Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Austins LLP publishes these 26 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:House buying and sellingPower of attorneyWills and probateCommercial propertyAs listed on the firm's own website, read 19 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £500k | £1,200 | + VAT |
| £501k to £800k | £1,410 | + VAT |
| £801k to £900k | £1,560 | + VAT |
| £901k to £1m | £1,620 | + VAT |
| £1m to £1,499,999 | .18% of value | + VAT |
| £1.5m to £2m | .24% of value | + VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee, Mortgage[1] | £180 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee, Unregistered[1] | £120 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee, Transfer of Part[1] | £120 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee, Leasehold[1] | £240 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee, Retirement[1] | £240 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee, New Build[1] | £240 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee, Freehold with Management Company[1] | £240 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee, Subject to a Tenancy[1] | £240 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee, Purchase as a Company[1] | £240 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - Lease Extension[1] | £840 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - Transfer of Equity[1] | £840 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - Re-mortgage[1] | £840 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - a single power of attorney (property and financial affairs, or health and welfare)[2] | £375 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - both types[2] | £500 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - couples, each making a single type[2] | £600 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - couples, both making both types (four documents)[2] | £900 | + VAT |
| Probate - partners' hourly charging rate[3] | £350 per hour | + VAT |
| Probate - value element in complex or taxable estates, up to a percentage of the gross value of the deceased's residence[3] | 0.5% | + VAT |
| Probate - value element in complex or taxable estates, up to a percentage of the gross value of the rest of the estate[3] | 1% | + VAT |
| Probate - value element when the firm is appointed as executor, up to a percentage of the gross value of the deceased's residence[3] | 0.75% | + VAT |
| Probate - value element when the firm is appointed as executor, up to a percentage of the gross value of the rest of the estate[3] | 1.5% | + VAT |
| Probate - grant of probate only, no inheritance tax return needed[3] | £1,300 to £2,500 | + VAT |
| Probate - grant of probate and some or all of the administration, no inheritance tax return required[3] | £4,000 to £7,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - full tax return, grant of probate and administration where an inheritance tax return is required[3] | £7,000 to £10,500 | + VAT |
| Probate - estate with financial assets of different types, inheritance tax to pay and a trust and estates income tax return, average cost[3] | average £10,000 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 19 October 2026:
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Branch towns
- Berkhamsted
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 4: Commercial property, Residential property, Wills and trusts, Probate
- Companies House status
- Active (OC317663, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 6 February 2006
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- Austins; Austins Penny & Thorne
- SRA firms in Dacorum
- 24 (11 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 175 High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 3APDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Dacorum | 01442 872141 |
| Branch | 175 High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 3APDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Dacorum | 01442 872141 |
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 Austins 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 19 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at austinslaw.com 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
AUSTINS LLP, company number OC317663, limited liability partnership, incorporated 6 February 2006. 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: BERKHAMSTED. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Austins LLP in gold at Berkhamsted HP4 3AP, its 1 other practising office in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: Dacorum district outline (ONS E07000096).
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