Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. David Benson Solicitors LTD publishes these 98 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:ImmigrationConveyancingEmploymentFamilyHousingCriminal defenceWills and probateAs listed on the firm's own website, read 19 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £400,000 | £1100.00 | + VAT |
| £400,001 to £750,000 | £1,200.00 - £1,500.00 | + VAT |
| Up to £1 million | £1,500.00 - £1,800.00 | + VAT |
| Over £1 million | £2,000.00 | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £400,000 | £150.00 | + VAT |
| £400,001 to £750,000 | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Up to £1 million | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Over £1 million | £300.00 | + VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - sale, bank transfer fee[1] | £50 | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £400,000 | £1,200.00 - £1,400.00 | + VAT |
| £400,001 to £750,000 | £1,400.00 - £1,600.00 | + VAT |
| £750,001 to £1 million | £1,600.00 - £1,800.00 | + VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, additional fee for a leasehold, any property value up to £1 million[1] | £300.00 to £450.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, acting for your mortgage lender, freehold[1] | £450 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, acting for your mortgage lender, leasehold[1] | £500 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, bank transfer fee[1] | £50 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, electronic anti money laundering search, per person[1] | £50 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - re-mortgage or new mortgage, fee[1] | £1300.00 to £1600.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - re-mortgage, additional fee for a leasehold[1] | £300.00 to £400.00 | + VAT |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Visit visa - short up to 6 months[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Visit visa - long up to 2 years[2] | £1000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Visit visa - long up to 5 years[2] | £1200 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Visit visa - long up to 10 years[2] | £1500 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Visiting academic - more than 6 months but no more than 12 months[2] | £1000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Private medical treatment visa - more than 6 months but not more than 11 months[2] | £1000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Transit visit visa (landside transit)[2] | £600 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Single-entry visa to replace a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)[2] | £600 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Certificate of Entitlement Nationality Right of Abode (outside the UK)[2] | £600 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Transfer of Conditions (Vignette Transfer) application made overseas[2] | £600 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 30 months - main[2] | £600 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 5 years - main[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Route to Settlement[2] | £1500 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Route to Settlement - other dependant relative[2] | £2000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Route to Settlement - refugee dependant relative[2] | £1500 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Indefinite leave to enter the UK as the dependant of a member of the armed forces under Appendix Armed Forces to the Immigration Rules.[2] | £1500 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (applications made outside the UK) - Administrative review[2] | £700 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (work applications) - Innovator - main applicant[2] | £3000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (work applications) - Skilled worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less - main applicant[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (work applications) - Skilled Worker, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years - main applicant[2] | £1000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (work applications) - Skilled Worker - Health and Care Visa - where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for three years or less - main applicant[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (work applications) - Skilled Worker - Health and Care Visa - where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over three years - main applicant[2] | £1000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (work applications) - T2 Minister of Religion - main applicant[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (work applications) - International Sportsperson where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for up to 12 months[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (work applications) - International Sportsperson where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for over 12 months[2] | £1000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (work applications) - temporary work (seasonal worker, religious worker, charity worker, creative worker, international agreement, government authorised exchange and youth mobility scheme), main applicant[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (work applications) - representative of an overseas business, main applicant[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (study, applications made outside the UK) - Student - main applicant and dependants[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (study, applications made outside the UK) - Child Student[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (study, applications made outside the UK) - Short term student studying English language for more than 6 months but not more than 11 months[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (study, applications made in the UK) - Student - main applicant[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (study, applications made in the UK) - Child student[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Visitor Extension - main applicant[2] | £1000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Leave to enter for persons in the UK who are liable to immigration detention[2] | £1500 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 30 months - main[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Hong Kong British National (Overseas) for 5 years - main[2] | £1000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Indefinite leave to remain - main applicants[2] | £1500 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Travel Document - Certificate of travel - adult[2] | £200 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Travel Document - Certificate of travel - child[2] | £200 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Travel Document - Convention travel document - adult[2] | £200 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Travel Document - Convention travel document - child[2] | £200 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Administrative Review[2] | £700 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Initial stage (Until Asylum Interview)[2] | £2000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Asylum further submission application[2] | £2500 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Revocation of deportation order[2] | £2500 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Bail Application - Immigration Officer[2] | £300 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (other applications made in the UK) - Family Reunion[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (nationality) - Naturalisation[2] | £700 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (nationality) - Naturalisation British overseas territory citizens[2] | £700 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (nationality) - Nationality registration as a British citizen - adult[2] | £700 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (nationality) - Nationality registration as a British citizen - child[2] | £700 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (sponsorship) - Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor)[2] | £5000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (sponsorship) - Worker sponsor licence (small sponsor)[2] | £3000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (sponsorship) - Student sponsor licence[2] | £5000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (sponsorship) - Temporary Worker sponsor licence[2] | £2000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (sponsorship) - Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licence (large sponsor)[2] | £3000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (sponsorship) - Worker and Student sponsor licence (large sponsor)[2] | £7000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (sponsorship) - Worker, Temporary Worker and Student sponsor licence (large sponsor)[2] | £4000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (sponsorship) - Temporary Worker and Student sponsor licence[2] | £2000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (sponsorship) - Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for Skilled Worker, T2 Minister of Religion, Intra-company Transfer, Intra-company Transfer Graduate Trainee[2] | £600 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (sponsorship) - Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for Temporary Work route[2] | £600 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (sponsorship) - Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for International Sportsperson route[2] | £600 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (appeals) - Asylum Appeal - First-tier Tribunal[2] | £3000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (appeals) - Deportation Appeal[2] | £5000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (appeals) - Permission to Appeal - Upper Tribunal[2] | £1500 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (appeals) - Appeal to Upper Tribunal[2] | £1500 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (appeals) - Appeal remitted to FTT for Re-hearing[2] | £1000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (appeals) - Permission to Appeal - Court of Appeal[2] | £2000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (appeals) - Appeal to the Court of Appeal[2] | £2000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (judicial review) - Pre-Action Protocol for Judicial Review[2] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (judicial review) - Judicial Review[2] | £2000 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (injunctions) - Emergency Injunction[2] | £1500 | VAT not stated |
| Immigration (injunctions) - Emergency Injunction (out-of-hours - 24hrs)[2] | £2000 | VAT not stated |
| Employment - first stage, initial stage[3] | £750 | + VAT |
| Employment - second stage, early conciliation process[3] | £1000 | + VAT |
| Employment - third stage, employment tribunal process[3] | £3000 to £4000 | + VAT |
| Employment - hourly rates for most work[4] | £120 to £225 per hour | + VAT |
| Family - representation for the applicant in divorce proceedings[5] | £1,250 | + VAT |
| Family - representation for the respondent in divorce proceedings[5] | £750 | + VAT |
| Family - divorce and separation, fixed fee starting from[6] | from £1200 | + VAT |
| Housing - service of notice to quit, Section 8, Section 21 and all other termination notices[7] | £450 | VAT not stated |
| Housing - preparation and service of claim form for order for possession and particulars of claim, plus one attendance on any defence filed[7] | £750 | VAT not stated |
| Housing - preparing and serving reply to defence[7] | £600 | VAT not stated |
| Housing - instructing a bailiff, firm fee[7] | £300 | VAT not stated |
| Criminal defence, Magistrates Court - police station representation at a police interview[8] | £600 | + VAT |
| Criminal defence, Magistrates Court - making written representations or mitigation only[8] | £600 | + VAT |
| Criminal defence, Magistrates Court - court attendance, guilty plea hearing, not guilty plea hearing or special reasons hearing or exceptional hardship[8] | £600 | + VAT |
Some figures on the firm's page do not agree with each other; the table follows the page as printed.
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 19 October 2026:
- [1]www.davidbensonsolicitors.co.uk/our-fees/conveyancing-fees
- [2]www.davidbensonsolicitors.co.uk/our-fees/immigration-fees
- [3]www.davidbensonsolicitors.co.uk/our-fees/employment-fees
- [4]www.davidbensonsolicitors.co.uk/practice-areas/employment-law
- [5]www.davidbensonsolicitors.co.uk/our-fees/family-fees
- [6]www.davidbensonsolicitors.co.uk/practice-areas/family-law
- [7]www.davidbensonsolicitors.co.uk/our-fees/housing-fees
- [8]www.davidbensonsolicitors.co.uk/our-fees/criminal-defence-fees
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
- 10: Criminal, Residential property, Landlord and tenant, Family, Immigration, Litigation, Non-litigation, Wills and trusts, Employment, Commercial property
- Published conveyancing prices
- Prices publishedfee table davidbensonsolicitors.co.uk found 28 August 2026
- SRA firms in Merton
- 67 (28 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 28 Merton High Street, London, SW19 1DNDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Merton | 020 8540 8888 |
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 David Benson 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 19 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at davidbensonsolicitors.co.uk for any update before instructing it. Compare against the verified London (Outer) band of £950 to £2,400 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
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