Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers Ltd publishes these 38 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 conveyancingEmployment lawDebt recoveryDivorceProbateInheritance disputesAs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, example legal fees (a £185,746 purchase, the North West average price)[1] | £870 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, example average legal fees (a £185,746 sale, the North West average price)[1] | average £870 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - re-mortgage, where a solicitor is required[1] | £780 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - further fee for a gifted deposit from more than two people[1] | £100 | + VAT |
| Employment - Wrongful dismissal, brief advice and help drafting a letter and dealing with the response (up to two hours work, up to)[2] | £460 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, initial instructions, reviewing the papers and advising on merits and likely compensation (4-8 hours)[2] | £920 to £1,840 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, pre-claim conciliation where mandatory (1 hour)[2] | £230 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, preparing the claim or response to the Employment Tribunal (up to 9 hours, up to)[2] | £2,070 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, reviewing and advising on the other side's claim or response (approx. 2 hours)[2] | £460 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, exploring and negotiating settlement (1 - 3 hours)[2] | £230 to £690 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, representation at a preliminary hearing if applicable (2 - 4 hours)[2] | £460 to £920 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, drafting a statement of loss (one to two hours)[2] | £230 to £460 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, gathering and agreeing the bundle of documents (2 to 8 hours)[2] | £460 to £1,380 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, assisting with witness statements (between 4 and 15 hours)[2] | £920 to £3,450 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, reviewing and advising on the other party's witness statements (2 - 4 hours)[2] | £460 to £920 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, drafting a list of issues and agenda for a preliminary hearing (4-6 hours)[2] | £920 to £1,380 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, agreeing a list of issues, chronology and/or cast list (1 hour)[2] | £230 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, arranging conference with counsel and drafting the brief (1 - 2 hours)[2] | £230 to £460 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, attending conference with counsel with the client (2 - 4 hours)[2] | £230 to £920 | + VAT |
| Employment - Unfair dismissal, attending on the client and corresponding with the tribunal, client and opponent (4 hours - 10 hours)[2] | £920 to £2,300 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - letter before action based on an outstanding invoice[3] | £75 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - fixed fee to prepare a claim form for an undisputed simple debt[3] | £250 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - hourly rate, Partner / Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive with 8+ years post qualification experience[3] | £280 per hour | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - hourly rate, Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive with 4+ years post qualification experience[3] | £220 per hour | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - hourly rate, Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive with less than 4 years post qualification experience[3] | £180 per hour | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - hourly rate, Trainee solicitors / paralegals (working with supervision)[3] | £130 per hour | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - legal costs for a statutory demand[3] | £300 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - legal costs for a winding up petition (company)[3] | £1400 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - legal costs for a bankruptcy petition (individual)[3] | £1200 | + VAT |
| Divorce - no-fault divorce as applicant, legal costs start at[4] | from £600 | + VAT |
| Divorce - no-fault divorce as respondent, legal costs start at[4] | from £250 | + VAT |
| Probate - estate administration, fee as a percentage of the gross value of the estate[5] | average 1% to 3% | VAT not stated |
| Probate - estate administration, minimum fee for the simplest estate[5] | from £1500 | + VAT |
| Probate - fixed fee for an example estate with a valid will, one property and a few accounts (worked example)[5] | £3700 | + VAT |
| Probate - grant of probate or letters of administration only, estate not subject to inheritance tax[5] | £1025 | + VAT |
| Probate - grant only, estate subject to inheritance tax or needing a full inheritance tax account[5] | £1900 | + VAT |
| Probate - grant only, as above with a claim for the Residence Nil Rate Band[5] | £2200 | + VAT |
| Probate - additional cost after the grant: assent of the property to a beneficiary, from[5] | from £750 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 19 October 2026:
- [1]www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/individuals/conveyancing-solicitors/conveyancing-pricing
- [2]www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/individuals/employment-law-solicitors/employment-law-pricing
- [3]www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/business/debt-recovery/debt-recovery-pricing
- [4]www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/individuals/family-solicitors/divorce/divorce-costs
- [5]www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/individuals/wills-trusts-tax-probate/probate-pricing
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Licensed body (ABS)
- Organisation type
- Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 7 (6 branches)
- Branch towns
- Oldham, Manchester, Rochdale
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 12: Corporate (non-listed), Employment, Personal Injury, Corporate (listed), Children, Residential property, Probate, Wills and trusts, Family, Commercial property, Litigation, Landlord and tenant
- Published conveyancing prices
- Prices published pearsonlegal.co.uk found 28 August 2026
- Companies House status
- Active (12024416, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 30 May 2019
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers
- SRA firms in Oldham
- 50 (19 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 31 Queen Street, Oldham, OL1 1RDDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Oldham | 0161 785 3500 |
| Branch | Hollinwood Business Centre, Albert Street, Hollinwood, Oldham, OL8 3QLDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Oldham | 0161 785 3500 |
| Branch | 461A Oldham Road, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0AADirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Oldham | 0161 785 3500 |
| Branch | 57 Dale Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3NJDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Rochdale | 01706 399919 |
| Branch | 57 Dale Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3NJDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Rochdale | 01706 399919 |
| Branch | 94 High Street, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6AXDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Oldham | 01457 601405 |
| Branch | 92-94 High Street, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6AXDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Oldham | 01457 601405 |
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 Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers 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 pearsonlegal.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
PEARSON SOLICITORS AND FINANCIAL ADVISERS LTD, company number 12024416, private limited company, incorporated 30 May 2019. 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: OLDHAM. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Companies House also lists 1 earlier registered name, most recently PEARSON LEGAL AND FINANCIAL ADVISERS LTD.
Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers Ltd in gold at Oldham OL1 1RD, its 6 other practising offices in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: Oldham district outline (ONS E08000004).
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