Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Bates Solicitors Limited publishes these 18 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 conveyancingCommercial propertyWills, trusts and probatePowers of attorneyCourt of ProtectionCivil litigationDebt collectionEmploymentAs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - sale of a freehold, legal fee for a typical sale without complications at a price from £500,000.00 to £1,000,000.00 (average fees)[1] | average £1,230.00 to £2,130.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale of a leasehold, legal fee for a typical sale without complications at a price from £500,000.00 to £1,000,000.00 (average fees)[1] | average £1,630.00 to £2,430.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale of a leasehold, additional fee if you also own a share of the freehold[1] | £250.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase of a freehold, legal fee for a typical purchase without complications at a price from £500,000.00 to £1,000,000.00 (average fees)[1] | average £1,327.50 to £2,200.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase of a leasehold, legal fee for a typical purchase without complications at a price from £500,000.00 to £1,000,000.00 (average fees)[1] | average £1,500.00 to £2,500.00 | + VAT |
| Mortgage or re-mortgage - legal fee for a typical loan without complications from £500,000.00 to £1,000,000.00 (average fees)[1] | average £800.00 to £1,425.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - telegraphic transfer fee[1] | £50.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - full administration of an estate dealt with in 4 to 6 months (total costs estimated, 10 to 20 hours)[2] | £2,000.00 to £4,000.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - full administration of an estate subject to inheritance tax (total costs estimated, 15 to 25 hours)[2] | £3,000.00 to £5,000.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - grant-only service for an application not requiring the full inheritance tax account, from[2] | from £950 | + VAT |
| Probate - grant-only service for an application requiring the full inheritance tax account, from[2] | from £1500 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - initial consultation of up to one hour[3] | £300 | inc VAT |
| Employment tribunal - hourly rates for further advice by seniority[3] | Junior solicitors £240 / senior solicitors of at least 8 years experience £280 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal (unfair or wrongful dismissal claims) - simple cases, costs likely to be in the range[3] | £3,000 to £10,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal (unfair or wrongful dismissal claims) - cases of medium complexity, costs likely to be in the range[3] | £10,000 to £25,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal (unfair or wrongful dismissal claims) - cases of high complexity, costs likely to be in the range[3] | £25,000 to £100,000 | + VAT |
| Small claims (not personal injury) - one hour consultation, advice on the merits and a guide to conducting proceedings[4] | £500 | + VAT |
| Probate - junior solicitor hourly rate on which the estimates are based[2] | £200.00 per hour | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 19 October 2026:
- [1]www.batessolicitors.co.uk/conveyancing/residential-conveyancing-fee-information
- [2]www.batessolicitors.co.uk/probate-fee-information
- [3]www.batessolicitors.co.uk/practice-areas/employment/costs-estimate-in-employment-tribunal-cases-for-employees-and-for-employers
- [4]www.batessolicitors.co.uk/costs-and-claims-under-10000
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 8 (7 branches)
- Branch towns
- Basingstoke, Fleet, Hartley Wintney, Weybridge, Hook, Leigh-on-Sea
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 9: Family, Landlord and tenant, Wills and trusts, Litigation, Residential property, Corporate (non-listed), Commercial property, Employment, Probate
- Published conveyancing prices
- Prices published batessolicitors.co.uk found 28 August 2026
- Companies House status
- Active (08151797, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 20 July 2012
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Wallis Prance; Bates Solicitors (Trading Style for Bates Solicitors Limited); Crellins Carter (Practising Style for Bates Solicitors Limited); Crellins Carter
- SRA firms in Westminster
- 454 (150 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 43 Essex Street, London, WC2R 3JFDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Westminster | 020 7936 2930 |
| Branch | 8 Cross Street, Basingstoke, RG21 7DQDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Basingstoke and Deane | 01256 464311 |
| Branch | 67 Fleet Road, Fleet, GU51 3PJDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Hart | 01252 629292 |
| Branch | Sanctuary House, Barnwells Court, High Street, Hartley Wintney, RG27 8AYDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Hart | 01252 844443 |
| Branch | 111 Queens Road, Weybridge, KT13 9UWDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Elmbridge | 01932 858833 |
| Branch | Suite 2, Fountains Mall, High Street, Odiham, Hook, RG29 1LPDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Hart | 01256 709900 |
| Branch | Phillips House, Station Road, Hook, RG27 9HDDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Hart | 01256 760074 |
| Branch | First Floor, 1663 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2SHDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Southend-on-Sea | 01702 472222 |
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 Bates Solicitors 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 19 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at batessolicitors.co.uk 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
BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED, company number 08151797, private limited company, incorporated 20 July 2012. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 December 2024 (total exemption full). Registered office town: LONDON. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
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