Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Frederic Hall Solicitors publishes these 29 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:FamilyEmploymentLitigationWills, trusts and estate administrationResidential conveyancingBusiness transfersBusiness leasesCommercial conveyancingLandlord and tenantDebt recoveryProfessional negligenceAs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Probate - fixed fee for the grant of probate or letters of administration only[1] | £1,000 to £1,500 | + VAT |
| Probate - administration of the estate, legal fees range[1] | £1,500 to £25,000.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - administration of a more straightforward estate, usual range[1] | £1,500.00 to £4,000.00 | VAT not stated |
| Probate - administration of the estate, percentage of the value of the gross estate[1] | between 1% and 2% of the value of the gross estate | VAT not stated |
| Probate - dealing with an estate, hourly rate[1] | £300 per hour | + VAT |
| Probate - estimate for an estate with a valid Will, no inheritance tax payable and no claims against the estate[1] | £1,500 to £3,000 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - initial meeting of up to an hour, fixed fee[2] | £150 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - hourly rate for attendance and preparation on documents[2] | £300 per hour | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - per letter or e-mailed correspondence sent[2] | £30 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - per routine letter or e-mail received[2] | £15 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - worked example of a debt pursued in the County Court, letter of demand and Pre-Action Protocol steps[2] | average £1,800 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - worked example of a debt pursued in the County Court, drafting and issue of claim[2] | average £2,000 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - worked example of a debt pursued in the County Court, obtaining judgment in default[2] | average £500 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - worked example of a debt pursued in the County Court, if defended attendance upon Case Management Conference[2] | average £2,000 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - worked example of a debt pursued in the County Court, pre-trial matters[2] | average £3,000 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - worked example of a debt pursued in the County Court, trial (Fast-Track, one day)[2] | average £4,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal for employees - hourly charging rate, partner[3] | £300 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal for employees - unfair or wrongful dismissal claim, simple case, likely cost[3] | £1,500 to £2,500 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal for employees - unfair or wrongful dismissal claim, medium complexity case, likely cost[3] | £2,500 to £5,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal for employees - unfair or wrongful dismissal claim, high complexity case, likely cost[3] | £5,000 to £7,500 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal for employees - attendance at a Tribunal Hearing, per day[3] | £1,000 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold purchase, legal fees[4] | £1,000 to £1,875 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold purchase, electronic money transfer fee[4] | £30 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold purchase of a property above £1million, percentage of the value of the property[4] | 0.2% of the value of the property | VAT not stated |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, our fees[5] | £725 to £1,725 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, electronic money transfer fee (if mortgage)[5] | £30 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale of a property above £1 million, percentage of the value of the property[5] | 0.2% of the value of the property | VAT not stated |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase, legal fees[6] | £725 to £1,550 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase of a property above £1 million, percentage of the value of the property[6] | 0.2% of the value of the property | VAT not stated |
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]www.frederic-hall.co.uk/site/pricing/probate-pricing
- [2]www.frederic-hall.co.uk/site/pricing/debt-recovery-pricing
- [3]www.frederic-hall.co.uk/site/pricing/tribunal-pricing-employees
- [4]www.frederic-hall.co.uk/site/pricing/leasehold-residential-pricing
- [5]www.frederic-hall.co.uk/site/pricing/residential-sale-pricing
- [6]www.frederic-hall.co.uk/site/pricing/freehold-residential-pricing
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Partnership
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Branch towns
- Dover
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 7: Wills and trusts, Employment, Landlord and tenant, Probate, Commercial property, Residential property, Family
- Previous names (SRA)
- Frederic Hall; Frederic Hall & Co
- SRA firms in Folkestone and Hythe
- 16 (9 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | York House, 32 Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2URDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Folkestone and Hythe | 01303 851185 |
| Branch | 77 Biggin Street, Dover, CT16 1BBDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Dover | 01304 202411 |
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 Frederic Hall 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 19 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at frederic-hall.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 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.
Frederic Hall Solicitors in gold at Folkestone CT20 2UR, its 1 other practising office in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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