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Howman Solicitors

SRA number 460581 · Authorised since 1 November 2011

Head office 52/53, Margaret Street, London, W1W 8SQ

Website howmansolicitors.co.uk · Phone 020 7629 1801 · Publishes prices: yes, read 18 October 2026

Published prices

Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Howman Solicitors publishes these 11 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:Asset finance litigationBanking litigationContractual disputesShareholder and partnership disputesProfessional negligenceContentious insolvencyCommercial leasehold transactionsSite acquisitions and developmentFreehold acquisitions and disposalsAs listed on the firm's own website, read 18 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.

ServicePriceVAT
Debt recovery (business to business) - hourly headline rates (per hour)[1]£115 to £275+ VAT
Debt recovery (business to business, undisputed, claim issued) - firm fee range by debt value[1]
BandFeeVAT
Up to £5,000£50.00 – £225.00+ VAT
£5,001 – £10,000£225.00 – £450.00+ VAT
£10,000+£450.00 – £750.00+ VAT
ServicePriceVAT
Employment tribunal - issuing proceedings (ET1)[2]£1500 to £3000+ VAT
Employment tribunal - interlocutory stages (applying for or being subject to orders)[2]£1500 to £3000+ VAT
Employment tribunal - preparation of case including correspondence, telephone calls and drafting[2]£1000 to £2500+ VAT
Employment tribunal - final hearing, depending on length[2]£3000 to £7500+ VAT
Employment tribunal - appeal hearings at the Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal[2]£2500 to £5000+ VAT
Employment tribunal - overall costs for a simple case[2]£6000+ VAT
Employment tribunal - overall costs for a more complex case[2]£10,000 to £15,000+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - hourly headline rates, from paralegal or trainee to senior consultant (per hour)[3]£110.00 to £400.00+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - average range of fees[3]average £1,000.00 to £3,000.00+ VAT

From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 18 October 2026:

  1. [1]howmansolicitors.co.uk/debt-recovery-pricing
  2. [2]howmansolicitors.co.uk/employment-tribunal-pricing
  3. [3]howmansolicitors.co.uk/residential-conveyancing-pricing

Key facts

Authorisation
Recognised body
Organisation type
Recognised body, authorised
Constitution
Partnership
Practising offices
1
Areas of law reported to the SRA
5: Non-litigation, Commercial property, Corporate (non-listed), Residential property, Litigation
Previous names (SRA)
Howman & Co
SRA firms in Westminster
454 (150 residential property)

Offices on the SRA record

OfficeAddressDistrictPhone
Head office52/53, Margaret Street, London, W1W 8SQDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsWestminster020 7629 1801

Areas of law reported to the SRA

Non-litigationCommercial propertyCorporate (non-listed)Residential propertyLitigation

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.

Conveyancing prices: published by the firm under SRA Transparency Rule 1

Because Howman Solicitors 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 howmansolicitors.co.uk for any update before instructing it. Compare against the verified London (Central) band of £1,200 to £4,500 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.

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The SRA records the firm's constitution as partnership, a structure with no Companies House registration, so there is no company record to cross-reference; the SRA authorisation record is the only public register entry for the firm.

Where the office is
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