Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Bennett Oakley Limited publishes these 42 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 propertyPrivate clientFamily lawEmployment lawDisputesCriminal and regulatory lawAgricultural and rural propertyResidential leasehold servicesCommercial propertyCompany and commercial lawEmployment law for employersInsolvencyAs listed on the firm's own website, read 16 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Debt recovery - letter before action (simple debt claim) | £250 | + VAT if applicable |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| £5,000.01 to £10,000 | Fixed fee of £2,000 plus VAT and disbursements | + VAT if applicable |
| £10,000.01 to £100,000 | Hourly rate of £320 plus VAT and disbursements, typically overall costs can be between £7,500.00 - £12,500.00 plus VAT and disbursements | + VAT if applicable |
| £100,000.01 and over | Hourly rate of £320 plus VAT and disbursements, typically overall costs can be between £10,000.00 - £15,000.00 plus VAT and disbursements | + VAT if applicable |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Debt recovery - hourly rates if an invoice becomes disputed | £195 to £300 per hour | + VAT if applicable |
| Probate - applying for the grant only, fixed fee where no IHT forms are needed | £1,250.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Probate - applying for the grant only, fixed fee where form IHT400 is needed but no inheritance tax is payable | £1,800 | + VAT if applicable |
| Probate - full administration, hourly rates by seniority of the team member | £195 to £310 per hour | + VAT if applicable |
| Probate - full administration, percentage element where the firm is not appointed as executor | ½% on the value of the home, plus 1% of the value of the rest of the estate | VAT not stated |
| Probate - full administration, percentage element where the firm is appointed as executor or joint executor | 1½% of the value of the home and 1% of the value of the estate | VAT not stated |
| Probate - worked example, simple estate (valid will, 2 beneficiaries, no property) | £3090 | + VAT if applicable |
| Probate - worked example, medium estate (valid will, 4 beneficiaries, property) | £8700 | + VAT if applicable |
| Probate - worked example, complex estate (no will, 4 beneficiaries, property, inheritance tax payable) | £12,475 | + VAT if applicable |
| Hourly rates by seniority of the lawyer | Director or Executive Director £320.00 / Senior Associate £310.00 / Associate £300.00 / Solicitor, CILEx or CLC £290.00 / Trainee £280.00 / Solicitor Apprentice £250.00 / Paralegal £220.00 per hour | VAT not stated |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase of a freehold property, legal fee | £925.00 to £3300.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase of a freehold property above the stated value | 0.1% of the purchase price | VAT not stated |
| Residential conveyancing - electronic money transfer fee | £35.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: purchase of a leasehold residential property | £150.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Residential conveyancing - sale of a freehold property, legal fee | £925.00 to £3300.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Residential conveyancing - sale of a freehold property above the stated value | 0.1% of the sale price | VAT not stated |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, electronic money transfer fee | £35.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: sale of a leasehold residential property | £150.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Residential conveyancing - remortgage, legal fee | £600.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Residential conveyancing - remortgage, electronic money transfer fee | £35.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: borrowing, additional mortgage or loan | £185.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: completion, expedited completion | £200.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: completion, simultaneous exchange and completion | £200.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: dealing with a Help to Buy ISA | £50.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: dealing with the Building Safety Act | £750.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: dealing with service of a leaseholder certificate | £250.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: dealing with repaying a Help to Buy loan | £300.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: dealing with retentions | £185.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: dealing with a share of freehold when buying or selling leasehold | £295.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: dealing with 3+ sources of funds | £75.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: dealing with an overseas source of funds (including gifts) | £250.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: insurance, arranging an indemnity policy (per policy) | £55.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Further fee: overseas bank transfer | £50.00 | + VAT if applicable |
| Abortive transaction - minimum abortive fee | from £150 | + VAT if applicable |
| Auction - acting for a sale, legal fee for preparing the auction pack | £1500 to £1750 | + VAT if applicable |
| Auction - acting for a sale, fee for preparing completion documents after a successful bid | £500 | + VAT if applicable |
| Auction - acting for a purchase, legal fee for reviewing the auction pack (residential) | £1250 | + VAT if applicable |
| Auction - acting for a purchase, legal fee for reviewing the auction pack (commercial) | £1500 to £2000 | + VAT if applicable |
| Auction - acting for a purchase, fee for reviewing completion documents after a successful bid | £500 to £750 | + VAT if applicable |
| Auction - acting for a purchase, fee for dealing with the lender (residential) | £150 | + VAT if applicable |
The firm's page says its prices are subject to VAT at 20% where applicable.
From the firm's published price information at www.bennettoakley.co.uk/fees, read 16 October 2026.
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Licensed body (ABS)
- Organisation type
- Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Branch towns
- Hassocks
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 10: Corporate (non-listed), Children, Landlord and tenant, Probate, Employment, Litigation, Wills and trusts, Commercial property, Residential property, Family
- Companies House status
- Active (08294145, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 15 November 2012
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Bennett Oakley Solicitors
- SRA firms in Mid Sussex
- 26 (16 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 13 Mill Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 8DNDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Mid Sussex | 01444 235232 |
| Branch | 19 Keymer Road, Hassocks, BN6 8ADDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Mid Sussex | 01273 956300 |
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 Bennett Oakley 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 16 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at bennettoakley.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
BENNETT OAKLEY LIMITED, company number 08294145, private limited company, incorporated 15 November 2012. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 July 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: BURGESS HILL. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Companies House also lists 1 earlier registered name, most recently BENNETT OAKLEY & PARTNERS LIMITED.
Bennett Oakley Limited in gold at Burgess Hill RH15 8DN, its 1 other practising office in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: Mid Sussex district outline (ONS E07000228).
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