Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Machins Solicitors LLP 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:LicensingDebt collectionEmployment law (business)Family, children and divorceWills, trusts and probateBuying and selling a homeEmployment law (individual)As listed on the firm's own website, read 17 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Divorce or dissolution (applicant), uncontested - our fixed fee[1] | £650 | + VAT |
| Divorce or dissolution (respondent), uncontested - our fixed fee[1] | £425.00 | + VAT |
| Licensing - new premises licence application[2] | £1,750 to £2,000 | + VAT |
| Licensing - application to vary or transfer an existing premises licence[2] | £500 to £750 | + VAT |
| Licensing - application to change the Designated Premises Supervisor[2] | £300 | + VAT |
| Debt collection (undisputed invoice) - letter before action[3] | from £500.00 | + VAT |
| Debt collection (undisputed invoice) - review invoice, prepare and issue money claim in the County Court[3] | from £500.00 | + VAT |
| Debt collection (undisputed invoice) - apply for default judgment[3] | from £100.00 | + VAT |
| Debt collection (undisputed invoice) - prepare a statutory demand[3] | from £600.00 | + VAT |
| Debt collection (undisputed invoice) - statutory demand personally served[3] | from £150.00 | + VAT |
| Debt collection (undisputed invoice) - prepare for and issue an application for a charging order[3] | from £600.00 | + VAT |
| Service charge and ground rent collection - letter before action[3] | £175.00 | + VAT |
| Service charge and ground rent collection - review lease, prepare and issue money claim in the County Court[3] | £325.00 | + VAT |
| Service charge and ground rent collection - apply for default judgment[3] | £35.00 | + VAT |
| Service charge and ground rent collection - preparation and service of section 146 notice on tenant and mortgagee[3] | £300.00 | + VAT |
| Service charge and ground rent collection - preparation and issue of claim for forfeiture or possession[3] | £650.00 | + VAT |
| Service charge and ground rent collection - preparation of notice to occupiers and witness statement and instruct agents to attend hearing[3] | £225.00 | + VAT |
| Service charge and ground rent collection - agents fee on attending first possession hearing[3] | £165.00 | + VAT |
| Debt collection - hourly rates if a claim becomes contested[3] | £175 to £325 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment (business) - hourly rate, Partner[4] | £335.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment (business) - hourly rate, Associate[4] | £285.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment (business) - hourly rate, Solicitor[4] | £245.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment (business) - hourly rate, Trainee Solicitor[4] | £195.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment (business) - hourly rate, Paralegal[4] | £145.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment (business) - unfair or wrongful dismissal claim, simple case[4] | £9,500 to £15,500 | + VAT |
| Employment (business) - unfair or wrongful dismissal claim, medium complexity case[4] | £15,500 to £21,000 | + VAT |
| Employment (business) - unfair or wrongful dismissal claim, high complexity case[4] | £21,000 to £45,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - trainee hourly rate, with value factor[5] | £155 per hour | + VAT |
| Probate - trainee hourly rate, without value factor[5] | £175 per hour | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 17 October 2026:
- [1]www.machins.co.uk/our-prices/price-and-service-information-for-family-children-divorce
- [2]www.machins.co.uk/our-prices/price-and-service-information-for-licensing
- [3]www.machins.co.uk/our-prices/price-and-service-information-for-debt-collection
- [4]www.machins.co.uk/our-prices/price-and-service-information-for-employment-business
- [5]www.machins.co.uk/our-prices/price-and-service-information-for-wills-trusts-probate
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Licensed body (ABS)
- Organisation type
- Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Branch towns
- Berkhamsted
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 11: Wills and trusts, Corporate (non-listed), Employment, Landlord and tenant, Family, Residential property, Commercial property, Probate, Intellectual Property, Children, Litigation
- Companies House status
- Active (OC357529, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 31 August 2010
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- SRA firms in Luton
- 68 (16 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 28 Dunstable Road, Luton, LU1 1DYDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Luton | 01582 514000 |
| Branch | Lockhart House, 295-299 High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 1AJDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Dacorum | 01442 872311 |
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 Machins Solicitors LLP 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 17 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
MACHINS SOLICITORS LLP, company number OC357529, limited liability partnership, incorporated 31 August 2010. 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: LUTON. 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.