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Macfarlanes LLP

SRA number 486980 · Authorised since 1 November 2011

Head office 20 Cursitor Street, London, EC4A 1LT

Website macfarlanes.com · Phone 020 7831 9222 · Publishes prices: yes, read 16 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. Macfarlanes LLP publishes these 25 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:Residential conveyancingDefending unfair or wrongful dismissal claimsImmigration applicationsProbate and estate administrationAs listed on the firm's own website, read 16 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.

ServicePriceVAT
Hourly rates across residential conveyancing, defending unfair or wrongful dismissal claims, immigration applications and probate (depending on who is involved)[1]£380 to £1,430 per hour+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - purchase - no mortgage[2]£10,000 to £85,000+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - purchase with mortgage[2]£14,000 to £100,000+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - sale[2]£8,000 to £75,000+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - standalone mortgage[2]£6,000 to £20,000+ VAT
Employment - defending an unfair or wrongful dismissal claim in the Employment Tribunal (employer), by case complexity[3]
ItemFeeVAT
Simple case£70,000 to £120,000+ VAT
Medium complexity case£120,000 to £200,000+ VAT
High complexity case£200,000++ VAT
ServicePriceVAT
Immigration - Innovator[4]£15,000 to £50,000+ VAT
Immigration - Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility[4]£2,000 to £5,000+ VAT
Immigration - Student Visa and Child Student Visa[4]£2,500 to £5,000+ VAT
Immigration - Graduate Visa[4]£3,000 to £6,000+ VAT
Immigration - High Potential Individual Visa[4]£3,000 to £6,000+ VAT
Immigration - Government Authorised Exchange[4]£2,500 to £5,000+ VAT
Immigration - Youth Mobility Scheme[4]£2,000 to £5,000+ VAT
Immigration - UK Ancestry[4]£2,000 to £7,000+ VAT
Immigration - Partner of a person present & settled in UK[4]£6,000 to £12,000+ VAT
Immigration - Visitor[4]£4,000 to £7,000+ VAT
Immigration - Overseas Domestic worker[4]£6,000 to £11,000+ VAT
Immigration - EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit[4]£6,000 to £12,000+ VAT
Immigration - EU Settlement Scheme[4]£3,000 to £7,000+ VAT
Immigration - Indefinite leave to remain[4]£4,000 to £12,000+ VAT
Immigration - Naturalisation as a British citizen[4]£6,000 to £12,000+ VAT
Immigration - Registration as a British citizen[4]£6,000 to £12,000+ VAT
Immigration - UK Passport[4]£2,500 to £9,000+ VAT
Probate - stage 1: Applying for the grant of representation[5]£30,000 to £100,000+ VAT
Probate - stage 2: Administering the estate[5]£10,000 to £100,000+ VAT

From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 16 October 2026:

  1. [1]www.macfarlanes.com/pricing-transparency
  2. [2]www.macfarlanes.com/pricing-transparency/residential-conveyancing
  3. [3]www.macfarlanes.com/pricing-transparency/defending-unfair-or-wrongful-dismissal-claims
  4. [4]www.macfarlanes.com/pricing-transparency/immigration-applications
  5. [5]www.macfarlanes.com/pricing-transparency/probate-and-administration-of-uncontested-estates-based-wholly-in-the-uk

Key facts

Authorisation
Recognised body
Organisation type
Recognised body, authorised
Constitution
Limited liability partnership
Practising offices
2 (1 branch)
Branch towns
Brussels
Areas of law reported to the SRA
10: Employment, Corporate (non-listed), Residential property, Commercial property, Corporate (listed), Probate, Family, Litigation, Wills and trusts, Landlord and tenant
Published conveyancing prices
Prices published macfarlanes.com found 28 August 2026
Companies House status
Active (OC334406, file 1 May 2026)
Incorporated
28 January 2008
Company type
Limited Liability Partnership
SRA firms in City of London
757 (181 residential property)

Offices on the SRA record

OfficeAddressDistrictPhone
Head office20 Cursitor Street, London, EC4A 1LTDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsCity of London020 7831 9222
BranchAvenue de Cortenbergh 71, Brussels, 1000 (Belgium)outside England and Wales

Areas of law reported to the SRA

EmploymentCorporate (non-listed)Residential propertyCommercial propertyCorporate (listed)ProbateFamilyLitigationWills and trustsLandlord and tenant

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 Macfarlanes 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 macfarlanes.com 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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Companies House record

MACFARLANES LLP, company number OC334406, limited liability partnership, incorporated 28 January 2008. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (group). Registered office town: LONDON. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.

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