Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Chennells publishes these 57 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:Dispute resolutionPersonal injuryProfessional negligenceFamily lawProperty lawWills and probatePowers of attorneyEmploymentDebt recoveryAs listed on the firm's own website, read 19 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold sale - likely fee for properties up to £1,000,000.00[1] | £1,350.00 to £3,000.00 | + VAT |
| Freehold sale - likely fee for properties over £1,000,000.00[1] | £3,500.00 to £5,000.00 | + VAT |
| Freehold sale - administration fee for each transfer of monies[1] | £45.00 | + VAT |
| Freehold sale - fee for each electronic anti money laundering and identity check[1] | £24.00 | + VAT |
| Freehold sale - hourly rates on which the fees are based (lower and higher property values)[1] | Lower values £150.00 / higher values £261.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Freehold sale - worked estimate for a typical freehold sale at £450,000.00: Chennells charges[1] | £1,750.00 | + VAT |
| Leasehold sale - likely fee for properties up to £1,000,000.00[2] | £1,350.00 to £3,000.00 | + VAT |
| Leasehold sale - likely fee for properties over £1,000,000.00[2] | £3,500.00 to £5,000.00 | + VAT |
| Leasehold sale - administration fee for each transfer of monies[2] | £45.00 | + VAT |
| Leasehold sale - fee for each electronic anti money laundering and identity check[2] | £24.00 | + VAT |
| Leasehold sale - hourly rates on which the fees are based (lower and higher property values)[2] | Lower values £150.00 / higher values £261.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Leasehold sale - worked estimate for a typical leasehold sale at £450,000.00: Chennells charges[2] | £2,000.00 | + VAT |
| Freehold purchase - likely fee for properties up to £1,000,000.00[3] | £1,350.00 to £3,000.00 | + VAT |
| Freehold purchase - likely fee for properties over £1,000,000.00[3] | £3,500.00 to £5,000.00 | + VAT |
| Freehold purchase - administration fee for each transfer of monies[3] | £45.00 | + VAT |
| Freehold purchase - fee for each electronic anti money laundering and identity check[3] | £24.00 | + VAT |
| Freehold purchase - hourly rates on which the fees are based (lower and higher property values)[3] | Lower values £150.00 / higher values £261.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Freehold purchase - worked estimate for a typical freehold purchase at £450,000.00: Chennells charges[3] | £1,800.00 | + VAT |
| Freehold purchase - additional fees for dealing with the mortgage legal work (minimum)[3] | from £180 | inc VAT |
| Leasehold purchase - likely fee for properties up to £1,000,000.00[4] | £1,350.00 to £3,000.00 | + VAT |
| Leasehold purchase - likely fee for properties over £1,000,000.00[4] | £3,500.00 to £5,000.00 | + VAT |
| Leasehold purchase - administration fee for each transfer of monies[4] | £45.00 | + VAT |
| Leasehold purchase - fee for each electronic anti money laundering and identity check[4] | £24.00 | + VAT |
| Leasehold purchase - hourly rates on which the fees are based (lower and higher property values)[4] | Lower values £150.00 / higher values £261.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Leasehold purchase - worked estimate for a typical leasehold purchase at £450,000.00: Chennells charges[4] | £2,100.00 | + VAT |
| Leasehold purchase - additional fees for dealing with the mortgage legal work (minimum)[4] | from £180 | inc VAT |
| Remortgage - Chennells charges in the typical estimate[5] | £750.00 | + VAT |
| Remortgage - administration fee for transfer of monies[5] | £54.00 | inc VAT |
| Remortgage - administration fee for transfer of monies to you[5] | £54.00 | inc VAT |
| Estate administration - hourly rate for solicitors[6] | £250.00 to £275.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Estate administration - hourly rate for paralegals, trainee solicitors and others doing paralegal work[6] | £118.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment - hourly rate[7] | £261.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment - initial interview[7] | £120.00 | + VAT |
| Employment - letter to the employer or employee and full letter of advice (estimate of 1-2 hours)[7] | £261.00 to £522.00 | + VAT |
| Employment - issuing the tribunal claim, form ET1 (estimate of 30-60 minutes)[7] | £130.50 to £261.00 | + VAT |
| Employment - issuing the tribunal claim where the background is complicated (estimate of 1 hour 30 minutes or more)[7] | from £391.50 | + VAT |
| Employment - responding to a claim form (estimate of 1-2 hours)[7] | £261.00 to £522.00 | + VAT |
| Employment - reviewing the value of the claim and considering settlement offers (estimate of 1-3 hours)[7] | £261.00 to £783.00 | + VAT |
| Employment - disclosing and reading documents (estimate of 30 minutes to 2 hours)[7] | £130.50 to £522.00 | + VAT |
| Employment - witness statements, one witness (minimum of 2 hours)[7] | from £522.00 | + VAT |
| Employment - witness statements, several witnesses (estimate of 5 or 6 hours)[7] | £1,305.00 to £1,566.00 | + VAT |
| Employment - calculating the remedy (estimate of 30 minutes to 2 hours)[7] | £130.50 to £522.00 | + VAT |
| Employment - hearing preparation (estimate of 5 hours or more)[7] | from £1,305.00 | + VAT |
| Employment - settlement correspondence (estimate of a couple of hours)[7] | £522.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - hourly rate[8] | £261.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - initial interview[8] | £120.00 | inc VAT |
| Debt recovery - letter before action and letter of advice (estimate of 30 minutes to 1 hour)[8] | £130.50 to £261.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - negotiation if the matter resolves quickly (up to, estimate of a couple of hours or less)[8] | £522.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - claim form and particulars of claim for a simple debt (estimate of 30-60 minutes)[8] | £130.50 to £261.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - claim form where the background is complicated (estimate of 1 hour 30 minutes or more)[8] | from £391.50 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - reviewing the claim and advising on settlement offers (estimate of 1-3 hours)[8] | £261.00 to £783.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - directions questionnaire and proposed directions (estimate of 1-2 hours)[8] | £261.00 to £522.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - disclosing and reading documents (estimate of 30 minutes to 3 hours)[8] | £130.50 to £783.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - witness statements, one witness (minimum of 1 hour)[8] | from £261.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - witness statements, several witnesses (estimate of 5 or 6 hours)[8] | £1,305.00 to £1,566.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - trial preparation (estimate of 6 hours or more)[8] | from £1,566.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - settlement correspondence (estimate of a couple of hours)[8] | £522.00 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 19 October 2026:
- [1]www.chennellssolicitors.co.uk/fee-transparency-freehold-sale
- [2]www.chennellssolicitors.co.uk/fee-transparency-leasehold-sale
- [3]www.chennellssolicitors.co.uk/fee-transparency-freehold-purchase
- [4]www.chennellssolicitors.co.uk/fee-transparency-leasehold-purchase
- [5]www.chennellssolicitors.co.uk/fee-transparency-remortgage
- [6]www.chennellssolicitors.co.uk/fee-transparency-probate
- [7]www.chennellssolicitors.co.uk/fee-transparency-employment
- [8]www.chennellssolicitors.co.uk/fee-transparency-debt-recovery
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
- 9: Commercial property, Probate, Litigation, Family, Residential property, Wills and trusts, Children, Personal Injury, Landlord and tenant
- SRA firms in Southend-on-Sea
- 34 (18 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 583-585 London Road, Westcliff-On-Sea, SS0 9PJDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Southend-on-Sea | 01702 349971 |
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 Chennells 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 19 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at chennellssolicitors.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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The SRA records the firm's constitution as sole practitioner, 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.
Chennells in gold at Westcliff-On-Sea SS0 9PJ, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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