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Coole Bevis LLP

SRA number 492875 · Authorised since 12 August 2025

Head office 15 Prince Albert Street, Brighton, BN1 1HY

Website coolebevis.com · Phone 01273 23231 · Publishes prices: yes, read 19 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. Coole Bevis LLP publishes these 55 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, trusts and estate planningProbate and estate administrationPowers of attorneyDeputyship and Court of Protection servicesContentious trusts and probateFamily lawEmployment lawResidential property and conveyancingCommercial real estateCorporate lawCommercial lawCommercial dispute resolutionWealth managementAs listed on the firm's own website, read 19 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.

Freehold property purchase - guide to our legal fee by property price (pricing page)[1]
BandFeeVAT
Up to £1,000,000£1,800 – £2,000+ VAT
Above £1,000,0000.2% of the purchase price+ VAT
Leasehold property purchase - guide to our legal fee by property price (pricing page)[1]
BandFeeVAT
Up to £1,000,000£2,000 – £2,500+ VAT
Above £1,000,0000.25% of the purchase price+ VAT
Freehold property sale - guide to our legal fee by property price (pricing page)[1]
BandFeeVAT
Up to £1,000,000£1,800 – £2,000+ VAT
Above £1,000,0000.2% of the sale price+ VAT
Leasehold property sale - guide to our legal fee by property price (pricing page)[1]
BandFeeVAT
Up to £1,000,000£2,000 – £2,400+ VAT
Above £1,000,0000.25% of the sale price+ VAT
ServicePriceVAT
Freehold property purchase - guide to our legal fee for property prices up to the stated limit (residential property conveyancing page)[2]£2,400+ VAT
Leasehold property purchase - guide to our legal fee for property prices up to the stated limit (residential property conveyancing page)[2]£2,900+ VAT
Freehold property sale - guide to our legal fee for property prices up to the stated limit (residential property conveyancing page)[2]£2,200+ VAT
Leasehold property sale - guide to our legal fee for property prices up to the stated limit (residential property conveyancing page)[2]£2,700+ VAT
Conveyancing - supplemental cost: fee for each CHAPS bank transfer[1]£60+ VAT
Conveyancing - supplemental cost: fee for each BACS bank transfer[1]£30+ VAT
Conveyancing - supplemental cost: archive retrieval fee[1]£100+ VAT
Conveyancing - supplemental cost: electronic ID check fee (including ongoing monitoring and source of funds)[1]£40+ VAT
Conveyancing - supplemental cost: dealing with a Lifetime ISA[1]£50+ VAT
Conveyancing - supplemental cost: dealing with a gifted deposit[1]£250+ VAT
Conveyancing - supplemental cost: acting for a lender[1]£300+ VAT
Conveyancing - supplemental cost: new build fee[1]£750+ VAT
Conveyancing sale - supplemental cost: mortgage redemption fee[1]£250+ VAT
Conveyancing purchase - supplemental cost: for a mortgage (residential property conveyancing page)[2]£350+ VAT
Leasehold conveyancing involving a relevant or higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 - additional advice, time spent, hourly rate[1]£300.00 per hour+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - hourly rate, partner (excluding VAT)[1]£325.00 per hour+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - hourly rate, associate solicitor / associate (excluding VAT)[1]£300.00 per hour+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - hourly rate, solicitor / FILEX / CILEX (excluding VAT)[1]£300.00 per hour+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - hourly rate, conveyancer (excluding VAT)[1]£300.00 per hour+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - hourly rate, trainee (excluding VAT)[1]£175.00 per hour+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - hourly rate, paralegal (excluding VAT)[1]£175.00 per hour+ VAT
Wills - single will without trust and inheritance tax advice, cost range (printed 'upwards')[1]£600.00 to £700.00+ VAT
Wills - single will with trust or inheritance tax advice, cost range (printed 'upwards')[1]£850.00 to £1000.00+ VAT
Wills - pair of mirror wills without trust and inheritance tax advice, cost range (printed 'upwards depending upon complexity')[1]£800.00 to £1,250.00+ VAT
Wills - complex instructions, hourly rate range from associate solicitor to partner / LLP member (per hour)[1]£300 to £325+ VAT
Lasting Powers of Attorney - single, cost range[1]£850.00 to £950.00+ VAT
Lasting Powers of Attorney - two, cost range[1]£950.00 to £1,300.00+ VAT
Lasting Powers of Attorney - four, cost range[1]£1,600.00 to £1,900.00+ VAT
Fixed probate application (pricing page) - short form IHT205, IHT217 and probate application, non-taxable estate, client obtains all the estate information[1]£1,500 to £2,000+ VAT
Fixed probate application (pricing page) - short IHT205, IHT217 and probate application, non-taxable estate, we obtain all the estate information[1]£2,000 to £2,500+ VAT
Fixed probate application (pricing page) - full IHT400, IHT217 and probate application, no tax to pay, client obtains all the estate information[1]£2,750 to £3,750+ VAT
Fixed probate application (pricing page) - full IHT400 and probate application, tax to pay, client obtains estate information[1]£4,500 to £5,500+ VAT
Fixed probate application (pricing page) - probate application only, no inheritance tax account required[1]£1,000 to £1,500+ VAT
Probate application (probate services page) - no inheritance tax return, application only, client obtains valuations of assets and liabilities[3]£1,500 to £2,000+ VAT
Probate application (probate services page) - no inheritance tax return, application only, we obtain valuations of assets and liabilities[3]£2,500 to £3,500+ VAT
Probate application (probate services page) - no inheritance tax to pay but an account must be filed, client obtains valuations[3]£4,000 to £5,000+ VAT
Probate application (probate services page) - no inheritance tax to pay but an account must be filed, we obtain valuations[3]£5,500 to £6,500+ VAT
Probate application (probate services page) - inheritance tax payable, full account filed and tax paid, client obtains valuations and we assist with arrangements for initial payment of tax[3]£6,000 to £7,500+ VAT
Court of Protection - hourly rate, Grade A (solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years' experience)[1]£288.00 per hour+ VAT
Court of Protection - hourly rate, Grade B (solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years' experience)[1]£242.00 per hour+ VAT
Court of Protection - hourly rate, Grade C (other solicitors or legal executives or fee earners of equivalent experience)[1]£197.00 per hour+ VAT
Court of Protection - hourly rate, Grade D (trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners)[1]£139.00 per hour+ VAT
Court of Protection - deputyship fixed costs set by the Court: work up to the date of the Deputyship Order[1]£1,204+ VAT
Court of Protection - deputyship fixed costs set by the Court: general administration for the first year of Deputyship from date of Order[1]£2,116+ VAT
Court of Protection - deputyship fixed costs set by the Court: general administration for second and subsequent years[1]£1,672+ VAT
Court of Protection - deputyship fixed costs set by the Court: preparation and filing of Annual Report[1]£336+ VAT
Employment tribunals (bringing and defending unfair or wrongful dismissal claims) - simple case[1]£5,000 to £7,500+ VAT
Employment tribunals (bringing and defending unfair or wrongful dismissal claims) - medium complexity case[1]£7,500 to £12,500+ VAT
Employment tribunals (bringing and defending unfair or wrongful dismissal claims) - high complexity case[1]£20,000 to £30,000+ VAT
Employment tribunals - hourly rates, lowest to highest (per hour)[1]£165.00 to £325.00+ VAT
Employment tribunals - additional charge for attending a Tribunal Hearing, per day[1]£2,500+ 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 19 October 2026:

