Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Birketts LLP publishes these 51 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:Debt recoveryEmployment tribunal claimsImmigration services for individualsMotoring offencesPremises licence applicationsResidential real estate conveyancingAdministration of estatesAs listed on the firm's own website, read 16 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - purchase of a freehold property for £400,000 with a mortgage, worked example, legal fees start from[1] | from £2,500 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase of a leasehold property with a mortgage, worked example, legal fees start from[1] | from £3,000 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, electronic funds transfer fee[1] | £35.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale of a freehold property for £400,000, worked example, legal fees start from[1] | from £2,500 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale of a leasehold property, worked example, legal fees start from[1] | from £3,000 | + VAT |
| Residential mortgage or remortgage, legal fees starting from[1] | from £2,000 | + VAT |
| Probate and estate administration - hourly rates, partners[2] | £480 to £670 per hour | + VAT |
| Probate and estate administration - hourly rate, legal administrator (the lowest rate stated)[2] | £170 per hour | + VAT |
| Probate and estate administration - fees as a share of the value of the gross estate for the vast majority of estates (a guide only; charged on time spent)[2] | 1% to 3% | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - sending a Letter of Claim to a business debtor[3] | £50 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - hourly rates of the employment team[4] | £170 to £480 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - defending a straightforward unfair or wrongful dismissal claim for an employer at a one day hearing with no more than two witnesses, on average in the range of[4] | average £17,000 to £20,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - an individual bringing a straightforward unfair or wrongful dismissal claim at a one day hearing with no more than two witnesses, on average in the range of[4] | average £12,000 to £17,000 | + VAT |
| Immigration - hourly rate, partner[5] | £500 to £575 per hour | + VAT |
| Immigration - hourly rate, legal director[5] | £425 to £470 per hour | + VAT |
| Immigration - hourly rate, senior associate[5] | £400 to £450 per hour | + VAT |
| Immigration - hourly rate, trainee solicitor[5] | £195 to £250 per hour | + VAT |
| Immigration - hourly rate, paralegal[5] | £195 to £250 per hour | + VAT |
| Immigration - initial advice on options, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £750 to £1,500 | + VAT |
| Immigration - UK visitor visa, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £1,950 to £2,550 | + VAT |
| Immigration - Innovator Founder visa, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £4,500 to £7,500 | + VAT |
| Immigration - Global Talent visa, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £6,400 to £7,500 | + VAT |
| Immigration - UK Ancestry visa, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £2,750 to £3,750 | + VAT |
| Immigration - Investor, Entrepreneur or Sole Representative indefinite leave to remain (routes closed for new applicants), typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £7,000 to £9,500 | + VAT |
| Immigration - sponsor licence, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £4,500 to £6,500 | + VAT |
| Immigration - Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility and Temporary Worker visas, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £2,250 to £3,250 | + VAT |
| Immigration - fiance, spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner or dependent child of a British national, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £3,000 to £4,500 | + VAT |
| Immigration - Youth Mobility Scheme visa, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £2,500 to £2,750 | + VAT |
| Immigration - Child Student or Student visa, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £2,250 to £2,750 | + VAT |
| Immigration - indefinite leave to remain following work visas (form SET O), typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £2,750 to £3,750 | + VAT |
| Immigration - indefinite leave to remain following visas as family of a British national (form SET M), typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £2,750 to £3,750 | + VAT |
| Immigration - indefinite leave to remain based on long residence (form SET LR), typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £3,750 to £4,750 | + VAT |
| Immigration - EU Settlement Scheme family permit, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £2,500 to £3,250 | + VAT |
| Immigration - EU Settlement Scheme settled status, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £2,500 to £3,500 | + VAT |
| Immigration - registration as a British citizen, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £3,000 to £4,500 | + VAT |
| Immigration - naturalisation as a British citizen, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £3,000 to £4,500 | + VAT |
| Immigration - Expansion Worker visa, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £6,000 to £8,000 | + VAT |
| Immigration - parent of a Child Student visa, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £3,250 to £4,000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration - dependant applying at the same time, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £750 | + VAT |
| Immigration - dependant applying separately, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £2,250 to £3,000 | + VAT |
| Immigration - British passport, typical professional fee for a straightforward case[5] | £1,000 to £2,000 | VAT not stated |
| Motoring offences - standard fixed-fee package[6] | £1,975 | + VAT |
| Motoring offences - intermediate fixed-fee package[6] | £2,975 | + VAT |
| Motoring offences - bespoke fixed-fee package[6] | £3,975 | + VAT |
| Premises licence - new application, simple[7] | £2,220 to £2,960 | + VAT |
| Premises licence - new application, medium complexity[7] | £2,960 to £5,180 | + VAT |
| Premises licence - new application, high complexity[7] | £5,190 to £7,400 | + VAT |
| Premises licence - minor variation[7] | £800 to £1,500 | + VAT |
| Premises licence - major variation[7] | £2,000 to £6,000 | + VAT |
| Premises licence - transfer[7] | £1,800 to £2,440 | + VAT |
| Premises licence - change of designated premises supervisor[7] | £500 to £750 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 16 October 2026:
- [1]www.birketts.co.uk/service/residential-real-estate/residential-real-estate-conveyancing-fees
- [2]www.birketts.co.uk/service/administration-of-estates/administration-of-estate-fees
- [3]www.birketts.co.uk/service/litigation-and-dispute-resolution/debt-recovery/debt-recovery-fees
- [4]www.birketts.co.uk/service/employment/employment-tribunal-fees-business
- [5]www.birketts.co.uk/service/immigration/immigration-services-fees
- [6]www.birketts.co.uk/service/motoring-offences-services-individual/individual-motoring-offences-fees
- [7]www.birketts.co.uk/service/regulatory-and-corporate-defence/premises-licence-application-fixed-fees
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 7 (6 branches)
- Branch towns
- Norwich, Chelmsford, Cambridge, London, Sevenoaks, Bristol
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 15: Employment, Wills and trusts, Residential property, Corporate (non-listed), Planning, Family, Landlord and tenant, Commercial property, Probate, Social Welfare, Children, Criminal, Immigration, Litigation, Intellectual Property
- Published conveyancing prices
- Prices published birketts.co.uk found 28 August 2026
- Companies House status
- Active (OC317545, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 31 January 2006
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- SRA firms in Ipswich
- 28 (19 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | Providence House, 141-145 Princes Street, Ipswich, IP1 1QJDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Ipswich | 01473 232300 |
| Branch | Kingfisher House, 1 Gilders Way, Norwich, NR3 1UBDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Norwich | 01603 232300 |
| Branch | Brierly Place, New London Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0APDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Chelmsford | 01245 211211 |
| Branch | 22 Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2JDDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Cambridge | 01223 326600 |
| Branch | 1 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5EADirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | City of London | 020 3553 4888 |
| Branch | 1 Suffolk Way, Sevenoaks, TN13 1YLDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Sevenoaks | 020 8768 7000 |
| Branch | E Q, 111 Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6AXDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Bristol, City of | 0117 233 1700 |
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 Birketts 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 16 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at birketts.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
BIRKETTS LLP, company number OC317545, limited liability partnership, incorporated 31 January 2006. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (group). Registered office town: IPSWICH. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Birketts LLP in gold at Ipswich IP1 1QJ, its 6 other practising offices in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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