Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP publishes these 28 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:Wills and probateCommercial propertyConveyancingFamily lawBusiness lawLease extensionsDisputesEquity releaseAs listed on the firm's own website, read 17 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Employment - hourly charges by fee earner[1] | £150 to £250 | + VAT |
| Employment - bringing or defending a claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal, simple case, typical example of overall charges including disbursements[1] | £5,000 to £6,000 | + VAT |
| Employment - bringing or defending a claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal, medium complexity case, typical example of overall charges including disbursements[1] | £8,000.00 to £10,000 | + VAT |
| Employment - bringing or defending a claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal, high complexity case, typical example of overall charges including disbursements[1] | £14,000 to £20,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - method 1: fee as a percentage of the estate value, usually[2] | 2% of the total value of the estate | + VAT |
| Probate - method 2: hourly rate of the fee earner, usually[2] | £210 to £250 | + VAT |
| Probate - method 2 worked example: 15 hours at £250 per hour[2] | £3,750 | + VAT |
| Probate - average fee under either method[2] | average £4,000 to £5,000 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - hourly rate for an average case (in the region of)[3] | £220 to £300 per hour | VAT not stated |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, additional costs schedule: second charge, second mortgage, secured loan, Help to Buy loan or interim charging orders, per extra charge[4] | £175.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, additional costs schedule: company sale (other disbursements extra)[4] | £650.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, additional costs schedule: leasehold transaction[4] | £399.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, additional costs schedule: matrimonial split sale, acrimonious splits or clients requiring separate correspondence[4] | £250.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, additional costs schedule: statement of truth or statutory declaration[4] | £250.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, additional costs schedule: transfer of part[4] | £399.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, additional costs schedule: I Am Sold auction sale[4] | £399.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, additional costs schedule: unregistered land, first registration[4] | £399.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, additional costs schedule: staircasing or final staircasing, trust cases[4] | £850.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, additional costs schedule: management company (freehold property), sale[4] | £150.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - case study example (typical sale): our legal costs for dealing with the sale[5] | £1125 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - case study example (typical sale): file opening, set up and onboarding fee[5] | £150 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - case study example (typical sale): our legal costs for dealing with the mortgage redemption[5] | £175 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - case study example (typical sale): file storage fee (storage for 6 years after sale)[5] | £25 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - case study example (typical purchase): our legal costs for dealing with the mortgage[6] | £175 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - case study example (typical purchase): our costs for completing the SDLT return[6] | £75.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, extra charge if a family member gives a gifted deposit, per gift (plus ID charges for the donor)[6] | £100 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, extra charge for a declaration of trust where contributions are unequal[6] | £500 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, additional legal fees for acting for a bridging company lender[6] | £1200 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 17 October 2026:
- [1]www.martintolhurst.co.uk/site/pricetransparency/employment-pricingandservice
- [2]www.martintolhurst.co.uk/site/pricetransparency/probate-pricingandservice
- [3]www.martintolhurst.co.uk/site/pricetransparency/debtrecovery-pricingandservice
- [4]www.martintolhurst.co.uk/cms/document/scope-of-work-additional-costs-schedule-sale.pdf (PDF)
- [5]www.martintolhurst.co.uk/cms/document/case-study-1---sale.pdf (PDF)
- [6]www.martintolhurst.co.uk/cms/document/case-study-2---purchase.pdf (PDF)
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 4 (3 branches)
- Branch towns
- Longfield, Ashford, Sittingbourne
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 9: Litigation, Landlord and tenant, Wills and trusts, Corporate (non-listed), Family, Commercial property, Residential property, Probate, Children
- Companies House status
- Active (OC308980, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 15 August 2004
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- Martin Tolhurst Solicitors
- SRA firms in Medway
- 37 (15 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | Unit 4, Ambley Green, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham, ME8 0NJDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Medway | 01634 728110 |
| Branch | 61b Station Road, Longfield, DA3 7QADirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Dartford | 01474 706168 |
| Branch | Suite 1 Exchange House, Monument Way, Orbital Park, Ashford, TN24 0HBDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Ashford | 01233 505555 |
| Branch | 7 Conqueror Court, Sittingbourne, ME10 5BHDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Swale | 01795 436941 |
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 Martin Tolhurst Partnership 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 martintolhurst.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
MARTIN TOLHURST PARTNERSHIP LLP, company number OC308980, limited liability partnership, incorporated 15 August 2004. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 5 April 2025 (full). Registered office town: GILLINGHAM. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP in gold at Gillingham ME8 0NJ, its 3 other practising offices in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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