Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Max Engel & Co LLP publishes these 33 prices on its own website. The figures below are copied as the firm prints them. For your own matter, ask the firm for a written quote that includes disbursements.
What the firm offers:Employment law for employersDebt recovery for individualsDebt recovery for businessesEmployment law for employeesInsolvencyLitigation and dispute resolutionProbate and estate administrationWills and lasting powers of attorneyAs listed on the firm's own website, read 17 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £150,000 | £950.00 | + VAT |
| £150,001 – £300,000 | £950 – £1,400 | + VAT |
| £300,001 – £500,000 | £1,400 – £1,700 | + VAT |
| £500,001 – £850,000 | £1,700 – £2,050 | + VAT |
| £850,001 plus | Please call for a quote | + VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Buying with a Mortgage fee[1] | £100 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Help to Buy mortgage fee[1] | £200 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Help to Buy ISA fee[1] | £50 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Leasehold fee[1] | £250 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Deed of Covenant[1] | £100 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: New-build property fee[1] | £250 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Shared ownership fee[1] | £300 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Sourcing Indemnity Insurance Fee[1] | £50 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Freehold management company fee[1] | £200 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Multiple management companies fee[1] | £100 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Buy to Let fee[1] | £200 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Tenants in situ fee[1] | £100 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Solar panels fee[1] | £200 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Dealing with gifted deposit fee[1] | £50 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Additional third-party / donor ID fee[1] | £15 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Additional third-party source of funds fee[1] | £50 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Complex source of funds fee[1] | £80 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Retention administration fee[1] | £80 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - worked example: legal fees for the purchase of a leasehold apartment at £200,000.00 with a mortgage (two first-time buyers)[1] | £1250.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - our fees for a court claim, debt value up to £5,000[2] | £1500 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - our fees for a court claim, debt value £5,001 to £10,000[2] | £2000 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - our fees for a court claim, debt value £10,001 to £50,000[2] | £2500 | + VAT |
| Employment - bringing or defending a claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal, simple case[3] | £6,000 to £8,000 | + VAT |
| Employment - bringing or defending a claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal, medium complexity case[3] | £8,000 to £12,000 | + VAT |
| Employment - bringing or defending a claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal, high complexity case[3] | £12,000 to £15,000 | + VAT |
| Employment - additional estimated charge for attending a tribunal hearing, per day[3] | £875 | + VAT |
| Probate - full estate administration, time charge (10 to 25 hours, straight-forward estates)[4] | £2900 to £7250 | + VAT |
| Probate - full estate administration, minimum time charge[4] | from £1250 | + VAT |
| Probate - straight-forward estates (including small estates procedure), time charge[4] | £1450 to £2900 | + VAT |
| Probate - application for grant of probate only, fixed fee option (where available)[4] | £1995 | + VAT |
| Probate - distribution by bank transfer, same-day transfer (additional)[4] | £35 | + VAT |
| Probate - distribution by bank transfer, transfer taking 3 working days (additional)[4] | £10 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 17 October 2026:
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 1
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 9: ADR, Litigation, Employment, Landlord and tenant, Residential property, Wills and trusts, Non-litigation, Commercial property, Probate
- Companies House status
- Active (OC305962, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 5 November 2003
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- Max Engel
- SRA firms in West Northamptonshire
- 59 (25 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 21-27 Tudor Court, Wootton Hope Drive, Wootton, Northampton, NN4 6FFDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | West Northamptonshire | 01604 887455 |
Areas of law reported to the SRA
Self-reported by the firm in its most recent annual return to the SRA ("the areas of law that the law firm has told us they delivered"). A lagging description of past work, not a live service list, a specialism claim or a quality mark; it may be up to a year old and is blank for newly authorised firms.
Because Max Engel & Co LLP reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. This firm's published conveyancing prices are shown above, read 17 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at maxengel.co.uk for any update before instructing it. Compare against the national average of £1,575 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
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Companies House record
MAX ENGEL & CO LLP, company number OC305962, limited liability partnership, incorporated 5 November 2003. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: NORTHAMPTON. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Max Engel & Co LLP in gold at Northampton NN4 6FF, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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