Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Storrar Cowdry & Co Limited publishes these 30 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:ConveyancingProbateWills and lasting powers of attorneyAs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| New client one-off onboarding fee[1] | £50.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| £0 - £200,000 | £1,400.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| £200,001 - £500,000 | £1,900.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| £500,001 - £1,000,000 | £2,400.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Over £1m | 0.25% | + VAT if applicable |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, further fee for a leasehold property[2] | £400 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, further fee if buying with a mortgage[2] | £120 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, further fee for a simple charge document[2] | £300.00 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, further fee for a declaration of trust[2] | £300.00 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, further fee for new build properties[2] | £600.00 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, further fee for a Help to Buy ISA[2] | £60.00 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, further fee for a Lifetime ISA[2] | £90.00 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - bank transfer administration fee[2] | £36.00 | inc VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| £0 - £200,000 | £1,250.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| £200,001 - £500,000 | £1,750.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| £500,001 - £1,000,000 | £2,150.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Over £1m | 0.2% | + VAT if applicable |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - sale, further fee for a leasehold property[2] | £400 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, further fee if redeeming a mortgage[2] | £90 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, further fee for a leasehold flat or apartment[2] | £120.00 | inc VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| £0 - £200,000 | £1,275.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| £200,001 - £500,000 | £1,425.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| £500,001 - £1,000,000 | £1,700.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Over £1m | 0.25% | + VAT if applicable |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Remortgage - further fee for a leasehold property[2] | £300 | inc VAT |
| Remortgage - further fee if redeeming a mortgage[2] | £108.00 | inc VAT |
| Probate - hourly rates by grade[3] | Partner £396.00 / Solicitor £330.00 / Paralegal £240.00 per hour | inc VAT |
| Probate - example: help with the application only for a grant of probate (short form declaration to HMRC), costs anticipated[3] | £1,440.00 | inc VAT |
| Probate - example: short form declaration, collecting in the assets and distributing to beneficiaries, costs anticipated in the region of[3] | average £2,400.00 to £4,800.00 | inc VAT |
| Probate - example: full declaration to HMRC where no inheritance tax is payable, costs anticipated in the region of[3] | average £2,400.00 to £6,500.00 | inc VAT |
| Probate - example: inheritance tax due, costs anticipated in the region of[3] | average £14,400.00 to £20,000.00 | inc VAT |
| Probate - additional advice and work for an on-going trust such as a Nil Rate Band Discretionary Trust, in the region of[3] | average £1,920.00 | inc VAT |
| Probate - additional advice and work for an on-going trust (inheritance tax due example), in the region of[3] | average £1,200.00 to £3,000.00 | inc VAT |
| Wills - one individual preparing a will[4] | £540.00 | inc VAT |
| Wills - a couple preparing wills together[4] | £720.00 | inc VAT |
| Wills - codicil to an existing will[4] | £360.00 | inc VAT |
| Lasting powers of attorney - drafting and registering, for one[4] | £600.00 | inc VAT |
| Lasting powers of attorney - drafting and registering, for two[4] | £840.00 | inc VAT |
| Lasting powers of attorney - drafting and registering, for four (both types for two clients)[4] | £1,320.00 | inc VAT |
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 19 October 2026:
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
- 8: Commercial property, Corporate (non-listed), Family, Litigation, Wills and trusts, Landlord and tenant, Probate, Residential property
- Companies House status
- Active (08868026, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 29 January 2014
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Storrar Cowdry
- SRA firms in Cheshire West and Chester
- 67 (37 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | India House, 16 White Friars, Chester, CH1 1NZDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Cheshire West and Chester | 01244 400567 |
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 Storrar Cowdry & Co 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 storrarcowdry.com 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
STORRAR COWDRY & CO LIMITED, company number 08868026, private limited company, incorporated 29 January 2014. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 October 2024 (total exemption full). Registered office town: CHESTER. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Storrar Cowdry & Co Limited in gold at Chester CH1 1NZ, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: Cheshire West and Chester district outline (ONS E06000050).
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