Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. HFT Gough & Co Limited publishes these 27 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:Residential conveyancingWillsTrustsCourt of ProtectionProbateLasting power of attorneyPersonal dispute resolutionEmployment lawPersonal injuryDebt recoveryAs 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 - sale or purchase, legal fees range per transaction[1] | £800 to £5,000 | + VAT |
| Transfer of a mortgage free property - legal fees start from[1] | from £700 | + VAT |
| Remortgage only - legal fees start from[1] | from £700 | + VAT |
| Transfer and remortgage - legal fees start from[1] | from £700 | + VAT |
| Employment law - hourly rates[2] | £150.00 to £300.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal claims - routine case lasting no more than one day, costs up to but not including attendance at a hearing[2] | £3000.00 to £5000.00 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal claims - moderately complex case lasting no more than three days, costs up to but not including attendance at a hearing[2] | £5000.00 to £7000.00 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal claims - complex case, costs up to but not including attendance at a hearing[2] | £7000.00 to £12,000.00 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal claims - attending a tribunal hearing[2] | average £1500.00 to £2000.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - minimum fee, which could be the cost of a basic will or advice[3] | from £350 | + VAT |
| Wills - straightforward mirror will for a married couple, guideline[3] | £450 | + VAT |
| Wills - fee payable before the appointment[3] | £300 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - single LPA[3] | £500 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - single person making both a property and finance and a health and welfare LPA[3] | £650 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - couple each making one type of LPA[3] | £650 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - couple making both a property and finance and a health and welfare LPA[3] | £800 | + VAT |
| Probate - grant only, acting on information provided by the client[3] | £1,100 | + VAT |
| Probate - additional fee if an IHT 400 is needed[3] | £600 | + VAT |
| Court of Protection - application to appoint a deputy for property and finances[3] | £1,240 | + VAT |
| Private client advice appointment on matters such as residential care fees, gifts, inheritance tax and trusts[3] | £300 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - initial meeting and pre-action letter, fixed fee[4] | £300.00 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - preparing and issuing the claim form and particulars of claim[4] | £300 to £500 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - typical costs for all work before a hearing[4] | £2000 to £3000 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - attending a dispute resolution hearing[4] | average £500 to £750 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - one day hearing, typical costs[4] | £1500 to £2000 | + VAT |
| Wills - single will, agreed fixed price normally[5] | £300 | + VAT |
| Wills - mirror wills, agreed fixed price normally[5] | £400 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 16 October 2026:
- [1]goughs-solicitors.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Property-Fees-Revised-May-2025-.pdf (PDF)
- [2]goughs-solicitors.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Employment-Tribunals-Costs-Advice.pdf (PDF)
- [3]goughs-solicitors.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Private-Client-Fee-Guide.pdf (PDF)
- [4]goughs-solicitors.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Costs-Business-Debt-Recovery-for-unpaid-invoices-.pdf (PDF)
- [5]goughs-solicitors.com/services/wills
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Branch towns
- Workington
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 12: Landlord and tenant, Residential property, Wills and trusts, Litigation, Family, Planning, Children, Corporate (listed), Personal Injury, Commercial property, Employment, Probate
- Companies House status
- Active (07535271, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 18 February 2011
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- SRA firms in Cumberland
- 24 (14 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 38-42 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7JUDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Cumberland | 01946 692461 |
| Branch | 15 New Oxford Street, Workington, CA14 2LRDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Cumberland | 01900 874010 |
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 HFT Gough & Co Limited 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 goughs-solicitors.com 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
HFT GOUGH & CO LIMITED, company number 07535271, private limited company, incorporated 18 February 2011. 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: CUMBRIA. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
The registered office town, CUMBRIA, differs from the practising head office town, Whitehaven.
HFT Gough & Co Limited in gold at Whitehaven CA28 7JU, its 1 other practising office in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: Cumberland district outline (ONS E06000063).
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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.