Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Gales Solicitors Limited publishes these 23 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:Moving homeEmployment lawWills and probateDisputes and litigationDivorce and family problemsMediationCommercial conveyancing and leasesContract disputesDebt recoveryCommercial contractsAs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Probate - fixed price estimate for administering an estate of the type outlined, starting from | from £4,950 | + VAT |
| Probate - fixed fee to obtain the Grant of Probate only | £2,500 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - unfair or wrongful dismissal (bringing or defending a claim), simple case | £4,000 to £5,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - unfair or wrongful dismissal (bringing or defending a claim), medium complexity case | £7,000 to £9,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - unfair or wrongful dismissal (bringing or defending a claim), high complexity case, preparation only | £10,000 to £15,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - high complexity case, preparation hourly rate | £250 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - employers, simple case | £6,000 to £8,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - employers, medium complexity case | £9,000 to £12,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - employers, high complexity case, preparation and attendance | £22,000 to £45,000 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - employers, high complexity case, preparation and attendance hourly rate | £250 per hour | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - no-win-no-fee funding, maximum share of damages awarded by the Tribunal | 35% | inc VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| £0 - £200,000 | £1095 | + VAT |
| £200,001 - £300,000 | £1225 | + VAT |
| £300,001 - £400,000 | £1375 | + VAT |
| £400,001 - £500,000 | £1425 | + VAT |
| £500,001 - £600,000 | £1575 | + VAT |
| £600,001 - £700,000 | £1625 | + VAT |
| £700,001 - £800,000 | £1875 | + VAT |
| £800,001 - £900,000 | £2125 | + VAT |
| £900,001 - £999,999 | £2875 | + VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - lease extension | £1200 to £1500 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - equity release | £1200 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - re-mortgage | £650 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - transfer of equity, minimum, subject to the needs of each individual matter | from £600 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold supplement | £350 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - dual management company, each | £350 | + VAT |
| Commercial conveyancing - lease assignment | £1200 to £1500 | + VAT |
| Commercial conveyancing - new lease | £1500 to £2000 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery (breach of contract to recover monies owed) - debt of £5,000 - £10,000, legal costs | £4,000 to £6,000 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery (breach of contract to recover monies owed) - debt of £10,000 - £25,000, legal costs | £10,000 to £15,000 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery (breach of contract to recover monies owed) - debt of £25,000 and over, legal costs | £20,000 to £30,000 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at www.gales-solicitors.co.uk/costs-experience, read 19 October 2026.
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 3 (2 branches)
- Branch towns
- Bournemouth, Christchurch
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 9: Consumer, Landlord and tenant, Family, Residential property, Children, Employment, Probate, Wills and trusts, Commercial property
- Companies House status
- Active (08746918, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 24 October 2013
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- SRA firms in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 56 (33 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 512 Wimborne Road, Winton, Bournemouth, BH9 2ETDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
| Branch | 138-140 Tuckton Road, Tuckton, Bournemouth, BH6 3JXDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 01202 422622 |
| Branch | 1, Clyffe House, Betsy Lane, Bransgore, Christchurch, BH23 8AQDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | New Forest | 01202 422622 |
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 Gales Solicitors Limited 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 gales-solicitors.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
GALES SOLICITORS LIMITED, company number 08746918, private limited company, incorporated 24 October 2013. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 December 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: BOURNEMOUTH. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Gales Solicitors Limited in gold at Bournemouth BH9 2ET, its 2 other practising offices in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district outline (ONS E06000058).
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Source: SRA Firm data web service (terms 1 July 2020, attribution required); firm status, offices and areas of law as reported by the SRA on 3 November 2026. Areas of law are self-reported by each firm in its annual return and describe work it told the SRA it delivered, not a live service menu or a quality mark. Companies House fields from the Basic Company Data bulk file dated 1 May 2026. Geocoding by postcodes.io: contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026, Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026, National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026. No firm on this site is sponsored, ranked or endorsed, and nothing here implies SRA endorsement of this site.