Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. McKenzie Bell LTD publishes these 55 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:ConveyancingEstate administrationDivorce and financial reliefEmploymentLasting powers of attorneyProbateWillsAs listed on the firm's own website, read 16 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| £0 to £100,000.00 | £675.00 | + VAT |
| £100,000.01 to £150,000.00 | £695.00 | + VAT |
| £150,000.01 to £200,000.00 | £725.00 | + VAT |
| £200,000.01 to £250,000.00 | £745.00 | + VAT |
| £250,000.01 to £300,000.00 | £795.00 | + VAT |
| £300,000.01 to £350,000.00 | £945.00 | + VAT |
| £350,000.01 to £400,000.00 | £955.00 | + VAT |
| £400,000.01 to £450,000.00 | £995.00 | + VAT |
| £450,000.01 to £500,000.00 | £1,045.00 | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| £0 to £100,000.00 | £695.00 | + VAT |
| £100,000.01 to £150,000.00 | £725.00 | + VAT |
| £150,000.01 to £200,000.00 | £750.00 | + VAT |
| £200,000.01 to £250,000.00 | £800.00 | + VAT |
| £250,000.01 to £300,000.00 | £850.00 | + VAT |
| £300,000.01 to £350,000.00 | £950.00 | + VAT |
| £350,000.01 to £400,000.00 | £1,000.00 | + VAT |
| £400,000.01 to £450,000.00 | £1,050.00 | + VAT |
| £450,000.01 to £500,000.00 | £1,100.00 | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| £0 to £100,000.00 | £595.00 | + VAT |
| £100,000.01 to £150,000.00 | £625.00 | + VAT |
| £150,000.01 to £200,000.00 | £650.00 | + VAT |
| £200,000.01 to £250,000.00 | £700.00 | + VAT |
| £250,000.01 to £300,000.00 | £750.00 | + VAT |
| £300,000.01 to £350,000.00 | £800.00 | + VAT |
| £350,000.01 to £400,000.00 | £850.00 | + VAT |
| £400,000.01 to £450,000.00 | £900.00 | + VAT |
| £450,000.01 to £500,000.00 | £950.00 | + VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Conveyancing - ID check fee, per person[1] | £12.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - Equity Release[1] | £800.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - Transfer of Equity[1] | £545.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - Transfer of Equity & Remortgage[1] | £600.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - Redemption of Equity Loan[1] | £400.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - Redemption of Equity Loan & Remortgage[1] | £675.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Submitting Stamp Duty Land Tax Return[1] | £60.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Removal of a Rent Charge[1] | £250.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Statutory Declaration[1] | £100.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Dealing with Leasehold title[1] | £100.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Declaration of Trust[1] | £150.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Help To Buy ISA[1] | £50.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Help To Buy Equity Loan[1] | £250.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Gifted Deposit[1] | £50.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Air Space Lease/Green Deal Scheme[1] | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - New Build Property[1] | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Duplicating correspondence/dealing with third party solicitor[1] | £150.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Unregistered title[1] | £100.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Power Of Attorney[1] | £150.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Arranging Indemnity Policy[1] | £25.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Purchasing property subject to Tenants[1] | £75.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Dealing with a retention[1] | £100.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Registering a charge at Companies House[1] | £50.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing additional fee - Dealing with restrictions on title[1] | £100.00 | + VAT |
| Item | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Prior to preparing / perusing draft documentation | 20% | VAT not stated |
| Upon commencement of drafting documentation or perusing draft documentation received | 70% | VAT not stated |
| Upon finalising the draft documentation | 90% | VAT not stated |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Family - divorce[2] | £500.00 | + VAT |
| Family - agreed finance dissolution, agreed finances to incorporate within a consent order[2] | £500 | + VAT |
| Family - disputed matters, hourly rate[2] | £250.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment - hourly rate[3] | £250.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment - settlement agreement, usual employer contribution towards costs[3] | average £250 to £350 | + VAT |
| Employment - bringing or defending an unfair or wrongful dismissal claim, simple cases[3] | £1,000 to £10,000 | + VAT |
| Employment - bringing or defending an unfair or wrongful dismissal claim, medium complexity cases[3] | £5,000 to £25,000 | + VAT |
| Employment - bringing or defending an unfair or wrongful dismissal claim, high complexity cases[3] | £15,000 to £60,000 | + VAT |
| Employment - additional charge for attending a tribunal hearing, per day[3] | £750 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - single (property and finance, or personal welfare)[4] | £500.00 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - double (two people, or both personal welfare and property and finance)[4] | £700.00 | + VAT |
| Court of Protection - deputyship order[4] | £1,200.00 | + VAT |
| Hourly rate - Directors[5] | £250.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Hourly rate - Consultant solicitors[5] | £250.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Hourly rate - Associate solicitors[5] | £220.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Hourly rate - Assistant solicitors[5] | £200.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Wills - straightforward single will[6] | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - straightforward mirror wills[6] | £300.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - straightforward mirror wills and severance of joint tenancy[6] | £340.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - obtaining the grant of probate only[7] | £600.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - preparation of a deed of renunciation[7] | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - grant of probate fixed fee, typical simple estates[7] | £400.00 to £950.00 | + VAT |
| Item | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Full administration of the estate | Generally 1.5% of the gross value of the Estate | + VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Probate - full administration, worked example for an estate valued at £125,000[7] | £1,875.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - full administration, worked example for an estate valued at £300,000[7] | £4,500.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - full administration, worked example for an estate valued at £500,000[7] | £7,500.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - full administration, hourly rate if the circumstances require it[7] | £180 to £260 per hour | + VAT |
The firm's price page contained unfinished placeholder text when we read it.
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 16 October 2026:
- [1]mckenzie-bell.co.uk/fees/conveyancing-fees
- [2]mckenzie-bell.co.uk/fees/divorce-and-financial-relief-fees
- [3]mckenzie-bell.co.uk/fees/employment-fees
- [4]mckenzie-bell.co.uk/fees/lasting-powers-of-attorney-fees
- [5]mckenzie-bell.co.uk/fees/team-member-charges
- [6]mckenzie-bell.co.uk/fees/wills-fees
- [7]mckenzie-bell.co.uk/fees/probate
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Branch towns
- Washington
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 7: Employment, Wills and trusts, Residential property, Criminal, Children, Probate, Family
- Companies House status
- Active (08109332, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 18 June 2012
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- SRA firms in Sunderland
- 31 (21 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 47 John Street, Sunderland, SR1 1QUDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Sunderland | 0191 567 4857 |
| Branch | The Galleries, Washington Centre, Washington, NE38 7SDDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Sunderland | 0191 416 2605 |
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 McKenzie Bell 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 mckenzie-bell.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
MCKENZIE BELL LTD, company number 08109332, private limited company, incorporated 18 June 2012. 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: SUNDERLAND. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
McKenzie Bell LTD in gold at Sunderland SR1 1QU, its 1 other practising office in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: Sunderland district outline (ONS E08000024).
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