Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Eaton Smith LLP publishes these 52 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:Buying and selling a businessCommercial propertyContractsCorporate and commercialData protectionDispute resolutionEmploymentIntellectual propertyFamily lawDivorce and separationBuying or selling a homeInjuries and accidentsClinical negligenceWills, estate planning and LPAsProbate and estate administrationAs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Residential purchase - legal fee range[1] | £850 to £3,999 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - example: purchase of a house at approx. £132,000, legal fees starting from[1] | from £995 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - additional fee: acting for your lender[1] | £95 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - additional fee: bank transfer fee[1] | £35 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - additional fee: digital file scanning fee[1] | £20 | + VAT |
| Residential sale - legal fee range[1] | £850 to £3,500 | + VAT |
| Residential sale - example: sale of a house at approx. £325,000, legal fees starting from[1] | from £1,050 | + VAT |
| Mortgage or re-mortgage - legal fee range[1] | £950 to £2,500 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - hourly rate range where charges are hourly[1] | £130 to £210 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: auction fee[1] | £420.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: amended mortgage offer fee[1] | £90.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: declaration of trust fee[1] | £425.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: deed of covenant fee (per deed)[1] | £150.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: third party lender lawyer fee[1] | £420.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: shared ownership / equity fee[1] | £360.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: unregistered title fee (per title)[1] | £240.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: statutory declaration fee[1] | £150.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: upgrading title to absolute fee[1] | £180.00 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal, unfair or wrongful dismissal - simple case[2] | £3,000 to £5,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal, unfair or wrongful dismissal - medium complexity case[2] | £6,000 to £10,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal, unfair or wrongful dismissal - high complexity case[2] | £10,000 to £20,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - attending a tribunal hearing (per day)[2] | £1,500 | + VAT |
| Probate - full administration of a relatively simple estate (example estate)[3] | £3000 to £4250 | + VAT |
| Probate - grant only application (fixed fee basis)[3] | £850 to £2500 | + VAT |
| Wills - straightforward will, guide price[4] | from £295 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - letter before action to an individual or sole trader under the Debt Pre-Action Protocol[5] | £75.00 | VAT not stated |
| Debt recovery - issue of proceedings up to and including judgment (typical example: recovery of a debt for £1,000)[5] | £205.00 | VAT not stated |
| Debt recovery - charging order application[5] | £350.00 | VAT not stated |
| Debt recovery - attachment of earnings application[5] | £250.00 | VAT not stated |
| Debt recovery - third party debt order application[5] | £350.00 | VAT not stated |
| Debt recovery - order to obtain information from a debtor[5] | £250.00 | VAT not stated |
| Debt recovery - winding up proceedings, service of a statutory demand[5] | £350.00 | VAT not stated |
| Debt recovery - bankruptcy proceedings, service of a statutory demand[5] | £350.00 | VAT not stated |
| Debt recovery - bankruptcy proceedings[5] | £1500.00 | VAT not stated |
| Debt recovery - additional work over and above routine undisputed debt work, hourly by fee earner[5] | £50.00 to £225 per hour | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - work outside the scope of the fixed charges that is not contentious, hourly rate[5] | £50 per hour | VAT not stated |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: arranged fee for putting search insurance in place (including VAT)[1] | £120 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: Companies House search fee[1] | £30.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: approving a deed of covenant not drafted by us[1] | £90.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: freehold property with a management company / rent charge (per rent charge and each management company)[1] | £180.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: gifted deposit (per giftor)[1] | £152.00 | VAT not stated |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: standard indemnity policy (each policy)[1] | £42.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: bespoke indemnity policy (each policy)[1] | £120.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: occupier waiver (each occupier)[1] | £90.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: restrictions, cautions or notices (each entry)[1] | £90.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: second or subsequent mortgage (per charge)[1] | £84.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: property held in trust, purchased or sold by trustees[1] | £360.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: sale by probate / letters of administration / enduring or lasting power of attorney[1] | £90.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - additional fee: winding up petition search (limited company involved)[1] | £18.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - senior solicitor at £250 per hour, approximate fees for the example estate[3] | average £3750 to £4250 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - additional fee: online ID verification fee (the page prints £24 per person)[1] | £20 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - additional fee: Lawyer Checker[1] | £18 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 17 October 2026:
- [1]www.eatonsmith.co.uk/you/services/residentialpropertypurchase/charges
- [2]www.eatonsmith.co.uk/you/services/employment/charges
- [3]www.eatonsmith.co.uk/you/services/probate/charges
- [4]www.eatonsmith.co.uk/you/services/wills-trusts-estate-planning
- [5]www.eatonsmith.co.uk/business/services/debtrecovery/charges
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 1
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 10: Probate, Residential property, Personal Injury, Litigation, Employment, Corporate (non-listed), Commercial property, Wills and trusts, Children, Family
- Companies House status
- Active (OC326172, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 21 February 2007
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- CDS; Yes; YES Personal Injury Lawyers; Eaton Smith Solicitors
- SRA firms in Kirklees
- 72 (31 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 14 High Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2HADirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Kirklees | 01484 821300 |
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 Eaton Smith 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 eatonsmith.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
EATON SMITH LLP, company number OC326172, limited liability partnership, incorporated 21 February 2007. 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: WEST YORKSHIRE. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
The registered office town, WEST YORKSHIRE, differs from the practising head office town, Huddersfield.
Eaton Smith LLP in gold at Huddersfield HD1 2HA, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: Kirklees district outline (ONS E08000034).
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