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City Solicitors LTD

SRA number 560013 · Authorised since 1 November 2011

Head office Mermaid House, 2nd Floor, 2 Puddle Dock, London, EC4V 3DB

Website faranitaylor.com · Phone 020 7242 1666 · Publishes prices: yes, read 16 October 2026

Published prices

Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. City Solicitors LTD publishes these 68 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:WillsIslamic willsProbateLasting powers of attorneyResidential conveyancingAs listed on the firm's own website, read 16 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.

ServicePriceVAT
Residential conveyancing for properties priced under £500,000.00 - sale, freehold[1]£1200+ VAT if applicable
Residential conveyancing for properties priced under £500,000.00 - sale, leasehold[1]£1200+ VAT if applicable
Residential conveyancing for properties priced under £500,000.00 - sale, discharge or redemption (additional fee)[1]£250+ VAT if applicable
Residential conveyancing for properties priced under £500,000.00 - purchase, freehold[1]£1250+ VAT if applicable
Residential conveyancing for properties priced under £500,000.00 - purchase, leasehold[1]£1500+ VAT if applicable
Residential conveyancing for properties priced under £500,000.00 - purchase, right to buy[1]£1500+ VAT if applicable
Residential conveyancing for properties priced under £500,000.00 - purchase, new build[1]£1600+ VAT if applicable
Residential conveyancing for properties priced under £500,000.00 - re-mortgage[1]£950+ VAT if applicable
Residential conveyancing - mortgage involved, charge or discharge (additional fee)[1]£250+ VAT if applicable
Residential conveyancing - first registration (additional fee)[1]£350+ VAT if applicable
Residential conveyancing - gift element, per donor (additional fee)[1]£150+ VAT if applicable
Residential conveyancing - restriction registration or removal, per restriction (additional fee)[1]£100+ VAT if applicable
Commercial conveyancing for transactions below £750,000.00 - sale[1]£1800+ VAT if applicable
Commercial conveyancing for transactions below £750,000.00 - purchase[1]£1800+ VAT if applicable
Commercial conveyancing for transactions below £750,000.00 - re-mortgage[1]£1800+ VAT if applicable
Commercial conveyancing for transactions below £750,000.00 - grant of a new lease[1]£1800+ VAT if applicable
Commercial conveyancing - abortive fees[1]£600+ VAT if applicable
Residential conveyancing for all properties above £500,000 - fixed legal fee, percentage of the value of the property[1]0.25%+ VAT if applicable
Conveyancing - hourly rate, paralegal[1]£138 per hour+ VAT if applicable
Conveyancing - hourly rate, newly qualified solicitor[1]£226 per hour+ VAT if applicable
Conveyancing - hourly rate, solicitor with over 4 years experience[1]£296 per hour+ VAT if applicable
Conveyancing - hourly rate, solicitor with over 8 years experience[1]£409 per hour+ VAT if applicable
Immigration - hourly rate from the London office, paralegal[2]£138 per hour+ VAT if applicable
Immigration - hourly rate from the London office, newly qualified solicitor[2]£226 per hour+ VAT if applicable
Immigration - hourly rate from the London office, solicitor with over 4 years experience[2]£296 per hour+ VAT if applicable
Immigration - hourly rate from the London office, solicitor with over 8 years experience[2]£409 per hour+ VAT if applicable
Immigration - hourly rate from offices outside Central London, paralegal[2]£121 per hour+ VAT if applicable
Immigration - hourly rate from offices outside Central London, newly qualified solicitor[2]£165 per hour+ VAT if applicable
Immigration - hourly rate from offices outside Central London, solicitor with over 4 years experience[2]£229 per hour+ VAT if applicable
Immigration - hourly rate from offices outside Central London, solicitor with over 8 years experience[2]£267 per hour+ VAT if applicable
Immigration - initial consultation[2]£50+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - leave to remain: Spouse/Partner[2]£1,250 to £1,500+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - leave to remain: Settlement as a Parent[2]£1,250 to £1,500+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - leave to remain: Settlement as a Partner[2]£1,250 to £1,500+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - leave to remain: Settlement as a Child[2]£1,250 to £1,500+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - leave to remain: UK Citizenship[2]£1,250 to £1,500+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - leave to remain: Human Rights Application[2]£1,250 to £1,500+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - entry clearance: Spouse/Partner[2]£1,250 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration fixed fee - entry clearance: Leave to enter as child[2]£1,250 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration fixed fee - entry clearance: Leave to enter as a parent of a British child[2]£1,250 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration fixed fee - entry clearance: Dependent[2]£1,250 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration fixed fee - entry clearance: EEA application[2]£800VAT not stated
Immigration fixed fee - appeals: grounds and preparation for appeal[2]£1,500 to £3,000+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - appeals: application for First Tier Tribunal[2]£500+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - appeals: application for Upper Tribunal[2]£500+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - appeals: re-hearing[2]£1,500 to £2,500+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - naturalisation: adult registration[2]£800+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - naturalisation: adult naturalisation[2]£1,000 to £1,250+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - naturalisation: child naturalisation[2]£1,000 to £1,250+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - judicial review[2]£1,250+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - section 120 response[2]£800 to £1,000+ VAT if applicable
Immigration fixed fee - bail[2]£800 to £1,000+ VAT if applicable
Debt recovery - pre-action: letter before action[3]£100+ VAT if applicable
Debt recovery - pre-action: reviewing response and second letter[3]£150+ VAT if applicable
Debt recovery - pre-action: preparing final demand letter[3]£200+ VAT if applicable
Debt recovery - pre-action: advice[3]£250+ VAT if applicable
Debt recovery - court action for undisputed unpaid invoices, our fee by debt (court fee excluded)[3]
BandFeeVAT
Up to £5,000£1,000+ VAT if applicable
£5,001 to £10,000£1,500+ VAT if applicable
£10,001 to £50,000£2,000+ VAT if applicable
ServicePriceVAT
Employment tribunal - simple case such as a negotiated settlement, likely range[4]£2,500 to £10,000+ VAT if applicable
Employment tribunal - medium complexity case such as an unfair dismissal based on discrimination, likely range[4]£10,000 to £20,000+ VAT if applicable
Employment tribunal - high complexity case such as a constructive dismissal, likely range[4]£20,000 to £50,000+ VAT if applicable
Employment tribunal - hourly rates, depending on the expertise of the case handler[4]£130 to £409 per hourVAT not stated
Employment tribunal - attending a tribunal hearing, per day[4]£250+ VAT if applicable
Motoring offences - dangerous driving offence with a guilty plea[5]£1,500 to £2,000+ VAT if applicable
Motoring offences - driving under the influence with a guilty plea[5]£1,500 to £2,000+ VAT if applicable
Motoring offences - speeding penalty points fine with a guilty plea[5]£750 to £1,250+ VAT if applicable
Motoring offences - driving under the influence or failure to provide a specimen with a not guilty plea, estimate[5]£3,000 to £8,000VAT not stated
Motoring offences - hourly rates, depending on the experience of the fee earner[5]£150 to £409 per hourVAT not stated
Licensing applications - legal fee by complexity (estimates, disbursements excluded)[6]
ItemFeeVAT
Low£1,000 to £2,500+ VAT if applicable
Medium£2,500 to £5,000+ VAT if applicable
High£5,000 to £15,000+ VAT if applicable