  1. [1]coolebevis.com/pricing
  2. [2]coolebevis.com/residential-property-conveyancing
  3. [3]coolebevis.com/probate-and-estate-administration-services

Key facts

Authorisation
Licensed body (ABS)
Organisation type
Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised
Constitution
Limited liability partnership
Practising offices
5 (4 branches)
Branch towns
Worthing, Horsham, Hove, Burgess Hill
Areas of law reported to the SRA
9: Family, Corporate (non-listed), Landlord and tenant, Wills and trusts, Residential property, Children, Litigation, Commercial property, Probate
Published conveyancing prices
Prices publishedfee table coolebevis.com found 28 August 2026
Companies House status
Active (OC337405, file 1 May 2026)
Incorporated
19 May 2008
Company type
Limited Liability Partnership
Previous names (SRA)
Woolley Bevis Diplock LLP
SRA firms in Brighton and Hove
74 (33 residential property)

Offices on the SRA record

OfficeAddressDistrictPhone
Head office15 Prince Albert Street, Brighton, BN1 1HYDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsBrighton and Hove01273 23231
Branch5 The Steyne, Worthing, BN11 3DTDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsWorthing01903 722532
Branch14 Carfax, Horsham, RH12 1DZDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsHorsham01403 210200
Branch79 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BBDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsBrighton and Hove01273 722532
BranchDelmon House, 36-38 Church Road, Burgess Hill, Burgess Hill, RH15 9AHDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsMid Sussex01444 620230

Areas of law reported to the SRA

FamilyCorporate (non-listed)Landlord and tenantWills and trustsResidential propertyChildrenLitigationCommercial propertyProbate

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 Coole Bevis 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 19 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at coolebevis.com for any update before instructing it. Compare against the verified Brighton band of £850 to £2,150 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.

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Companies House record

COOLE BEVIS LLP, company number OC337405, limited liability partnership, incorporated 19 May 2008. 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: BRIGHTON. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.

Companies House also lists 1 earlier registered name, most recently WOOLLEY BEVIS DIPLOCK LLP.

Where the offices are
Locator map showing Coole Bevis LLP at 15 Prince Albert Street, Brighton, BN1 1HY and 9 nearby SRA-regulated officesCoole Bevis LLP (Worthing office)Coole Bevis LLP (Horsham office)Coole Bevis LLP (Hove office)Coole Bevis LLP (Burgess Hill office)Thompson Allen LLP, BrightonOdt Professional Limited, BrightonSpearpoint Franks Solicitors LTD, BrightonDMH Stallard LLP, BrightonCoole Bevis LLP, Brighton

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