Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Thompson Smith and Puxon LLP publishes these 34 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:Commercial propertyCorporate and business lawEmployment lawDispute resolution and litigationFamily lawPersonal injuryWillsResidential propertyAs listed on the firm's own website, read 19 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Item | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Your initial instructions, review relevant circumstances and documents. Consider time limits, merits and likely value of complaint | £720 | inc VAT |
| Initial correspondence with the Respondent and with ACAS with a view to early settlement. | £720 | inc VAT |
| Drafting and submitting the claim(s). | £2,310 | inc VAT |
| Advising on the Response (defence). | £720 | inc VAT |
| Preparation for a preliminary hearing (if applicable). | £924 | inc VAT |
| Attending preliminary hearing. | £1,848 | inc VAT |
| Preparation of a schedule of loss, setting out the compensation you claiming. | £924 | inc VAT |
| Review of all relevant documents and creating an indexed, bundle of documents to disclose to the Respondent. | £924 | inc VAT |
| Review of all relevant documents disclosed by the Respondent.. | £924 | inc VAT |
| Agreement of a bundle of documents to consider at a full hearing. | £462 | inc VAT |
| Preparing a list of legal issues to agree with the Respondent used by the Employment Tribunal when considering the matter (if ordered by the Tribunal). | £924 | inc VAT |
| Preparing a chronology and cast list to agree with the Respondent used by the Employment Tribunal when considering the matter (if ordered by the Tribunal). | £462 | inc VAT |
| Preparing a witness statement from you and other relevant witnesses to send to the Respondent and Employment Tribunal (cost estimate per statement) | £1,386 | inc VAT |
| Review of Respondent’s witness statements. | £462 | inc VAT |
| Instructions to a barrister to represent you at the hearing. | £462 | inc VAT |
| Attendance at a conference with the barrister (if required). | £462 | inc VAT |
| Attending the employment tribunal hearing with you and the barrister (EXCLUDING barrister’s fees). | £3,234 | inc VAT |
| Related legal and commercial advice, correspondence, updates, liaising with related parties (eg other side, Tribunal, witnesses etc) and file administration throughout the duration of the matter (exclusive of travel or other related expenses). | £2,310 | inc VAT |
| Total | £20,640 | inc VAT |
| Item | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Your initial instructions, review relevant circumstances and documents. Consider time limits, merits and likely value of complaint | £2,500 | inc VAT |
| Initial correspondence with the Respondent and with ACAS with a view to early settlement. | £960 | inc VAT |
| Drafting and submitting the claim(s). | £4,750 | inc VAT |
| Advising on the Response (defence). | £1,386 | inc VAT |
| Preparation for a preliminary hearing (if applicable). | £4,620 | inc VAT |
| Attending preliminary hearing. | £3,234 | inc VAT |
| Preparation of a schedule of loss, setting out the compensation you claiming. | £4,620 | inc VAT |
| Review of all relevant documents and creating an indexed, bundle of documents to disclose to the Respondent. | £2,310 | inc VAT |
| Review of all relevant documents disclosed by the Respondent.. | £2,310 | inc VAT |
| Agreement of a bundle of documents to consider at a full hearing. | £3,234 | inc VAT |
| Preparing a list of legal issues to agree with the Respondent used by the Employment Tribunal when considering the matter (if ordered by the Tribunal). | £3,234 | inc VAT |
| Preparing a chronology and cast list to agree with the Respondent used by the Employment Tribunal when considering the matter (if ordered by the Tribunal). | £924 | inc VAT |
| Preparing a witness statement from you and other relevant witnesses to send to the Respondent and Employment Tribunal (cost estimate per statement) | £4,158 | inc VAT |
| Review of Respondent’s witness statements. | £1,848 | inc VAT |
| Instructions to a barrister to represent you at the hearing. | £2,772 | inc VAT |
| Attendance at a conference with the barrister (if required). | £3,696 | inc VAT |
| Attending the employment tribunal hearing with you and the barrister (EXCLUDING barrister’s fees). | £9,702 | inc VAT |
| Related legal and commercial advice, correspondence, updates, liaising with related parties (eg other side, Tribunal, witnesses etc) and file administration throughout the duration of the matter (exclusive of travel or other related expenses). | £4,620 | inc VAT |
