South West -- SRA register
SRA-regulated solicitors in Dorset: 30 firms reporting residential property
53 authorised firms with a practising office in the Dorset district on 3 November 2026, from the SRA's own data feed. Conveyancing firms first, ordered by distance from the centre of the district's offices; every one must publish its prices under the SRA Transparency Rules.
On 3 November 2026 the SRA register listed 53 authorised firms with a practising office in Dorset, operating 90 offices between them. 30 firms report residential property work in the most recent annual return, 49 list a website and 32 have more than one practising office. By authorisation type the district splits into 39 recognised body, 9 licensed body and 5 recognised sole practice.
The longest-standing authorisation in the district dates from November 2011 and the most recent from July 2026; 2 firms were authorised in the twelve months before the snapshot. 32 of the 53 firms carry a company registration number that matched a Companies House record. The most commonly reported areas of law here are wills and trusts (38), probate (36), family (33), residential property (30) and litigation (27).
Every one of the 30 firms reporting residential property work is required by the SRA Transparency Rules to publish its conveyancing prices on its website, or to supply them on request where it has none. 28 of them list a website in the register, and this site has located a published price page for 3. For context, the national purchase legal fee on this site averages £1,575 plus VAT (range £1,200 to £2,500).
National purchase legal fee: £1,575 average, range £1,200 to £2,500 plus VAT, before disbursements. See the conveyancing fee guide and calculator.
Firms reporting residential property work in Dorset
53 of 53 firms plotted at their Dorset office, 30 of them reporting residential property. Hover a row to find it on the map.
pinned on the office postcode postcode did not resolve, so the pin marks the area and not the door
Outline: Dorset district outline (ONS E06000059). On the still map, offices sharing a point are drawn once; the interactive map plots every one and groups them as you zoom out.
Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap contributors. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
| Firm | Office in Dorset | From centre | Authorised | Also reported | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchards Bailey LLP | Blandford Forum DT11 9LQ Head office (+3 more here) | 10.6 km | Recognised body since 2011 | Wills and trustsProbateFamily | Website |
| Kernon Kelleher Solicitors Limited t/a Kernon Kelleher Solicitors | Blandford Forum DT11 7AL Head office (+1 more here) | 10.6 km | Recognised body since 2011 | Wills and trustsFamilyProbate | Website |
| Jane V Wilkinson | Blandford Forum DT11 0EN Head office | 11.6 km | Recognised sole practice since 2015 | ProbateWills and trusts | on request |
| O'Haras Solicitors | Poole BH16 6FE Head office | 11.6 km | Recognised body since 2011 | Wills and trusts | Website |
| Humphries Kirk LLP t/a HK Law | Wareham BH20 4AN Head office (+3 more here) | 13.2 km | Licensed body since 2025 | ProbateWills and trustsFamily | Website |
| Battens Solicitors Limited | Wareham BH20 4JU Branch (+3 more here) | 13.3 km | Recognised body since 2011 | ProbateWills and trustsFamily | Website |
| Sarah Grant Solicitors | Dorchester DT1 1DE Head office | 15.3 km | Recognised sole practice since 2015 | FamilyProbateWills and trusts | Website |
| The Commercial Law Practice Limited | Dorchester DT1 1GA Head office | 15.6 km | Recognised body since 2011 | Probate | Website |
| Steele Raymond LLP Prices publishedfee table | Dorchester DT1 3DY Branch | 16.6 km | Recognised body since 2011 | FamilyProbateWills and trusts | Read the price page |
| MJP Law Limited t/a MJP Law | Wimborne BH21 1EJ Head office (+1 more here) | 17.7 km | Licensed body since 2021 | FamilyProbateWills and trusts | Website |
| Frettens LLP t/a Frettens Solicitors | Wimborne BH21 1JH Branch | 18.0 km | Licensed body since 2024 | FamilyWills and trustsProbate | Website |
| Dibbens | Wimborne BH21 1LU Head office | 18.1 km | Recognised body since 2011 | ProbateWills and trustsFamily | Website |
| Harold G Walker | Wimborne BH21 1NF Head office (+2 more here) | 18.1 km | Licensed body since 2025 | Wills and trustsFamilyProbate | Website |
| Newnham & Jordan Solicitors LTD t/a Newnham & Jordan Solicitors (Practising Style for Newnham & Jordan Legal Services LTD) | Wimborne BH21 1NG Head office (+3 more here) | 18.1 km | Recognised body since 2011 | Wills and trustsProbateFamily | Website |
| Coles Miller Solicitors LLP t/a Coles Miller Claims UK | Wimborne BH21 1HN Branch (+1 more here) | 18.2 km | Recognised body since 2011 | ProbateWills and trustsFamily | Website |
| Rawlins Davy Reeves Limited t/a Rawlins Davy Reeves Solicitors & Mediators | Wimborne BH21 1DU Branch | 18.2 km | Recognised body since 2011 | FamilyProbateWills and trusts | Website |
| Poole Alcock LLP Prices published | Weymouth DT4 7BS Branch | 22.9 km | Licensed body since 2020 | ProbateFamilyWills and trusts | Read the price page |
| Amicus Law (South West) LLP t/a AmicusLaw incorporating Solicitors Title | Weymouth DT4 8HQ Branch | 23.4 km | Recognised body since 2016 | Wills and trustsFamilyProbate | Website |
| Genesis Legal Services Limited t/a Genesis Legal | Ferndown BH22 9DE Head office | 23.5 km | Recognised body since 2011 | none reported | Website |
| Pengillys LLP t/a Pengillys | Weymouth DT4 8HB Head office (+1 more here) | 23.6 km | Recognised body since 2011 | ProbateFamilyWills and trusts | Website |
