Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Emin Read Solicitors LTD publishes these 35 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 propertyCommercial propertyLandlord and tenantWills and probateLitigationFamily lawFamily mediation servicesAs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - the firm's fees range from a low range freehold re-mortgage to a purchase of a new build leasehold apartment in Central London[1] | £295.00 to £5,995.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - bank transfers, maximum charge for each transfer of funds[1] | £40.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - Step 1: pre action letter, fixed fee[2] | £150.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - Step 2: preparing and issuing court proceedings for a simple undisputed invoice claim[2] | £300.00 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - litigation hourly rate where the matter is defended[2] | £200.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - health and welfare[3] | £450.00 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - property and financial affairs[3] | £450.00 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - both documents at the same time[3] | £800.00 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - four powers of attorney for husband and wife or civil partners[3] | £1,600.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - hourly rate for administering the estate and obtaining a Grant of Probate[3] | £350.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Probate - a matter of 15 to 20 hours at the hourly rate[3] | £5,250.00 to £7,200.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - obtaining the Grant of Probate only[3] | average £1,500.00 | + VAT |
| Family - consultation of 60 minutes with written advice, fixed fee per hour[4] | £275 | + VAT |
| Family - hourly rate of each fee earner[4] | £275 per hour | + VAT |
| Family - declaration of trust, from[4] | £395 to £495 | + VAT |
| Family - undefended divorce as applicant or joint applicant[4] | £1,000 | + VAT |
| Family - undefended divorce as respondent[4] | £750 | + VAT |
| Family - defended divorce proceedings, starting from[4] | from £2,000 | + VAT |
| Family - pre or post nuptial agreements, from[4] | £1,750 to £3,000 | + VAT |
| Family - cohabitation agreement, from[4] | £850 to £1,500 | + VAT |
| Family - deed of separation[4] | £850 to £1,750 | + VAT |
| Family - consent order, drafting only with no disclosure[4] | £850 to £1,500 | + VAT |
| Family - exchange of financial disclosure and consent order[4] | £1,500 to £5,000 | + VAT |
| Family - financial remedy court proceedings, from application to First Appointment Hearing, starting from[4] | £2,500 to £4,500 | + VAT |
| Family - financial remedy court proceedings, from First Appointment to Financial Dispute Resolution Hearing, starting from[4] | £2,500 to £3,500 | + VAT |
| Family - financial remedy court proceedings, from FDR to Final Hearing[4] | £2,500 to £5,000 | + VAT |
| Family - children matters, parenting plan by agreement[4] | £850 to £1,500 | + VAT |
| Family - children matters, from application to First Hearing Dispute Resolution Appointment, starting from[4] | £1,500 to £2,500 | + VAT |
| Family - children matters, from FHDRA to Dispute Resolution Appointment, starting from[4] | £1,500 to £3,000 | + VAT |
| Family - children matters, preparation for a listed Fact-Finding Hearing, starting from[4] | £2,500 to £5,000 | + VAT |
| Family - children matters, from DRA to Final Hearing, starting from[4] | £2,000 to £3,500 | + VAT |
| Family - injunctions, from application to First Directions Hearing, starting from[4] | £1,500 to £3,000 | + VAT |
| Family - injunctions, from First Directions Hearing to Return Date in applications without notice, starting from[4] | £1,000 to £1,500 | + VAT |
| Family - injunctions, preparation for a listed Fact-Finding Hearing, starting from[4] | £1,500 to £3,000 | + VAT |
| Family - injunctions, from Directions Hearing or Return Date to Final Hearing, starting from[4] | £2,500 to £4,000 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, 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
- 4 (3 branches)
- Branch towns
- London, Twickenham, Eastbourne
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 5: Family, Probate, Commercial property, Residential property, Litigation
- Companies House status
- Active (09889827, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 26 November 2015
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Emin Read Solicitors
- SRA firms in Rother
- 9 (7 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | Watchoak, Chain Lane, Battle, TN33 0GBDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Rother | 01424 775967 |
| Branch | 25 Balham Hill, London, SW12 9DXDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Wandsworth | 020 7733 9898 |
| Branch | 42 Crown Road, St Margarets, Twickenham, TW1 3EHDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Richmond upon Thames | 020 8892 7576 |
| Branch | 35 Gildredge Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4RYDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Eastbourne | 01323 819519 |
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 Emin Read Solicitors LTD 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 eminread.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
EMIN READ SOLICITORS LTD, company number 09889827, private limited company, incorporated 26 November 2015. 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: BATTLE. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Emin Read Solicitors LTD in gold at Battle TN33 0GB, its 3 other practising offices in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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