| Total | £59,492 | inc VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Employment law - hourly rates by experience[1] | Trainee Solicitor / Paralegal £139 / Director / Solicitor £385 per hour | + VAT |
| Item | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Initial instructions, review relevant circumstances and documents and advise accordingly. | £770 | + VAT |
| Liasing with ACA and/or Claimant to explore settlement options | £385 | + VAT |
| Risk/Merits review of the claim (if required). | £1,155 | + VAT |
| Preparation and filing defence. | £1925 | + VAT |
| Preparing for and attending a preliminary hearing (if applicable). | £924 | + VAT |
| Attending preliminary hearing. | £1,540 | + VAT |
| Review Claimant’s schedule of loss and prepare counter-schedule if required. | £385 | + VAT |
| Review and disclosure of relevant documents. | £1,540 | + VAT |
| Review of documents disclosed and agreement of an evidence bundle for a full hearing (the ‘Tribunal Bundle’). | £1,540 | + VAT |
| Agreement of a list of legal issues, chronology and cast list (as required). | £1,150 | + VAT |
| Preparing witness statements for relevant witnesses send to the Claimant and Employment Tribunal (cost estimate per statement). | £1,925 | + VAT |
| Review of Claimant’s witness statements (cost per statement). | £385 | + VAT |
| Instructions to a barrister.* | £385 | + VAT |
| Conference with counsel (if required)*. | £1,150 | + VAT |
| Attendance at the full hearing (per day, EXCLUDING barrister’s fees).* | £1,540 | + VAT |
| Related legal and commercial advice, correspondence, updates, liaising with related parties (eg other side, Tribunal, witnesses etc) and file administration throughout the duration of the matter (exclusive of travel or other related expenses). | £3,850 | + VAT |
| Total | £20,559 | + VAT |
| Item | Fee | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Initial instructions, review relevant circumstances and documents and advise accordingly. | £1,848 | + VAT |
| Liasing with ACA and/or Claimant to explore settlement options | £770 | + VAT |
| Risk/Merits review of the claim (if required). | £3,234 | + VAT |
| Preparation and filing defence. | £3850 | + VAT |
| Preparing for and attending a preliminary hearing (if applicable). | £5,500 | + VAT |
| Attending preliminary hearing. | £2,695 | + VAT |
| Review Claimant’s schedule of loss and prepare counter-schedule if required. | £1,155 | + VAT |
| Review and disclosure of relevant documents. | £2,695 | + VAT |
| Review of documents disclosed and agreement of an evidence bundle for a full hearing (the ‘Tribunal Bundle’). | £2,695 | + VAT |
| Agreement of a list of legal issues, chronology and cast list (as required). | £2,695 | + VAT |
| Preparing witness statements for relevant witnesses send to the Claimant and Employment Tribunal (cost estimate per statement). | £5,390 | + VAT |
| Review of Claimant’s witness statements (cost per statement). | £1,150 | + VAT |
| Instructions to a barrister.* | £1,155 | + VAT |
| Conference with counsel (if required)*. | £1,925 | + VAT |
| Attendance at the full hearing (per day, EXCLUDING barrister’s fees).* | £8,085 | + VAT |
| Related legal and commercial advice, correspondence, updates, liaising with related parties (eg other side, Tribunal, witnesses etc) and file administration throughout the duration of the matter (exclusive of travel or other related expenses). | £5,775 | + VAT |
| Total | £51,392 | + VAT |
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Employment law (defence) - hourly rates by experience[2] | Trainee Solicitor / Paralegal £139 / Director / Solicitor £385 per hour | + VAT |
| Probate - Stage 1, application for the grant of representation only, Simple service (fixed fee, VAT inclusive)[3] | £1,794 to £3,000 | inc VAT |
| Probate - Stage 1, application for the grant of representation only, Standard A service (fixed fee, VAT inclusive)[3] | £3,000 to £9,600 | inc VAT |
| Probate - Stage 1, application for the grant of representation only, Standard B service (fixed fee, VAT inclusive)[3] | £9,600 to £24,000 | inc VAT |
| Wills and estates - hourly rates by experience[3] | Trainee Solicitor / Paralegal £170.40 / Director / Solicitor £480 per hour | inc VAT |
| Probate - additional costs of the work after the grant, fixed fee for a smaller estate where an IHT 400 form is not required (VAT inclusive)[4] | from £3,000 | inc VAT |