| Luff Brook Carter Ltd | Ferndown BH22 9AQ Head office | 24.9 km | Recognised body since 2011 | Wills and trustsProbate | on request |
| Maclachlan Solicitors Limited t/a Maclachlan Solicitors (Practising Style for Maclachlan Solicitors Limited) | Shaftesbury SP7 8EJ Head office (+1 more here) | 26.2 km | Recognised body since 2011 | Wills and trustsProbate | Website |
| Rutters | Shaftesbury SP7 8AY Head office (+1 more here) | 26.2 km | Recognised body since 2011 | Wills and trustsProbateFamily | Website |
| Ellis Jones Solicitors LLP t/a Ellis Jones Prices publishedfee table | Swanage BH19 2NX Branch (+3 more here) | 27.0 km | Licensed body since 2023 | ProbateWills and trustsFamily | Read the price page |
| Mogers Drewett LLP t/a Mogers Drewett | Sherborne DT9 3DP Head office | 27.1 km | Recognised body since 2011 | Wills and trustsProbateFamily | Website |
| Porter Dodson LLP t/a Porter Dodson | Sherborne DT9 3NL Branch (+2 more here) | 27.3 km | Recognised body since 2020 | Wills and trustsProbateFamily | Website |
| Letchers | Verwood BH31 7PU Branch | 28.1 km | Recognised body since 2011 | Wills and trustsFamily | Website |
| Farnfields LLP | Gillingham SP8 4AX Head office (+1 more here) | 29.6 km | Recognised body since 2014 | FamilyWills and trustsProbate | Website |
| Kitson & Trotman LLP t/a Kitson & Trotman | Beaminster DT8 3AN Head office (+3 more here) | 35.3 km | Recognised body since 2016 | Wills and trustsProbateFamily | Website |
| Nantes Solicitors Limited t/a Nantes (Practising Style for - Nantes Solicitors Limited) | Bridport DT6 3LH Head office (+2 more here) | 36.4 km | Recognised body since 2011 | ProbateFamilyWills and trusts | Website |
"From centre" is the straight-line distance from the mean position of all practising offices in the district. Rows without a link are firms whose SRA record is too sparse for a page of their own. "Also reported" shows probate, wills and family where the firm reported them. The "Prices published" badge means we read a conveyancing price page on that firm's own website and confirmed what it covers; a firm without one may still publish prices we did not find. Hover or tap a row to find that office on the map.
Other SRA-regulated firms with an office in Dorset (23, no residential property reported)
Published conveyancing fees near Dorset
6 firms within 25 km of the centre of the Dorset district publish, on their own websites, a freehold purchase fee that covers a £300,000 property. The SRA Transparency Rules require the figure; we read each page and show the fee as the firm printed it, with the page and the date. Ordered by that published fee, lowest first. A range or "from" price is placed by its lower figure and labelled; a firm with a band table shows the band its own table assigns to £300,000. Other services, other prices and your own postcode are on the published-fee comparison.
| Firm | Published fee at £300,000 | Basis | Office | From centre | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newnham & Jordan Solicitors LTD SRA 552046 | from £1,200 + VAT | from · Fixed fee conveyancing - buying, from · +1 more on the firm page | Wimborne | 18.1 km | newnham-jordan.co.uk, read 19 October 2026 |
| Sarah Grant Solicitors SRA 607208 | £1,400.00 VAT not stated | band "Up to £500,000.00" · Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase, legal fees by purchase price | Dorchester | 15.3 km | sarahgrantsolicitors.co.uk, read 19 October 2026 |
| Dibbens SRA 48759 | £1,500.00 + VAT | band "Up to £500,000.00" · Residential conveyancing - purchase of a freehold residential property, fees by purchase price | Wimborne | 18.1 km | dibbens.co.uk, read 16 October 2026 |
| Genesis Legal Services Limited SRA 389841 | £1,650 + VAT | band "£150,001 - £300,000" · Residential conveyancing - purchase fee by property price | Ferndown | 23.5 km | www.genesislegal.co.uk, read 7 October 2026 |
| Pengillys LLP SRA 499799 | £1650.00 + VAT | band "£200,001 to £350,000" · Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase, fee by property value | Weymouth | 23.6 km | www.pengillys.co.uk, read 16 October 2026 |
| Kernon Kelleher Solicitors Limited SRA 542322 | £1,700.00 + VAT | band "£200,000 to £300,000" · Freehold residential purchase - legal fee by price of property | Blandford Forum | 10.6 km | kernonkelleher.co.uk, read 19 October 2026 |
Prices the firms themselves publish under the SRA Transparency Rules, read from their websites on the dates shown and reproduced unchanged. They are not quotes, we have not asked the firms for quotes, and no firm paid to appear or to be placed higher. Assumes a registered freehold property, one buyer, no mortgage and no supplements unless the firm's label says otherwise; disbursements, Stamp Duty Land Tax and Land Registry fees are not included. "From centre" is the straight-line distance from the mean position of the district's practising offices to the firm's head office. See how the fees firms publish compare across England and Wales.
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Before you instruct a firm
- Check the firm on the SRA register (each firm page links to its entry) and confirm the SRA number on the firm's website matches.
- Read the published price page: it must show the total or a range, hourly rates or fixed fees, disbursements, VAT and timescales. See how to compare conveyancing quotes.
- A conveyancer does not need to be local; compare at least three written quotes, including an online conveyancer.
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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.