Our Pricing - HSBS Law Solicitors & Notary

Conveyancing

Our conveyancing team at Hsbs Law Solicitors is very experienced and is headed by a Director in the company

Our charges are made up of:

our fees for the legal work;
‘disbursements’ – disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as Land Registry fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process; and
for property purchases, Stamp Duty Land Tax (see below).

Where VAT is referred to below please note that this will be charged at the applicable rate, which is currently 20%.

Our fees for Sale and Purchase (both freehold and leasehold properties) are as follows:

Purchase/ Sale Price	Freehold	Leasehold
Up to £500,000	Starting from £750.00 + VAT	Starting from £850.00 + VAT
£500,000 – £750,000	Starting from £850.00 + VAT	Starting from £950.00 + VAT
£750,000 +	Please contact our office for a tailored quote	Please contact our office for a tailored quote

Our fee for Re-mortgage/Mortgage (both freehold and leasehold)

Freehold	Leasehold
£600.00 + VAT	£700.00 + VAT

Our fee for Transfer of Equity

£500 + VAT (charged at the applicable rate, which is currently 20%).

In addition to our professional fee, following disbursements are normally applicable to property transactions:

The ‘disbursements’ which you pay will depend upon whether you are buying or selling property or both, whether you are buying a freehold or leasehold property and the location and type of property concerned. Properties in certain locations for example need more searches and checks than others.

We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.

Normally all clients who are buying or selling a property will need to pay the following disbursements:

Disbursements	Estimated Costs
PURCHASE
Fee for Acting for Lenders/ Managing Agents	Starting from £250.00 + VAT
Search Fees	Estimated £300.00 – £900.00
HM Land Registry Fees	The fee applicable in your specific matter can be calculated following this link http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/fees-calculator.html
Telegraphic Transfer Fee	£35.00 + VAT
Stamp Duty Land Tax	This depends on the purchase price of your property. You can calculate the amount you will need to pay by using the HMRC website: https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/calculate-stamp-duty-land-tax/#/intro
Fee SDLT Completion	£100.00
Photocopying	£50.00 + VAT
SALE
Fee for Dealing with Managing Agent (if applicable)	Starting from £250.00 + VAT
Dealing with Landlord Solicitors if leasehold	Starting from £150.00 + VAT
Redemption of Mortgage	£150.00 + VAT
Office Copies	£6.00
Telegraphic Transfer Fee	As for purchase
Photocopying etc.	As for purchase

Our fee assumes that:

this is a standard transaction and that no unforeseen matters arise including for example (but not limited to) a defect in title which requires remedying prior to completion or the preparation of additional documents ancillary to the main transaction
this is the assignment of an existing lease and is not the grant of a new lease
the transaction is concluded in a timely manner and no unforeseen complication arise
all parties to the transaction are co-operative and there is no unreasonable delay from third parties providing documentation
no indemnity policies are required. Additional disbursements may apply if indemnity policies are required.

Therefore, fees may vary from property to property and may on occasion be significantly more than the estimates given above. As such if you require a more specific quote then please contact us on 01753 475 400 for a free, no obligation 20 minutes consultation.

How long will my house sale / purchase take?

How long it will take from your offer being accepted to completion will depend on a number of factors. The average process takes between 8 and 12 weeks.

It can be quicker or slower, depending on the parties in the ‘chain’. For example, if you are a first-time buyer, purchasing a new build property with a mortgage in principle and the transaction goes smoothly it could take as little as 6 weeks. However, if you are buying a leasehold property that requires an extension of the lease, this can take significantly longer, between 3 and 6 months. In such, a situation additional charges would apply.

Road Traffic Offences

We deal with a range of Road Traffic Offences including Driving whilst Disqualified, Drink Driving, Speeding, Failing to Stop, Failing to provide Specimen, Driving without insurance, Dangerous and Careless Driving etc.

Our fee in relation to Road Traffic Offences is charged at either Hourly Rate or Fixed Fee basis.

Our Hourly Rates are as follows:

Partner: £250.00

Solicitors with more than 3 years’ experience: £200.00

Solicitors with less than 3 years’ experience: £160.00

Trainee Solicitor: £120.00

Our fixed fee is charged as follows:

Type of Service	Legal Fee	Disbursements
Investigation stage (including initial consultation with client and establishing whether client has a defence in the matter)	£550.000 - £750.00 + VAT
Written representations on client’s behalf	£750.00 – £1,000.00 + VAT	Counsel fees
Guilty Plea	£1,000.00 – £1,200.00 + VAT	Counsel fees and travelling expenses
Not Guilty Plea	£2,200.00- £3,000.00 + VAT	Counsel fees and travelling expenses

Please note, where VAT is referred to above this will be charged at the applicable rate which is currently 20%.

