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Highwood Solicitors Limited

SRA number 8004032 · Authorised since 25 July 2023

Head office 1A Gilberd Road, Colchester, CO2 7LR

Website highwoodsolicitors.co.uk · Phone 01206 237456 · Publishes prices: yes, read 19 October 2026

Published prices

Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Highwood Solicitors Limited publishes these 181 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:Freehold and leasehold salesFreehold and leasehold purchasesIndefinite leave to remainCivil litigation dispute resolutionLandlord and tenant disputesDefending possession claimsAs listed on the firm's own website, read 19 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.

Residential sale, freehold - legal fees by sale price[1]
BandFeeVAT
up to £250,000£650+ VAT
up to £500,000£750+ VAT
up to £999,000£950+ VAT
£1,000,000+1.5% - 1.75%+ VAT
Residential sale, leasehold - legal fees by sale price[1]
BandFeeVAT
up to £250,000£700+ VAT
up to £500,000£800+ VAT
up to £999,000£1,000+ VAT
£1,000,000+1.5% - 1.75%+ VAT
ServicePriceVAT
Residential sale - additional fee per mortgage over the property (redemption, high street lender)[1]£125+ VAT
Debt recovery - defended matters, hourly fees start from[2]from £175+ VAT
Debt recovery - pre-action advice, fixed fee starts from[2]from £75+ VAT
Debt recovery - standard letter before action, individual or sole trader[2]£100.00 to £500.00VAT not stated
Debt recovery - standard letter before action, company[2]£100.00 to £500.00VAT not stated
Debt recovery - follow up letters[2]£25.00VAT not stated
Debt recovery - bespoke non-standard drafted letters, per letter[2]from £20.00VAT not stated
Debt recovery - issuing a claim, our legal fee by claim value[2]
BandFeeVAT
Claim value Up to £300; plus a success fee of 12.5%, 22.5% or 32.5% depending on whether the debt is recovered at stage 1, 2 or 3£90+ VAT
Claim value £300 – £500; plus a success fee of 12.5%, 22.5% or 32.5% depending on whether the debt is recovered at stage 1, 2 or 3£90+ VAT
Claim value £500 – £1,000; plus a success fee of 12.5%, 22.5% or 32.5% depending on whether the debt is recovered at stage 1, 2 or 3£125+ VAT
Claim value £1,000 – £1,500; plus a success fee of 12.5%, 22.5% or 32.5% depending on whether the debt is recovered at stage 1, 2 or 3£145+ VAT
Claim value £1,500 – £3,000; plus a success fee of 10.5%, 18.5% or 22.5% depending on whether the debt is recovered at stage 1, 2 or 3£150+ VAT
Claim value £3,000 – £5,000; plus a success fee of 6.5%, 15.5% or 20.5% depending on whether the debt is recovered at stage 1, 2 or 3£150+ VAT
Claim value £5,000 – £10,000; plus a success fee of 4.5%, 16.5% or 18.5% depending on whether the debt is recovered at stage 1, 2 or 3£170+ VAT
Claim value £10,000 – £100,000; plus a success fee of 3.5%, 14.5% or 13.5% depending on whether the debt is recovered at stage 1, 2 or 3£260+ VAT
ServicePriceVAT
Debt recovery - request for judgment, set fee[2]£75 to £200+ VAT
Debt recovery - enforcement, issuing warrant of execution to bailiff (our charges)[2]£100 to £300VAT not stated
Debt recovery - enforcement, High Court Enforcement Officers (our charges)[2]£200 to £400VAT not stated
Debt recovery - enforcement, re-issue of warrant of execution (our charges)[2]£50VAT not stated
Debt recovery - enforcement, charging order on property to be dealt with on paper (our charges)[2]£400VAT not stated
Debt recovery - enforcement, application for substituted service of information order (our charges)[2]£200 to £400VAT not stated
Debt recovery - enforcement, attachment of earnings (our charges)[2]£200 to £400VAT not stated
Immigration - Fiance(e) Visa UK[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Proposed Civil Partner Visa UK[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry clearance as a spouse[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching into a spouse Visa UK[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Extension of stay as a spouse[3]£700VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR Spouse Visa[3]£1,000 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance as a Civil Partner[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching into a Civil Partner Visa[3]£1,000 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Extension of stay as a Civil Partner[3]£1,000 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR Civil Partner[3]£1,000 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance as an unmarried partner[3]£1,000 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching into an unmarried partner Visa[3]£1,000 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Extension of stay as an unmarried partner[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR Unmarried Partner[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry clearance as a same sex partner[3]£1,000 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching into same sex partner Visa[3]£1,000 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Extension of a same sex partner[3]£1,000 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR same sex partner[3]£1,000 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR – Victim Of Domestic Violence[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR – Bereaved Partner[3]£1,000 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR Tier 1 General[3]£2,000 to £3,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance As Innovator Visa[3]£4,000 to £5,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching into Innovator Visa[3]£4,000 to £5,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa Extension[3]£2,500 to £3,500VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR As Tier 1 Entrepreneur[3]£2,000 to £3,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants of Tier 1 Entrepreneur[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance As Tier 1 Exceptional Talent[3]£2,500 to £3,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Tier 1 Exceptional Talent[3]£2,000 to £3,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Extension Of Stay As Tier 1 Exceptional Talent[3]£1,800 to £3,000VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR As Tier 1 Exceptional Talent[3]£2,500 to £3,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants Of Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Migrant[3]£800VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur[3]£1,700 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa Extension[3]£1,700 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants Of Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur[3]£800VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance As Tier 1 Investor[3]£3,000 to £4,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Tier 1 Investor Visa[3]£3,000 to £4,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 1 Investor Visa Extension[3]£3,000 to £4,000VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR As Tier 1 Investor[3]£3,500 to £5,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance As Tier 2 General Migrant[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Tier 2 General[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 2 General Extension[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR Tier 2 General[3]£1,700 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants Of Tier 2 General Migrant[3]£800VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance As Tier 2 Minister Of Religion[3]£1,000 to £1,200VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Tier 2 Minister Of Religion[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 2 Minister Of Religion Visa Extension[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR Tier 2 Minister Of Religion[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants Of Tier 2 Minister Of Religion[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance As Tier 2 Sportsperson[3]£1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Tier 2 Sportsperson[3]£1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 2 Sportsperson Visa Extension[3]£1,000 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR Tier 2 Sportsperson[3]£1,000 to £1,700VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants Of Tier 2 Sportsperson[3]£800VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance As Tier 2 ICT[3]£2,000 to £3,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Tier 2 ICT[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 2 ICT Extension[3]£1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR Tier 2 ICT[3]£2,000 to £3,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants Of Tier 2 ICT Migrant[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance As Domestic Worker[3]£2,000 to £3,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Domestic Worker Visa Extension[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR Domestic Worker[3]£2,500 to £3,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants of Domestic Worker[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance As A Sole Representative Of Overseas Business[3]£3,000 to £4,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Sole Representative Visa Extension[3]£2,000 to £4,000VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR As Sole Representative[3]£3,000 to £4,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants of Sole Representatives[3]£1,000 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants Of A Person With UK Ancestry Visa[3]£2,000 to £3,000VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR UK Ancestry[3]£2,000 to £3,000VAT not stated
