Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Challenor Gardiner publishes these 44 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, lasting powers of attorney and probateDivorce and family lawResidential conveyancingCommercial propertyBusiness lawCivil litigation and dispute resolutionAs listed on the firm's own website, read 18 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - overall range of prices[1] | £995 to £1,695 | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £300,000 | £1,395 | + VAT |
| £300,001 to £500,000 | £1,595 | + VAT |
| £500,001 to £750,000 | £1,795 | + VAT |
| £750,001 to £1,000,000 | £1,995 | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £300,000 | £1,895 | + VAT |
| £300,001 to £500,000 | £2,095 | + VAT |
| £500,001 to £750,000 | £2,295 | + VAT |
| £750,001 to £1,000,000 | £2,495 | + VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Conveyancing - additional fee: leasehold transaction[1] | £500 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - additional fee: purchase with an equity release loan[1] | £500 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - additional fee: first registration, if all deeds intact (from)[1] | from £895 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - additional fee: first registration, if any deeds missing (from)[1] | from £1,095 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - additional fee: shared ownership[1] | £400 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - additional fee: lease extension (from)[1] | from £995 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - additional fee: staircasing (from)[1] | from £995 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - additional fee: Stamp Duty return[1] | £10 | VAT not stated |
| Conveyancing - additional fee: telegraphic transfer payment, plus a separate bank fee[1] | £35 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - additional fee: Help to Buy ISA or Lifetime ISA[1] | £100 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - additional fee: declaration of trust, simple fixed shares[1] | £175 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - transfer of equity (from)[1] | from £995 | + VAT |
| Re-mortgage[1] | £995 | + VAT |
| Assent - freehold[1] | £495 | + VAT |
| Assent - leasehold[1] | £695 | + VAT |
| Independent legal advice on signing a mortgage deed[1] | £500 | + VAT |
| Removal of a joint tenant[1] | £100 | + VAT |
| Removal of a tenant in common[1] | £195 | + VAT |
| Removal of a charge or mortgage (from)[1] | from £100 | + VAT |
| Removal of restrictions, freehold (from)[1] | from £100 | + VAT |
| Removal of restrictions, leasehold (from)[1] | from £150 | + VAT |
| Wills - simple, straightforward single will[2] | £450 | + VAT |
| Wills - simple, straightforward mirror wills for couples[2] | £650 | + VAT |
| Wills - more complex single will (typical)[2] | £850 to £950 | + VAT |
| Wills - complex mirror wills (typical)[2] | £950 to £1,500 | + VAT |
| Wills - single will with more complicated finances (guideline price)[2] | £1,500 to £1,750 | + VAT |
| Wills - mirror wills with more complicated finances (guideline price)[2] | £1,750 to £2,500 | + VAT |
| Lasting Power of Attorney - single person, one LPA (property and financial affairs, or health and welfare)[2] | £500 | + VAT |
| Lasting Powers of Attorney - single person, both LPAs[2] | £750 | + VAT |
| Lasting Power of Attorney - couples, one LPA each[2] | £750 | + VAT |
| Lasting Powers of Attorney - couples, both LPAs[2] | £950 | + VAT |
| Lasting Powers of Attorney - couples wanting two of one type and one of the other[2] | £850 | + VAT |
| Family - initial consultation of up to one hour with a family solicitor (as little as)[3] | from £150 | + VAT |
| Divorce - petitioner, straightforward no fault divorce, judicial separation or civil partnership suit (court fees extra)[3] | £950 | + VAT |
| Pre-nuptial, co-habitation or separation agreement where the main terms are already agreed[3] | £1,500 to £2,400 | + VAT |
| Financial consent order in divorce proceedings (court fee extra)[3] | average £1,250 to £2,500 | + VAT |
| Children Act representation at a first appointment or a review hearing, per morning or afternoon[3] | £1,250 | + VAT |
| Checking service for people acting in person[3] | £250 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - possible additional fee: anti-money laundering ID check for British nationals, per name, sale[1] | £10.00 | inc VAT |
| Conveyancing - possible additional fee: anti-money laundering ID check for British nationals, per name, purchase[1] | £15 | inc VAT |
| Conveyancing - possible additional fee: Lawyer Checker[1] | £18 | inc VAT |
Some figures on the firm's page do not agree with each other; the table follows the page as printed.
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 18 October 2026:
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised sole practice
- Organisation type
- Recognised sole practice, authorised
- Constitution
- Sole practitioner
- Practising offices
- 1
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 6: Wills and trusts, Litigation, Residential property, Family, Probate, Commercial property
- Published conveyancing prices
- Prices publishedfee table challenor-gardiner.co.uk found 28 August 2026
- SRA firms in Oxford
- 53 (19 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 29 New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, OX1 2DHDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Oxford | 01865 721451 |
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 Challenor Gardiner 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 18 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at challenor-gardiner.co.uk for any update before instructing it. Compare against the verified Oxford band of £850 to £2,200 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
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