The firm's page says its prices are subject to VAT at 20% where applicable.

From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 16 October 2026:

  1. [1]faranitaylor.com/services/conveyancing/conveyancing-prices
  2. [2]faranitaylor.com/services/immigration-law/immigration-pricing
  3. [3]faranitaylor.com/services/litigation/debt-recovery-fees
  4. [4]faranitaylor.com/services/employment-law/employment-tribunal-legal-fees
  5. [5]faranitaylor.com/services/criminal-law/motoring-offences-fees
  6. [6]faranitaylor.com/services/licensing-applications-fees

Key facts

Authorisation
Recognised body
Organisation type
Recognised body, authorised
Constitution
Incorporated company (limited by shares)
Practising offices
4 (3 branches)
Branch towns
London
Areas of law reported to the SRA
10: Wills and trusts, Criminal, Landlord and tenant, Commercial property, Litigation, Family, Employment, Residential property, Personal Injury, Immigration
Published conveyancing prices
Prices publishedfee table faranitaylor.com found 28 August 2026
Companies House status
Active (07664373, file 1 May 2026)
Incorporated
9 June 2011
Company type
Private Limited Company
Trading names
Farani Taylor Solicitors; Gulbenkian Andonian Solicitors
SRA firms in City of London
757 (181 residential property)

Offices on the SRA record

OfficeAddressDistrictPhone
Head officeMermaid House, 2nd Floor, 2 Puddle Dock, London, EC4V 3DBDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsCity of London020 7242 1666
Branch112 High Road, Ilford, London, IG1 1BYDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsRedbridge020 3301 6666
Branch1534 London Road, Norbury, London, SW16 4EUDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsCroydon020 3089 7966
Branch29 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3EGDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsCamden020 7269 9590

Areas of law reported to the SRA

Wills and trustsCriminalLandlord and tenantCommercial propertyLitigationFamilyEmploymentResidential propertyPersonal InjuryImmigration

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.

Conveyancing prices: published by the firm under SRA Transparency Rule 1

Because City Solicitors LTD 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 faranitaylor.com for any update before instructing it. Compare against the verified London (Central) band of £1,200 to £4,500 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.

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Companies House record

CITY SOLICITORS LTD, company number 07664373, private limited company, incorporated 9 June 2011. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 June 2024 (micro entity). Registered office town: LONDON. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.

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