Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Harper James Limited publishes these 19 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:Banking and finance lawBusiness disputesBusiness immigration lawCommercial lawCommercial property lawConstruction lawCorporate lawData protection and privacy lawEmployee share schemesEmployment lawFinancial services regulationFunding and investmentInsolvency and corporate recoveryIntellectual propertyIT and commercial technology lawAs listed on the firm's own website, read 17 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan - hourly rate for partners and solicitors[1] | £348 per hour | VAT not stated |
| Enable plan - 12-month subscription, per month[1] | £259 | VAT not stated |
| Business legal services - Data Protection Health Check[2] | from £1,044 | VAT not stated |
| Business legal services - HR Compliance Audit[2] | from £870 | VAT not stated |
| Commercial property - Lease 'MOT' Review Service[2] | from £609 | VAT not stated |
| Data protection - Outsourced Data Protection Officer, per calendar month[2] | from £2,000 | VAT not stated |
| Intellectual property - Trade Mark Monitoring Service[2] | from £174 | VAT not stated |
Business immigration - Employer Sponsorship Licence, average hours 15-20 hours, average costs by plan[3]| Item | Average fee | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan | £5,220 - £6,960 | + VAT |
| Enable plan | £2,610 - £3,480 | + VAT |
| Extend plan | £3,750 - £5,000 | + VAT |
Business immigration - Certificate of sponsorship and Skilled Worker application assistance, average hours 6-8 hours, average costs by plan[3]| Item | Average fee | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan | £2,088 - £2,784 | + VAT |
| Enable plan | £1,044 - £1,392 | + VAT |
| Extend plan | £1,500 - £2,000 | + VAT |
Business immigration - Certificate of Sponsorship and Skilled Worker application, each additional dependant, average hours 3-4 hours, average costs by plan[3]| Item | Average fee | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan | £1,044 - £1,392 | + VAT |
| Enable plan | £522 - £696 | + VAT |
| Extend plan | £750 - £1,000 | + VAT |
Business immigration - Certificate of Sponsorship and Global Business Mobility application, each additional dependant, average hours 3-4 hours, average costs by plan[3]| Item | Average fee | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan | £1,044 - £1,392 | + VAT |
| Enable plan | £522 - £696 | + VAT |
| Extend plan | £750 - £1,000 | + VAT |
Business immigration - Certificate of Sponsorship and Global Business Mobility application assistance, average hours 6-8 hours, average costs by plan[3]| Item | Average fee | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan | £2,088 - £2,784 | + VAT |
| Enable plan | £1,044 - £1,392 | + VAT |
| Extend plan | £1,500 - £2,000 | + VAT |
Business immigration - Global Talent visa, endorsement stage, average hours 8-10 hours, average costs by plan[3]| Item | Average fee | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan | £2,784 - £3,480 | + VAT |
| Enable plan | £1,392 - £1,740 | + VAT |
| Extend plan | £2,000 - £2,500 | + VAT |
Business immigration - Global Talent visa, application stage, average hours 6-8 hours, average costs by plan[3]| Item | Average fee | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan | £2,088 - £2,784 | + VAT |
| Enable plan | £1,044 - £1,392 | + VAT |
| Extend plan | £1,500 - £2,000 | + VAT |
Business immigration - Innovator Founder visa, endorsement stage, average hours 15-20 hours, average costs by plan[3]| Item | Average fee | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan | £5,220 - £6,960 | + VAT |
| Enable plan | £2,610 - £3,480 | + VAT |
| Extend plan | £3,750 - £5,000 | + VAT |
Business immigration - Innovator Founder visa, application stage, average hours 8-10 hours, average costs by plan[3]| Item | Average fee | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan | £2,784 - £3,480 | + VAT |
| Enable plan | £1,392 - £1,740 | + VAT |
| Extend plan | £2,000 - £2,500 | + VAT |
Business immigration - High Potential Individual remain, average hours 8-10 hours, average costs by plan[3]| Item | Average fee | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan | £2,784 - £3,480 | + VAT |
| Enable plan | £1,392 - £1,740 | + VAT |
| Extend plan | £2,000 - £2,500 | + VAT |
Business immigration - Visit/tourist visas, average hours 10-12 hours, average costs by plan[3]| Item | Average fee | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan | £3,480 - £4,176 | + VAT |
| Enable plan | £1,740 - £2,088 | + VAT |
| Extend plan | £2,500 - £3,000 | + VAT |
Business immigration - Indefinite Leave to Remain visa, average hours 12-15 hours, average costs by plan[3]| Item | Average fee | VAT |
|---|
| Engage plan | £4,176 - £5,220 | + VAT |
| Enable plan | £2,088 - £2,610 | + VAT |
| Extend plan | £3,000 - £3,750 | + VAT |
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Licensed body (ABS)
- Organisation type
- Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 1
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 7: Intellectual Property, Employment, Immigration, Litigation, Commercial property, Corporate (non-listed), Corporate (listed)
- Companies House status
- Active (07761967, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 5 September 2011
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Harper James
- Previous names (SRA)
- Expert Business Advisors Ta in-House Solicitors
- SRA firms in Birmingham
- 404 (154 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|
| Head office | 5th Floor Cavendish House, 39-41 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5PPDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Birmingham | 0800 689 1700 |
| Registered office | 5th Floor Cavendish House, 39-41 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5PP | not a practising office | |
Areas of law reported to the SRA
Intellectual PropertyEmploymentImmigrationLitigationCommercial propertyCorporate (non-listed)Corporate (listed)
Residential property is not among the reported areas, so the firm does not appear in the conveyancing lists on this site's town and city pages.
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.
Companies House record
HARPER JAMES LIMITED, company number 07761967, private limited company, incorporated 5 September 2011. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 September 2024 (total exemption full). Registered office town: BIRMINGHAM. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Companies House also lists 2 earlier registered names, most recently HJ LAW LIMITED.
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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.