Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. FBC Manby Bowdler (Midlands) Limited publishes these 54 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 conveyancingWills, trusts and probateEmployment lawTransport and motoring offencesDebt recovery and insolvencyLicensingSerious injury and medical negligenceBusiness and corporate lawLitigationAs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| £0 - £249,999.99 | £2,000.00 | + VAT |
| £250,000.00 - £374,999.99 | £2,500.00 | + VAT |
| £375,000.00 - £599,999.99 | £3,000.00 | + VAT |
| £600,000.00 + | Fees to be discussed on enquiry | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| £0 - £249,999.99 | £2,750.00 | + VAT |
| £250,000.00 - £374,999.99 | £3,000.00 | + VAT |
| £375,000.00 - £599,999.99 | £3,500.00 | + VAT |
| £600,000.00 + | Fees to be discussed on enquiry | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| £0 - £249,999.99 | £1,750.00 | + VAT |
| £250,000.00 - £374,999.99 | £2,200.00 | + VAT |
| £375,000.00 - £599,999.99 | £2,500.00 | + VAT |
| £600,000.00 + | Fees to be discussed on enquiry | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| £0 - £249,999.99 | £2,500.00 | + VAT |
| £250,000.00 - £374,999.99 | £3,000.00 | + VAT |
| £375,000.00 - £599,999.99 | £3,500.00 | + VAT |
| £600,000.00 + | Fees to be discussed on enquiry | + VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - worked example: newbuild freehold property purchase at £250,000.00, legal fees[1] | £3,500.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - worked example: lifetime mortgage at £60,000.00, legal fees (standard transaction by a senior conveyancer)[1] | £3,500.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - anti money laundering check, per individual client, other cost[1] | £8.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - anti money laundering check, per company client, other cost[1] | £30.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - source of wealth and source of funds check, included in all purchase quotes[1] | £250 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - telegraphic transfer, further transfers after the first (the first is covered by the professional fee), additional fee[1] | £20 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - dealing with the lease where the property turns out to be leasehold and the firm was not told, additional fee[1] | £350 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - unregistered property, additional fee[1] | £200 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - transfer of part (part of a larger title such as a new-build property), additional legal fee[1] | £200 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - shared ownership property, further charge between[1] | £200 to £700 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - Help to Buy equity loan purchase, further charge[1] | £450 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - property less than 10 years old, further charge for a sale[1] | £300 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - property less than 10 years old, further charge for a purchase[1] | £400 | + VAT |
| Probate - average charging rate for team members[2] | £526 per hour | + VAT |
| Probate - obtaining the grant of probate only for executors, fixed fee range[2] | £1,250 to £2,500 | + VAT |
| Probate - obtaining the grant of probate only, average fee for an estate paying no inheritance tax and needing no full Inland Revenue account[2] | average £1,500 | + VAT |
| Probate - obtaining the grant of probate only where the estate is liable to inheritance tax or a full account to HMRC is required, fees range[2] | £2,500 to £7,500 | + VAT |
| Probate - obtaining the grant of probate only where inheritance tax is payable, average fee[2] | average £3,000 | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Estates up to £650,000 | 2.25% of the gross value of the estate | + VAT |
| Estates between £650,001 and £1,000,000 | 2% of the gross value of the estate | + VAT |
| Estates over £1,000,000 | 1.75% of the gross value of the estate | + VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Probate - full estate administration, minimum charge[2] | from £7,500 | + VAT |
| Probate - client identity checks, per individual client, other cost[2] | £8 | + VAT |
| Employment - defending unfair or wrongful dismissal claims at tribunal, simple case[3] | £5,000 to £10,000 | + VAT |
| Employment - defending unfair or wrongful dismissal claims at tribunal, medium complexity case[3] | £10,000 to £20,000 | + VAT |
| Employment - defending unfair or wrongful dismissal claims at tribunal, high complexity case[3] | from £20,000 | + VAT |
| Employment - additional charge for attending a tribunal hearing, per day, generally[3] | £1,500 | + VAT |
| Employment - client identity checks, per individual client, other cost[3] | £6 | + VAT |
| Employment - client identity checks, per company client, other cost[3] | £20 | + VAT |
| Motoring offences - initial advice upon a notice of intended prosecution, fixed fee[4] | £1,250.00 | + VAT |
| Motoring offences - entering a guilty plea and preparing for plea and sentencing hearing, between[4] | £2,500.00 to £3,000.00 | + VAT |
| Motoring offences - entering a not guilty plea and preparing for trial, from[4] | from £5,000.00 | + VAT |
| Motoring offences - representing you at a voluntary interview with the police under caution, fixed fee[4] | £1,500.00 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - letter before action for limited companies and PLCs, with confirmation of instructions[5] | £30.00 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - letter before action for individuals and sole traders, with confirmation of instructions, from[5] | from £75.00 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - each subsequent letter, e-mail or telephone call[5] | £15.00 | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Under £500 | £140 | + VAT |
