Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Backhouse Solicitors LTD publishes these 17 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:Employment tribunal claims (defending)Business debt recoveryIndependent legal adviceProbate and estate administrationWillsAs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Employment tribunal - defending unfair or wrongful dismissal claims, typical fees[1] | £1,000 to £20,000 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - standard letter before claim[2] | from £500 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - bespoke letter before claim[2] | from £1,000 | + VAT |
| Independent legal advice - occupiers consent or ID1 forms[3] | £450 | + VAT |
| Independent legal advice - all other forms, per person[3] | £600 | + VAT |
| Probate - grant of probate and estate administration for simple UK estates, fees start at[4] | from £1,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - long form inheritance tax return (IHT400) work, typical fees[4] | £1,500 to £2,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - full estate administration for a straightforward estate, estimated fees[4] | £5,000 to £8,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - full estate administration, general guide as a percentage of the gross value of the estate[4] | 1% to 2% | VAT not stated |
| Wills - codicil, single (up to three minor amendments)[5] | £150.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - codicil, couple (up to three minor amendments)[5] | £200 | + VAT |
| Wills - simple single will[5] | £250 | + VAT |
| Wills - standard single will[5] | £300 | + VAT |
| Wills - premium single will[5] | from £250 | + VAT |
| Wills - simple mirror wills for a couple[5] | £450 | + VAT |
| Wills - standard mirror wills for a couple[5] | £750 | + VAT |
| Wills - premium mirror wills for a couple[5] | from £450 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 19 October 2026:
- [1]www.backhouse-solicitors.co.uk/about-backhouse/our-fees/our-fees-defending-employment-tribunal-claims-for-unfair-or-wrongful-dismissal
- [2]www.backhouse-solicitors.co.uk/about-backhouse/our-fees/our-fees-business-debt-recovery-up-to-100000-pounds
- [3]www.backhouse-solicitors.co.uk/about-backhouse/our-fees/our-fees-independent-legal-advice
- [4]www.backhouse-solicitors.co.uk/about-backhouse/our-fees/our-fees-grant-of-probate-and-estate-administration
- [5]www.backhouse-solicitors.co.uk/wills-probate-and-lpas/will-writing-service
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Branch towns
- Leigh-on-Sea
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 9: Probate, Family, Corporate (non-listed), Employment, Litigation, Non-litigation, Commercial property, Residential property, Wills and trusts
- Companies House status
- Active (06990670, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 14 August 2009
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- SRA firms in Chelmsford
- 44 (24 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 17 Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1JUDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Chelmsford | 01245 893400 |
| Branch | 105 Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 1PGDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Southend-on-Sea | 01702 410880 |
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 Backhouse Solicitors LTD reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. The prices shown above, read 19 October 2026 from the firm's website, are for other services and do not include conveyancing. For conveyancing, ask the firm for a written quote. 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
BACKHOUSE SOLICITORS LIMITED, company number 06990670, private limited company, incorporated 14 August 2009. 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: CHELMSFORD. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
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Source: SRA Firm data web service (terms 1 July 2020, attribution required); firm status, offices and areas of law as reported by the SRA on 3 November 2026. Areas of law are self-reported by each firm in its annual return and describe work it told the SRA it delivered, not a live service menu or a quality mark. Companies House fields from the Basic Company Data bulk file dated 1 May 2026. Geocoding by postcodes.io: contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026, Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026, National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026. No firm on this site is sponsored, ranked or endorsed, and nothing here implies SRA endorsement of this site.