Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Cartmell Shepherd Limited publishes these 18 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 conveyancingProbateFamily lawBusiness debt recoveryEmployment tribunal claims for unfair or wrongful dismissalPersonal debt recoveryAs listed on the firm's own website, read 18 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Employment tribunal claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal (employee) - straightforward cases[1] | £5,000 to £8,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal (employee) - standard complexity cases[1] | £10,000 to £15,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal (employee) - complex cases[1] | £15,000 to £30,000+ | + VAT |
| Personal debt recovery - letter before action (in most cases)[2] | £100 | + VAT |
| Personal debt recovery - issuing a County Court claim (usually, court fee extra)[2] | £180 | + VAT |
| Probate - first scenario, application for grant where no Inheritance Tax return is required, hourly-rate estimate[3] | £1,500 to £2,300 | + VAT |
| Probate - first scenario, application for grant where no Inheritance Tax return is required, fixed fee option one[3] | £3,500 | + VAT |
| Probate - first scenario, application for grant where no Inheritance Tax return is required, fixed fee option two[3] | £5,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - first scenario, formalities after the grant where no Inheritance Tax is payable, hourly-rate estimate[3] | £1,750 to £2,700 | + VAT |
| Probate - first scenario, formalities after the grant where no Inheritance Tax is payable, fixed fee option two[3] | £6,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - second scenario, application for grant where Inheritance Tax is payable (gross estate under 1.2 Million), hourly-rate estimate[3] | £4,500 to £6,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - second scenario, application for grant where Inheritance Tax is payable (gross estate under 1.2 Million), fixed fee option one[3] | £8,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - second scenario, application for grant where Inheritance Tax is payable (gross estate under 1.2 Million), fixed fee option two[3] | £12,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - second scenario, formalities after the grant where Inheritance Tax is payable (gross estate under 1.2 Million), hourly-rate estimate[3] | £5,000 to £7,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - second scenario, formalities after the grant where Inheritance Tax is payable (gross estate under 1.2 Million), fixed fee option one[3] | £9,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - second scenario, formalities after the grant where Inheritance Tax is payable (gross estate under 1.2 Million), fixed fee option two[3] | £13,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - hourly rate for Paralegals (first scenario), per hour[3] | £190 per hour | + VAT |
| Probate - hourly rate for Senior Solicitors (first scenario), per hour[3] | £350 per hour | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 18 October 2026:
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 7 (6 branches)
- Branch towns
- Penrith, Brampton, Carlisle, Haltwhistle, Cockermouth, Hexham
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 12: Residential property, Corporate (listed), Wills and trusts, ADR, Landlord and tenant, Employment, Personal Injury, Commercial property, Probate, Family, Litigation, Children
- Companies House status
- Active (09257683, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 10 October 2014
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors
- SRA firms in Cumberland
- 24 (14 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | Viaduct House, Carlisle, CA3 8EZDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Cumberland | 01228 516666 |
| Branch | Bishop Yards, Penrith, CA11 7XSDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Westmorland and Furness | 01768 862326 |
| Branch | Gill Place, Brampton, CA8 1SQDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Cumberland | 01697 72378 |
| Branch | Montgomery Way, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2RWDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Cumberland | 01228 514077 |
| Branch | Main Street, Haltwhistle, NE49 9ABDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Northumberland | 01434 320362 |
| Branch | 4 Main Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9LQDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Cumberland | 01900 876123 |
| Branch | Priestpopple House, Priestpopple, Hexham, NE46 1PLDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Northumberland | 01434 603656 |
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 Cartmell Shepherd Limited reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. The prices shown above, read 18 October 2026 from the firm's website, are for other services and do not include conveyancing. For conveyancing, ask the firm for a written quote. 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
CARTMELL SHEPHERD LIMITED, company number 09257683, private limited company, incorporated 10 October 2014. 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: CARLISLE. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Cartmell Shepherd Limited in gold at Carlisle CA3 8EZ, its 6 other practising offices in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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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.