| Wills and estates (after grant) - hourly rates by experience[4] | Trainee Solicitor / Paralegal £170.40 / Director / Solicitor £480 per hour | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, fixed fee, July 2025 to March 2026[5] | average £1,935 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, fixed fees charged July 2025 to March 2026[5] | £1,056 to £3,600 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - telegraphic transfer (same day payment), additional charge per transfer[5] | £36 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, removal of second and subsequent legal charges or restrictions (per registered item)[5] | £100 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, statutory declaration or statement of truth[5] | £75 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, additional parcels of land (more than one legal title)[5] | from £100 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - home visit by a member of staff[5] | £300 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, fixed fee, July 2025 to March 2026[6] | average £2,174 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, fixed fees from a simple to a more complex transaction[6] | £1,200 to £7,680 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, bank telegraphic transfer fee (per transfer)[6] | £36 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - re-mortgage, fixed fee, July 2025 to March 2026[7] | average £1,519 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - transfer with a re-mortgage, fixed fee, July 2025 to March 2026[7] | average £2,111.00 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - re-mortgage, bank telegraphic transfer fee (per transfer)[7] | £36 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - sale, unregistered title, additional work[5] | £100 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, first registration (unregistered title)[6] | from £50 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, registration of restriction (per restriction)[6] | £50 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, dealing with third party contributions of funds (gift or loan)[6] | from £200 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, declaration of trust[6] | from £300 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, statutory declaration or statement of truth[6] | £75 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, drawing down a Help to Buy or Lifetime ISA[6] | £50 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, additional parcels of land (more than one legal title)[6] | from £100 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - purchase, home visit by a member of staff[6] | £300 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 19 October 2026:
- [1]www.tsplegal.com/individual-services/employment-law-senior-executives/the-cost-of-your-employment-tribunal-claim
- [2]www.tsplegal.com/business-services/employment-law-business/the-cost-of-your-employment-tribunal-defence
- [3]www.tsplegal.com/individual-services/wills-estates-probate/the-cost-of-a-grant
- [4]www.tsplegal.com/individual-services/wills-estates-probate/the-costs-after-grant
- [5]www.tsplegal.com/individual-services/residential-property-solicitor/cost-of-selling-home
- [6]www.tsplegal.com/individual-services/residential-property-solicitor/cost-of-buying-home
- [7]www.tsplegal.com/individual-services/residential-property-solicitor/remortgaging-your-home
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Licensed body (ABS)
- Organisation type
- Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Branch towns
- Clacton-On-Sea
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 10: Employment, Commercial property, Non-litigation, Wills and trusts, Corporate (non-listed), Probate, Family, Residential property, Personal Injury, Litigation
- Companies House status
- Active (OC457355, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 9 July 2025
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- Thompson Smith and Puxon
- SRA firms in Colchester
- 35 (22 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | Stable 6, Stable Road, Colchester, CO2 7GLDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Colchester | 01206 574431 |
| Branch | 39-41 Station Road, Clacton-On-Sea, CO15 1RNDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Tendring | |
| Registered office | Stable 6, Stable Road, Colchester, CO2 7GL | 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 Thompson Smith and Puxon LLP 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 tsplegal.com 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
THOMPSON SMITH AND PUXON LLP, company number OC457355, limited liability partnership, incorporated 9 July 2025. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Registered office town: COLCHESTER. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Thompson Smith and Puxon LLP in gold at Colchester CO2 7GL, its 1 other practising office in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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