Immigration - UK Ancestry Visa Extension[3]£1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance – UK Ancestry Visa[3]£2,500 to £3,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance As Tier 5 Charity Worker[3]£1,000 to £1,800VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 5 Charity Workers Visa Extension[3]£1,000 to £1,800VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants Of Tier 5 Charity Worker[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance As Tier 5 Creative & Sporting[3]£2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Tier 5 Creative & Sporting[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Extension[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants Of Tier 5 Creative & Sporting[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance As Tier 5 Religious Worker[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 5 Religious Workers Visa Extension[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Tier 5 Government Authorised Exchange[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 5 Government Authorised Exchange Visa Extension[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Tier 5 International Agreement[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 5 International Agreement Visa Extension[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS)[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR – Tier 5 International Agreement[3]£2,000 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance – Tier 4 General Student[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Tier 4 General Student[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Tier 4 General Student Extension[3]£1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependants Of Tier 4 General Students[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Tier 4 Child Student[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance – Tier 4 Child Student[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - EEA Family Permit As Family Member Of An EEA National[3]£1,000 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Residence Card As Family Member Of An EEA National[3]£1,200 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Retaining Right of Residence As Family Member Of An EEA National After Divorce Or Death Of The EEA National[3]£1,200 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Derivative Residence Card As A Primary Carer[3]£1,200 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Residence Card As Extended Family Member Of An EEA National[3]£1,000 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Registration Certificate As An EEA National[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Permanent Residence (PR) As An EEA National[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR – 10 Years Long Residence (Same Day Visa Service)[3]£800 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Extension Of Stay – 10 Years Long Residence[3]£800 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Registration As A British Citizen If You Had Previously Given Up British Citizenship[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Naturalisation As A British Citizen[3]£800VAT not stated
Immigration - Registration Of A Child As British Citizen – MN1 Application[3]£1,000 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Registration Of A Child As British Citizen Who Was Born In The UK And Has Lived In The UK For 10 Years[3]£1,000 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - UKM Application[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Registration As British Citizen By British Subject[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Registration As British Citizen By British Protected Person[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Registration As British Citizen By BOC[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - British Citizenship As BNO[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Registration As British Citizen Under The British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Registration As A British Citizen By BOTC[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Registration As A British Citizen By A BOTC With A Connection With Gibraltar[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Registration As A British Overseas Territories Citizen If You Had Previously Given Up Citizenship[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Registration As A British Citizen By A Stateless Person[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Application For British Passport[3]£700VAT not stated
Immigration - Refugee Travel Document[3]£700VAT not stated
Immigration - Stateless Person Travel Document[3]£700VAT not stated
Immigration - Certificate Of Travel[3]£700VAT not stated
Immigration - One Way Travel Document[3]£700VAT not stated
Immigration - Business Visitor Visa UK[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Family Visitor Visa UK[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Child Visitor[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Entertainer Visitor Visa UK[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - General Visitor Visa UK[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Parent of A Child At School[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Prospective Entrepreneur Visa UK[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Student Visitor Visa UK[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Visitor In Transit Visa UK[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Visitors Undertaking Permitted Paid Engagements[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance (Visa) As A Turkish ECAA Businessperson[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Switching Into Turkish ECAA Businessperson Category[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Extension Of Stay As A Turkish ECAA Businessperson[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - ILR As Turkish ECAA Businessperson[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependents of Turkish ECAA Businesspersons[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Turkish ECAA Workers[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Dependents of Turkish ECAA Worker[3]£800VAT not stated
Immigration - Discretionary Leave[3]£1,500 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Bail Application to the Chief Immigration Officer (CIO)[3]£1,000 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Bail Application to the Immigration Judge at Asylum and Immigration Tribunal[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - For any subsequent bail application, if your first bail application to the Immigration Judge has been unsuccessful[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Revocation of Deportation Order[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Sponsor Licence Application[3]£2,000 to £3,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Subject Access Request (SAR)[3]£600VAT not stated
Immigration - Returning Resident Visa UK[3]£2,000 to £2,500VAT not stated
Immigration - TOC Application[3]£600VAT not stated
Immigration - NTL Application[3]£600VAT not stated
Immigration - Administrative Review Against Refusal Of Entry Clearance As PBS Migrant[3]£800 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Admin Review Against Refusal Of An In-Country Refusal By The Home Office[3]£800 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance Appeal Stage 1 (Pre-Hearing Notice)[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Entry Clearance Appeal Stage 2 (Post-Hearing Notice)[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - In-Country Immigration Appeal[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Asylum Appeal[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Deportation Appeal[3]£2,500 to £3,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Application To 1st Tier Tribunal For Permission To Appeal To Upper Tribunal[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Application To Upper Tribunal For Permission To Appeal To Upper Tribunal[3]£1,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Appeal To The Upper Tribunal Following Grant Of Permission To Appeal[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Application To The Upper Tribunal For Permission To Appeal To The Court of Appeal[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Application To The Court Of Appeal For Permission To Appeal To Court Of Appeal[3]£1,500 to £2,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Appeal To The Court Of Appeal[3]£3,000 to £3,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Pre Action Protocol For Judicial Review Against The Home Office, UKBA[3]£700 to £1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Paper Application To Upper Tribunal For Permission To Apply For Judicial Review (JR)[3]£1,500 to £3,000VAT not stated
Immigration - Renewal Of An Application For Permission To Apply For Judicial Review (JR) Against The Home Office, UKBA[3]£1,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Judicial Review Against The Home Office, UKVI Following Grant Of Permission To Apply For Judicial Review (JR)[3]£3,000 to £4,500VAT not stated
Immigration - Emergency Injunction To Stop Removal From The UK[3]£2,000 to £3,000VAT not stated

