and update you every week, so you always know where things stand. You can follow every step online.

How it works

  1. Quote & instruct

What's included

  • Reviewing the contract and title
  • Ordering and explaining your searches
  • Acting for your mortgage lender
  • Stamp Duty return and Land Registry registration
  • Surveys (we can recommend local surveyors)
  • Shared ownership or Right to Buy (quoted separately)
  • Fees charged by a leasehold management company

Typically 8 to 12 weeks. Longer chains, new builds and leaseholds can take more time. Purchases from £950 + VAT. Get your exact quote, including Stamp Duty →

An older couple reading through their wills at the kitchen table
Helen Fairholme & Grace OkaforPrivate client team
Wills & lasting powers of attorney

Peace of mind, sorted in an afternoon

A will makes sure the right people inherit and saves your family a great deal of worry. A lets someone you trust step in if you ever can't make decisions yourself. We can meet at our office, by video, or at your home.

How it works

  1. Friendly chat
  2. Draft to read
  3. Changes
  4. Signing
  5. Free storage

What's included

  • Advice on guardians, gifts and inheritance tax
  • Home visits within 10 miles at no extra cost
  • Supervised signing, done properly
  • Free, secure storage of the original
  • Trusts (quoted separately)
  • The £82 Office of the Public Guardian fee per LPA

Wills in 2 to 3 weeks; LPAs take about 4 months to register. Single will £195 + VAT, mirror wills £295 + VAT, LPAs £395 + VAT each.

A woman holding an old family photograph beside a cup of tea
Helen FairholmeFounding partner
Probate & estates

When someone dies, we take the weight

Whether you're named as or just trying to work out where to start, we'll explain what needs doing now and what can wait. Choose just the grant of , or let us handle the whole estate.

How it works

  1. Free first call
  2. Value the estate
  3. Tax & forms
  4. Grant issued
  5. Pay beneficiaries

What's included in "grant only"

  • Checking the will is valid
  • Inheritance tax forms (non-taxable estates)
  • Applying for the grant
  • The Probate Registry's application fee
  • Selling property or collecting assets (full administration)

Most estates take 6 to 12 months. Grant only: £1,250 + VAT. Full administration is quoted after a free first call, once we understand the estate.

Two parents walking their young child to school along a leafy pavement
Priya DesaiAssociate, family law and mediator
Family law

Calm advice for hard times

Separation affects everything: the children, the house, the money. We'll give you clear options and always try the calmest route first, through negotiation and mediation, with court as a last resort.

How it works

  1. First meeting
  2. Written advice
  3. Agree a plan
  4. Negotiate
  5. Make it final

What's included in the first meeting

  • A full hour with Priya
  • Advice on children, finances and housing
  • A written summary of your options
  • Court fees, set by the court
  • Contested court hearings (estimated separately)

First meeting £150 + VAT. An uncontested divorce is £650 + VAT plus the court fee. Worried about safety? Call us and we'll make time for you the same day.

All fixed fees

The full price list

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