Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Wake Smith Solicitors Limited publishes these 15 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:Commercial propertyCompany commercialBanking and financeEmployment lawBusiness litigationFamily and divorce lawConveyancingEmploymentMedical and clinical negligencePersonal injuryWills, trusts and probateWill, trust and inheritance disputesInquest adviceAs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unfair or wrongful dismissal claim (bringing or defending) - fees for a simple case[1] | £8,000 to £15,000 | + VAT |
| Unfair or wrongful dismissal claim (bringing or defending) - fees for a medium complexity case[1] | £15,000 to £20,000 | + VAT |
| Unfair or wrongful dismissal claim (bringing or defending) - fees for a high complexity case[1] | £20,000 to £30,000+ | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - additional charge if one of our team attends a Tribunal Hearing, likely range based on 10 hours of time[1] | £2050 to £2,950 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery (undisputed business to business debts) - hourly charging rate on which the fixed fees are based[2] | £195 per hour | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - pre issue correspondence: taking instructions, reviewing documents, initial letter of claim[2] | £97.50 to £195.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - pre issue correspondence: dealing with pre-issue communications, including receiving payments and sending on[2] | £195 to £234.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - issuing proceedings: drafting the claim form, calculating interest and arranging issue at court (court fee extra)[2] | £150 to £300 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - applying to the court to enter judgment in default[2] | £78 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - administrative charge per client or beneficial owner at the outset, for anti-money laundering checks[2] | £12 | + VAT |
| Family law - fixed fee divorce, simple uncontested divorce where you are the applicant (court fee not included)[3] | £600 | + VAT |
| Family law - change of name deed, single[4] | £195.00 | + VAT |
| Family law - change of name deed, child's[4] | £245.00 | + VAT |
| Conveyancing - hourly rate for directors in the team (disclosed alongside bespoke quotes)[5] | £305 per hour | + VAT |
| Probate - range of fees for a simple estate meeting the listed criteria, depending on who deals with the matter[6] | £3,500 to £8,000 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 19 October 2026:
- [1]www.wake-smith.co.uk/business-legal-services/employment-law/tribunal-costs
- [2]www.wake-smith.co.uk/business-legal-services/business-litigation/debt-recovery-costs
- [3]www.wake-smith.co.uk/personal-legal-services/family-and-divorce-law/fixed-fee-divorce
- [4]www.wake-smith.co.uk/personal-legal-services/family-and-divorce-law/divorce-1
- [5]www.wake-smith.co.uk/personal-legal-services/conveyancing/conveyancing-costs
- [6]www.wake-smith.co.uk/personal-legal-services/wills-and-probate/probate-costs
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 1
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 9: Family, Corporate (listed), Employment, Wills and trusts, Personal Injury, Probate, Residential property, Commercial property, Litigation
- Companies House status
- Active (08149970, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 19 July 2012
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Wake Smith Solicitors
- Previous names (SRA)
- Wake Smith (Services) LTD
- SRA firms in Sheffield
- 99 (41 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | No 1 Velocity, 2 Tenter Street, Sheffield, S1 4BYDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Sheffield | 0114 224 2041 |
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 Wake Smith 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 wake-smith.co.uk for any update before instructing it. Compare against the verified Sheffield band of £650 to £1,550 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
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Companies House record
WAKE SMITH SOLICITORS LIMITED, company number 08149970, private limited company, incorporated 19 July 2012. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 April 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: SHEFFIELD. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Companies House also lists 1 earlier registered name, most recently WAKE SMITH (SERVICES) LIMITED.
Wake Smith Solicitors Limited in gold at Sheffield S1 4BY, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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