Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Gilbert Stephens LLP publishes these 24 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:Buying and selling propertyEquity releaseFirst registrations of titleHelp to Buy schemesLease extensionsLetting propertyMortgagesRentingCivil litigationDebt recoveryLandlord and tenantCivil mediationElderly clientWills and estate planningDigital willsAs listed on the firm's own website, read 16 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - freehold sale or purchase, straightforward transaction (property up to £125,000.00 to property up to £1M)[1] | £1,000.00 to £2,600.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold property valued over £1M, minimum charge[1] | from £2,600 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase under the Help to Buy Scheme, minimum charge[1] | from £1,500 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold, electronic money transfer[1] | £35.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase, completing an SDLT return[1] | £25.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase at £300,000 with registered title, our charges (example estimate)[1] | £1,700.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase, ID verification check (each individual)[1] | £15.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase, source of funds check (each individual)[1] | £3.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold, electronic money transfer[2] | £25.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold purchase, completing an SDLT return[2] | £25.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold purchase at £300,000 with registered title, our charges (example estimate)[2] | £1540 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold sale, our charges (example estimate)[2] | £800 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold purchase, ID verification check (each individual)[2] | £10 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold purchase, source of funds check (each individual)[2] | £2 | + VAT |
| Estate administration - minimum fee[3] | from £5,000.00 | + VAT |
| Estate administration - hourly rate (per hour, by level of practitioner)[3] | £245.00 to £300.00 | + VAT |
| Estate administration - example estimate, our charges for 20 hours work at £280.00 per hour[3] | £5,600.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - hourly rate (per hour, by level of fee earner)[4] | £195 to £250 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - undisputed claim of less than £5,000, pre-court costs[4] | average £250 to £500 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - undisputed claim of less than £5,000, our fee to issue proceedings[4] | average £500 to £750 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - undisputed claim of between £5,000 and £10,000, pre-court costs[4] | average £250 to £750 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - undisputed claim of between £5,000 and £10,000, our fee to issue proceedings[4] | average £500 to £750 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - undisputed claim of over £10,000 and up to £50,000, pre-court costs[4] | average £500 to £1,000 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - undisputed claim of over £10,000 and up to £50,000, our fee to issue proceedings[4] | average £1,000 to £2,000 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 16 October 2026:
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Licensed body (ABS)
- Organisation type
- Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 6 (5 branches)
- Branch towns
- Okehampton, Sidmouth, Crediton, Budleigh Salterton, Ottery St. Mary
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 11: Residential property, Personal Injury, Litigation, Non-litigation, Commercial property, Employment, Family, Children, Wills and trusts, Probate, Landlord and tenant
- Companies House status
- Active (OC352723, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 1 March 2010
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- Veitch Penny
- SRA firms in Exeter
- 44 (24 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 15-17 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1QEDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Exeter | 01392 424242 |
| Branch | 9 Red Lion Yard, Okehampton, EX20 1AWDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | West Devon | 01837 512100 |
| Branch | Aberdeen House, 6 Church Street, Sidmouth, EX10 8LYDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | East Devon | 01395 512443 |
| Branch | 1 Westward Business Centre, Mill Street, Crediton, EX17 1HBDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Mid Devon | 01363 775566 |
| Branch | 14 High St, Budleigh Salterton, EX9 6LQDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | East Devon | 01395 445581 |
| Branch | Finnimore Industrial Estate, Ottery St. Mary, EX11 1NRDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | East Devon | 01404 812228 |
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 Gilbert Stephens 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 gilbertstephens.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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Companies House record
GILBERT STEPHENS LLP, company number OC352723, limited liability partnership, incorporated 1 March 2010. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 June 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: EXETER. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
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