From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 19 October 2026:

  1. [1]www.highwoodsolicitors.co.uk/pricing/property-prices
  2. [2]www.highwoodsolicitors.co.uk/pricing/debt-recovery-prices
  3. [3]www.highwoodsolicitors.co.uk/pricing/immigration-prices

Key facts

Authorisation
Recognised body
Organisation type
Recognised body, authorised
Constitution
Incorporated company (limited by shares)
Practising offices
2 (1 branch)
Branch towns
London
Areas of law reported to the SRA
9: Immigration, Residential property, Commercial property, Corporate (listed), Family, Criminal, Employment, Litigation, Landlord and tenant
Companies House status
Active (14761230, file 1 May 2026)
Incorporated
27 March 2023
Company type
Private Limited Company
Trading names
Highwood Solicitors
SRA firms in Colchester
35 (22 residential property)

Offices on the SRA record

OfficeAddressDistrictPhone
Head office1A Gilberd Road, Colchester, CO2 7LRDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsColchester01206 237456
Branch17 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1BNDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsWestminster01206 237456

Areas of law reported to the SRA

ImmigrationResidential propertyCommercial propertyCorporate (listed)FamilyCriminalEmploymentLitigationLandlord and tenant

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.

Conveyancing prices: published by the firm under SRA Transparency Rule 1

Because Highwood Solicitors 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 19 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

HIGHWOOD SOLICITORS LIMITED, company number 14761230, private limited company, incorporated 27 March 2023. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (micro entity). Registered office town: COLCHESTER. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.

Where the offices are
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