How long will my matter take?

This depends on a number of factors including whether you enter into a guilty plea or a not guilty plea.

Immigration Services

Our overall fees vary depending upon how complex your case is and what you would like us to do. For a free quote specifically tailored to your circumstances, please contact our Slough office on 01753 475 400 to arrange 20 minutes free consultation
with our Immigration specialist.

Our price guide with regards to Immigration work we undertake is either on Hourly Rate or Fixed Fee basis.

Our charges are made up of:

our fees for the legal work;
‘disbursements’ – disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to other people, such as fees for a barrister’s opinion or help at Court. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.

Where VAT is referred to below please note that this will be charged at the applicable rate, which is currently 20%.

Hourly Rate

Partner: £250.00

Solicitors with more than 3 years’ experience: £200.00

Solicitors with less than 3 years’ experience: £160.00

Trainee Solicitor: £120.00

Plus VAT charged at the applicable rate which is currently 20%.

Fixed Fee

Immigration Service	Legal Fee	Disbursements
EEA Applications – Residence Cards – Permanent Residence – EEA Family Permits – Settlement Scheme	£750.000 - £1,500.00 + VAT	Home Office Fees
British Nationality – Registration – Naturalisation – British Overseas – UK born stateless person	£950.00 – £1500.00 + VAT	Home Office Fees
Settling in the UK – Indefinite Leave to Remain as a Partner under the 5-year route to settlement – Indefinite Leave to Remain as a Parent of a British national under the 5-year route to settlement – Indefinite Leave under the 10-year route to settlement – Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa – Tier 2 (General) Migrant visa	£1,500 – £2500 + VAT	Home Office Fee
Entry Clearance Applications – Visitor visa application including Marriage Visitor Visa, business visa etc – Fiancé/ Spouse visa applications – Child of a person who is present/ settled in the UK – Adult Dependent Relative	£1,000- £1,500 £2,200- £3,000 £2,000-£2,500 £2,200-£3,000	Home Office Fee
Appeals – Lodging appeal against the refusal decision – Preparation of appeal bundle – Representation at the First-tier Tribunal not including any adjournments – Lodging grounds to the Upper Tribunal seeking permission to appeal on a point of law – Preparation and Representation at the Upper Tribunal – Representation at a Case Management or a Pre-Review Hearing	£950.00 – £2,500.00 + VAT £950.00- £2,000 + VAT £550- £1,100+ VAT	Court Fee, Counsel fee and travel expenses etc
Leave to Remain/ Extension – Family or Private Life Route – Child of a person who is present/ settled in the UK – UK born stateless person – Outside the immigration rules – Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa – Tier 2 (General) visa – Tier 5 – (Religious Worker)	£1,500.00 – £2,500.00 + VAT £1,500- £2,000 + VAT £1,800- £2,500 £1,500- £2,500 £1,500- £2,500 £1,800- £2,500	Home Office Fee
Judicial Review (including Pre-Action protocol letters, applications to the Upper Tribunal and hearings etc)	£2,500.00 – £3,500 + VAT	Court Fee and Counsel Fee
Other Applications – Bail Matters – Bail application to the First-tier Tribunal including representation at a Bail hearing – Application to the Home Office for revocation of a Deportation Order – Appeal against the Deportation Order – Replacement of visa with a Biometrics Residence Permit (BRP) for Limited and Indefinite Leave to Remain holders – Replacement of lost or stolen BRP cards	£750- £1,200 + VAT £950- £1,500 + VAT £1,000- £1,500 + VAT £1,500- £2,500 + VAT £750- £1,000 + VAT £550- £750 + VAT	Counsel fee and travel expenses etc Home Office fee Home Office fee

*These suggested fixed fees are for standards applications and may have to be revised upwards if the matter is of a complex nature or requires additional work.

How long will my case take?

Unfortunately, we do not have control over how long the Home Office may take to process applications. However, you can view the current processing times online.

In terms of submitting your application to the Home Office we can normally achieve this within 4 weeks of you instructing us, subject to receipt of all the required information and documentation.

Private Client Services

At Hsbs Law Solicitors, we understand the importance of having a valid Will and a Lasting Power of Attorney in place when things go wrong. We also understand that you might be delaying matters due to the costs involved and therefore we offer fixed
fee charges for your peace of mind.

