Our Prices

Our Free Advice Policy

We offer an initial consultation free of charge. Usually that consultation will be limited to half an hour; however if the matter is complex we will spend longer to establish if we can help.

After the free consultation it is a matter for you to decide whether or not you wish to instruct us. If you do we will then open a file and advise you of the likely cost of the work you ask us to undertake. At that stage we will send you a letter setting out our terms of engagement including our costs or a cost estimate if the costs are not fixed.

If we give free advice we do not open a file nor do we consider ourselves to under a professional obligation with regard to that advice. We will not undertake any work such as writing letters, contacting a third party etc.until you instruct us.

Our Charging Policy

Minimum fee:

Due our high overheads we have a minimum fee policy and that fee is £80 plus VAT. When the minimum fee applies we always ask you to pay the fee before work commences.

Fixed Fees: 

For some types of work we offer a fixed fee:

• Lasting Power of Attorney - £300 plus VAT and the court fee (people on low incomes may be eligible for fee exemption or reduction)
• Family Trust - £700 plus VAT and disbusements
• Residential Conveyancing - We have a scale of charges and generally, for work of this type, we do not deviate from that scale. If you would like to know how much we charge please do not hesitate to contact us.
• Assured Shorthold Tenancy - £100 plus VAT
• Estate administration/probate

This list is not exhaustive - please do not hesitate to call to find out if we offer a fixed fee for the work you require.

Negotiated fees:

When we cannot offer a fixed fee we will give you a cost estimate and review that cost estimate as the matter progresses. We do not incur costs without letting you know what is happening and securing your consent.

We always ask for costs on account when we start a new matter and raise interim bills. Once the costs paid on account have been spent we will ask you for further costs on account. Generally we do not continue to do work on your file when interim bills are unpaid.

Disbursements:

Except in a limited number of cases (for example personal injury claims), if we have to spend money on your behalf we will always ask you to place us in funds before we incurr that expense.

Public Funding (Legal Aid):

Clients eligible for Public Funding will be charged at the rates determined by the Legal Services Commission. In some cases, when clients recover money or property, those costs will have to be repaid to the Legal Services Commission.

We always keep clients informed about their costs and this applies equally to publicly funded clients as private cliets