| £500 - £1000 | £140 | + VAT |
| £1000 - £5000 | £175 | + VAT |
| Over £5000 | £195 | + VAT |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| To £5000 | £25 | VAT not stated |
| Over £5000 | £35 | VAT not stated |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| To £5000 | £45 | VAT not stated |
| Over £5000 | £60 | VAT not stated |
| Band | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| To £5000 | £60 | VAT not stated |
| Over £5000 | £75 | VAT not stated |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Business debt recovery - charges after judgment: order for questioning[5] | £200 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - charges after judgment: warrant[5] | £125 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - charges after judgment: High Court enforcement officer[5] | £100 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - charges after judgment: attachment of earnings[5] | £300 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - charges after judgment: charging order[5] | £400 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - charges after judgment: third party debt order[5] | £400 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - charges after judgment: statutory demand (plus process server)[5] | £750 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - charges after judgment: personal bankruptcy or winding down (plus process server and court fees)[5] | £2,500 to £4,000 | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - defended cases, paralegal hourly rate[5] | £175 per hour | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - defended cases, solicitor hourly rate[5] | £230 to £275 per hour | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - defended cases, associate hourly rate[5] | £290 to £300 per hour | + VAT |
| Business debt recovery - defended cases, partner hourly rate[5] | £325 per hour | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 19 October 2026:
- [1]www.fbcmb.co.uk/personal/conveyancing-pricing-processes
- [2]www.fbcmb.co.uk/personal/cost-guide-to-probate-service
- [3]www.fbcmb.co.uk/business/defending-unfair-or-wrongful-dismissal-cost-guide
- [4]www.fbcmb.co.uk/personal/transport-motoring-offences
- [5]www.fbcmb.co.uk/business/costs-for-business-debt-recovery
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Licensed body (ABS)
- Organisation type
- Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 9 (8 branches)
- Branch towns
- Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Telford, Redditch, Solihull, Birmingham, Rowley Regis, Halesowen
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 12: Landlord and tenant, Corporate (non-listed), Wills and trusts, Probate, Commercial property, Residential property, Employment, Children, Family, Personal Injury, Litigation, Planning
- Published conveyancing prices
- Prices publishedfee table fbcmb.co.uk found 28 August 2026
- Companies House status
- Active (15790384, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 20 June 2024
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- SRA firms in Wolverhampton
- 44 (23 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 6-10 George Street, Snow Hill, Wolverhampton, WV2 4DNDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Wolverhampton | 01902 57800 |
| Branch | Juneau House, Sitka Drive, Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury, SY2 6LGDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Shropshire | 01743 241551 |
| Branch | 10 High Street, Church Stretton, SY6 6BUDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Shropshire | 01694 724440 |
| Branch | Routh House, Hall Court, Hall Park Way, Telford, TF3 4NJDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Telford and Wrekin | 01952 292129 |
| Branch | 9 Church Green West, Redditch, B97 4DUDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Redditch | 01527 584444 |
| Branch | Chester Court, 1673 High Street, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0LLDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Solihull | 0121 740 0983 |
| Branch | Five St Phillips Place, Birmingham, B3 2PWDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Birmingham | 0800 111 6144 |
| Branch | 35 Payne Street, Rowley Regis, B65 0DHDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Sandwell | 0121 559 2922 |
| Branch | 1 Summer Hill, Halesowen, B63 3BUDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Dudley | 0121 585 3900 |
| Registered office | 6-10 George Street, Snow Hill, Wolverhampton, WV2 4DN | not a practising office |
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 FBC Manby Bowdler (Midlands) 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 fbcmb.co.uk for any update before instructing it. Compare against the verified Wolverhampton band of £620 to £1,500 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
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Companies House record
FBC MANBY BOWDLER (MIDLANDS) LIMITED, company number 15790384, private limited company, incorporated 20 June 2024. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (full). Registered office town: WOLVERHAMPTON. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
FBC Manby Bowdler (Midlands) Limited in gold at Wolverhampton WV2 4DN, its 8 other practising offices in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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