Wills

Type of Will	Legal Fee
Standard Single Will	£350.00 + VAT
Mirror Will – is an identical Will prepared mainly on behalf of couples	£600.00 + VAT

Lasting Power of Attorney

Type of Service	Legal Fee
Single Lasting Power of Attorney: – Lasting Power of Attorney for Property & Financial Affairs or – Lasting Power of Attorney for Health & Welfare	£650.00 + VAT + disbursements (such as application fee)
Lasting Power of Attorneys for Property & Financial Affairs and Health & Welfare	£1,200 + VAT + disbursements (such as application fee)
Double Lasting Power of Attorneys for the couples	Staring from £1,200 + VAT + disbursements Please contact our offices to discuss your matter further so that we may tailor this quote for you.

Type of Service

Legal Fee

Single Lasting Power of Attorney:

– Lasting Power of Attorney for Property & Financial Affairs
or
– Lasting Power of Attorney for Health & Welfare

£650.00 + VAT + disbursements (such as application fee)

Lasting Power of Attorneys for Property & Financial Affairs and Health & Welfare

£1,200 + VAT + disbursements (such as application fee)

Double Lasting Power of Attorneys for the couples

Staring from £1,200 + VAT + disbursements

Please contact our offices to discuss your matter further so that we may tailor this quote for you.

Please note, the VAT is charged at the applicable rate which is currently 20%.

Probate Fee

Our Charges:

To give you an idea of how we charge however, please see the following information and where VAT is referred to below please note that this will be charged at the applicable rate, which is currently 20%.

Uncontested Probate- Full administration

Standard probate work: applying for a ‘Grant of Probate’ and Collecting and Distributing Assets in a ‘simple’ matter.

This is the most common type of probate work which we deal with, namely where someone has passed away leaving a will which is not disputed. Our standard charges for an Uncontested Probate matter start from £1,200.00 plus VAT or range between 1.5% to 3.5% of the gross value of the estate, depending on the complexity of the matter.

Contested Probate

Our fee for Contested Probate depends on the basis of time spent on the matter.

Our hourly rates are as follows:

Partner: £250 plus VAT

Solicitor: £200 plus VAT (with over 3 years of experience)

Solicitor: £160.00 plus VAT (3 years’ experience or less)

Trainee Solicitor: £120 plus VAT

Please note our fees may vary depending on:

The size of the estate and assets
Whether there is a valid Will
The complexity of the Will
Involvement of any trusts

Disbursements

Disbursements are payments that we make to third parties on your behalf. These are separate payments for which the estate is liable in addition to our costs as described above.

In addition to our professional charges, the following disbursements may be payable:

Probate Fees: £155 plus £1.50p per copy of the Grant
Valuation fees (such as, valuation of the property and chattels etc)
Office copies- Usually £3 per office copy but dependent on number of properties
Land Registry Fees- dependent on value of the property
Statutory notices, for example, notices in The London Gazette and local newspapers etc.

Additional disbursements may be applicable depending on the specific nature of your case.

How long will my case take?

This depends on the complexity of your matter and whether the probate is contested uncontested. On average, an uncontested probate matter can take up to 6 months from the time of your instructions to completion.

Family law

Divorce/ Annulment of marriages

Our fee for dealing with divorce/ annulment matters is charged on either a fixed fee or hourly rate basis.

Our fee for dealing with an Uncontested Divorce/ annulment of marriage is as follows and where VAT is referred to below please note that this will be charged at the applicable rate, which is currently 20%.

Acting for the Petitioner- Starting from £950.00 plus VAT, depending on complexity of the matter
Acting for the Respondent- Starting from £750.00 plus VAT, depending on complexity of the matter

Our fee for dealing with a Contested Divorce/ annulment is charged on the basis of our time spent on the matter.

Our hourly rates are as follows:

Partner: £250.00 plus VAT

Solicitor: £200.00 plus VAT (with over 3 years of experience)

Solicitor: £160.00 plus VAT (3 years’ experience or less)

Trainee Solicitor: £120.00 plus VAT

In addition to the above, you will be paying the disbursements such as court fees and travelling expenses where applicable.

Financial Relief Matters

Our fee for dealing with financial relief matters is charged on the basis of time spent on your matter.

Our hourly rates are as follows:

Partner: £250.00 plus VAT

Solicitor: £200.00 plus VAT (with over 3 years of experience)

Solicitor: £160.00 plus VAT (3 years’ experience or less)

Trainee Solicitor: £120.00 plus VAT

Children Matters

Our fee for all children related matters is charged on the basis of time spent on your matter.

Our hourly rates are as follows:

Partner: £250.00 plus VAT

Solicitor: £200.00 plus VAT (with over 3 years of experience)

Solicitor: £160.00 plus VAT (3 years’ experience or less)

Trainee Solicitor: £120.00 plus VAT