Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Hervey Dickens LTD publishes these 55 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:WillsConveyancingCommercial propertyRemortgageImmigrationDivorce and family mattersLasting powers of attorneyProbateAs 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 - freehold sale, property up to £500,000[1] | £1,200.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold sale, property up to £500,000[1] | £1,400.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold sale, property over £500,000[1] | £1,300.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold sale, property over £500,000[1] | £1,500.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase, property up to £500,000[1] | £1,300.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold purchase, property up to £500,000[1] | £1,500.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase, property over £500,000[1] | £1,400.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold purchase, property over £500,000[1] | £1,600.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - right to buy purchase[1] | £1,400.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, additional fee: mortgage application[2] | £250.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, additional fee: new build (flat rate)[2] | £300.00 | VAT not stated |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, additional fee: Help to Buy[2] | £300.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold re-mortgage[3] | £950.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold re-mortgage[3] | £1,050.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - transfer of equity with a mortgage[2] | £1,000.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - transfer of equity without a mortgage[2] | £500.00 | + VAT |
| Landlord and tenant - serving notices under the Housing Act 1988[2] | £350.00 | + VAT |
| Landlord and tenant - preparation of initial court papers and court appearance (grade dependent)[2] | £1,800.00 | VAT not stated |
| Auction properties - auction sale[2] | £4,000.00 | + VAT |
| Auction properties - auction purchase[2] | £4,000.00 | + VAT |
| Auction properties - reviewing an auction pack[2] | £500.00 | VAT not stated |
| Residential conveyancing - bridging finance or loan, additional fee[2] | £500.00 | + VAT |
| Commercial property - acting for a landlord[2] | £1,600.00 | + VAT |
| Commercial property - acting for a tenant or assignee[2] | £1,400.00 | + VAT |
| Commercial property - buying or selling commercial property[2] | £1,800.00 | + VAT |
| Business lasting power of attorney[2] | £500.00 | + VAT |
| Lasting powers of attorney - either health or financial matters[4] | £500.00 | + VAT |
| Lasting powers of attorney - both health and financial matters[4] | £750.00 | + VAT |
| Lasting powers of attorney - both husband and wife, either health or financial matters[4] | £950.00 | + VAT |
| Lasting powers of attorney - both husband and wife, both health and financial matters[4] | £1,150.00 | + VAT |
| Court of Protection - our fee[2] | £1,800.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - single will[5] | £300.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - single will with home visit[5] | £350.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - mirror wills (couple)[5] | £400.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - asset protection will, per person[5] | £500.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - will revision where the original will was prepared by the firm[5] | £100.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - declaration of trust[5] | £250.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - application for Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration only, basic application[6] | £950 | + VAT |
| Probate - application for Grant of Probate only, where a residence nil rate band or long form HMRC application is needed and no inheritance tax is payable, fee as a percentage of the gross estate value[6] | 1% | + VAT |
| Probate - application for Grant of Probate only, where inheritance tax is payable, fee as a percentage of the gross estate value[6] | 1% | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Estates with a gross value under £250,000 | £3,000 | + VAT |
| Estates with a gross value up to £325,000 | £4,000 | + VAT |
| Estates with a gross value between £325,001 – £1,500,000 | 1.5% of the gross value of the estate | + VAT |
| Estates with a gross value between £1,500,001 to £3,000,000 | 1.35% of the gross value of the estate | + VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Probate - average hourly charging rate for team members[6] | £300 per hour | + VAT |
| Family law - divorce (straightforward), our fee (court fee extra)[2] | £1,600.00 | + VAT |
| Family law - consent orders, our fee (court fee extra)[2] | £1,800 | + VAT |
| Family law - initial 30 minute appointment[7] | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Other fees - amending a title[2] | £100.00 | VAT not stated |
| Other fees - declaration of trust (straightforward)[2] | £250.00 | + VAT |
| Other fees - statutory declaration (firm drafts)[2] | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Other fees - basic affidavit (firm drafts)[2] | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Other fees - statutory declaration, signing and witnessing[2] | £20.00 | VAT not stated |
| Other fees - ID1 Land Registry form[2] | £100.00 | + VAT |
| Other fees - swearing oaths[2] | £10.00 | VAT not stated |
| Other fees - certifying a copy of an original[2] | £5.00 | VAT not stated |
| Other fees - fixed fee appointment of half an hour[2] | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Other fees - electronic file storage[2] | £50.00 | VAT not stated |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 16 October 2026:
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Branch towns
- Gravesend
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 8: Family, Landlord and tenant, Commercial property, Non-litigation, Wills and trusts, Immigration, Probate, Residential property
- Companies House status
- Active (11885219, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 15 March 2019
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Hervey Dickens Solicitors
- SRA firms in Gravesham
- 14 (9 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 128F Milton Road, Gravesend, Swanscombe, Kent, DA12 2PGDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Gravesham | 01322 517444 |
| Branch | 128F Milton Road, Gravesend, DA12 2RQDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Gravesham | 01322 949579 |
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 Hervey Dickens 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 herveydickens.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
HERVEY DICKENS LTD, company number 11885219, private limited company, incorporated 15 March 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: SWANSCOMBE. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
The registered office town, SWANSCOMBE, differs from the practising head office town, Kent.
Hervey Dickens LTD in gold at Kent DA12 2PG, its 1 other practising office in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: Gravesham district outline (ONS E07000109).
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