The prices listed below are for guidance only. We will give you an accurate quote reflecting the complexity and urgency of your case in advance of any work undertaken.
All Prices are subject to VAT @ 20%
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 call on 02085729867. We would be more than happy to discuss your case.
To give you an idea of how we charge however, and to comply the SRA price transparency rules, we have set out below details of our typical charges.
Where VAT is referred to below please note that this will be charged at the applicable rate, which is currently 20%.
Our fees will either be agreed with you as a fixed sum at the start of your case or based on how much time it takes to deal with your case.
Hourly rate work
If we charge you based on an hourly rate, please note that our standard hourly rates are:
Fixed fee work
Ordinarily however, we charge for summary only motoring offences on an hourly basis. In simple cases involving the following motoring offences to which you plead guilty to, our fees would range from:
Legal aid is not normally available for these types of cases and so clients typically pay these fees themselves. If you are likely to be eligible for legal aid funding, we may be able to refer you to another firm, but we as Bhogal Partners do not deal with legal aid work.
It will not always be possible to help people in drink driving cases for this fee as some cases are more complicated. For example, this fee does not include additional work which might be needed in more complicated or contested cases such as:
If you contact us, we can you give you a quote for your particular case.
The costs set out above do not include:
If a barrister is required to be instructed in your matter, we shall provide you with a quotation for their services. These fees will be discussed with you before instructing the barrister, so you are fully aware of the fees being charged.
Depending on the experience of the barrister and their expertise, in our experience, the initial fee known as a brief fee will be in the region of £750 – £2500 plus VAT. There will be further fees required should the matter proceed further. This fee is likely to include the barrister representing you at hearing and their travel. You may incur further additional charges such as travel costs for us to attend meetings and hearings. This will be informed to you in advance.
If you require a more experienced barrister, the costs are likely to be more.
Should there be a need to require a medical report or other expert fees, on some occasions this may be required, a cost of these reports range from £1000 – £2000 plus VAT.
The fee above is intended to cover all of the key stages of a summary motoring offence case:
It would not normally be necessary to undertake other work or incur costs other than those described above. However, we would be very happy to provide you with a more tailored quote for all stages of your particular case once we know about your specific circumstances.
Generally speaking, cases of this nature are not made up of a lot of different stages and are concluded on the day of your Magistrates Court hearing. The Magistrates Court date is normally set by the Police after your arrest or in the Court summons so hopefully you are aware of when your case will be concluded. If we are working together and you are not sure of your Court date, please just ask us and we would be very happy to confirm.
Your case will be handled by a trusted member of our experienced team who are, generally speaking, qualified as a solicitor specialised in this area of law. Once we know who will be handling your case for you, we will introduce you to them and provide you with full details of their background and qualifications. Full details of the experience and qualifications of our team are available on our website including the types of work normally undertaken.
Regardless of who is working on your case the matter will be supervised by one of our partners.
Applying for the grant of representation, collecting and distributing the assets
We anticipate this will take between 10 and 20 hours’ work at an average of £265 + VAT per hour, depending on the complexity of your case and who works on it. Our legal costs are estimated to be between £3,000 and £6,500 +VAT. Alternatively, we may charge based on a percentage value of the net estate, such as 1.5% of the net estate.
No two estates are the same; the exact cost will depend on the individual circumstances of your matter. An estate in which there is only one beneficiary and there is no property would incur costs at the lower end of the scale. However, if there are several beneficiaries, property, bank accounts and other assets, the costs would be at the higher end of the scale.
In each circumstance, we would prefer to talk to you about what you need us to do and then we can agree on what work we would carry out and what would be required of you. In this way we can look at setting out a clear and informed budget from the outset. Of course, events may take place during the administration of the estate and adjustments to the work that may subsequently be required, and additional fees, would be discussed with you. At all times we would aim to administer the estate in accordance with your instructions.
The estimated legal fees (above) are for estates where:
If the scope of the work required is beyond what is listed above, we would seek to provide you with an estimate after you have provided more information to us.
Some additional likely estimates of expenses (for all estates):
These additional expenses are costs related to your matter that may be payable to third parties, such as court and any expert fees, as required.
Dealing with the sale or transfer of any property in the estate is not included but we do offer a Conveyancing service and so can help you with this.
Time frames
On average, estates that fall within the above range are dealt with within 6 months, subject to submitting inheritance papers to HMRC. Typically, obtaining the grant of representation takes 12-20 weeks from obtaining approval from HMRC as to the estate’s inheritance tax status.
Collecting in the majority of the assets (i.e. closing bank accounts and selling shares) generally takes up to 12 weeks after the obtaining grant of representation.
After all the liabilities of the estate have been paid and any cash legacies distributed (provided we are not awaiting any clearance from HMRC, we are usually in a position to distribute the estate within 10-15 weeks of collecting in the assets of the estate.
Our overall fees vary depending upon how complex your case is and you would like us to do. For a free quote specifically tailored to your circumstances please call 02085729867. We would be more than happy to discuss your case.
To give you an idea on how we charge and to comply with the SRA transparency rules, we have set out below details of our typical hourly rates and fees.
Our charges are made up of:
Where VAT is referred to below, please note that this be charged at the applicable rate, which is currently 20%.
Our fees will either be agreed with you as a fixed sum at the start of your case or based on how much time it takes to deal with your case.
If we charge you based on an hourly rate, please note that our standard hourly rates are:
Fixed fees would typically fall within these ball park estimates also.
On average, an immigration application takes between 4-12hours to complete depending on the complexity on the matter. This means that on average costs are between £660 to £3600 plus VAT.
The exact time spent, and fees charged will depend on the circumstances in your case. Such as:
If you are able to provide enough evidence early on in the case and it is obvious that you meet the legal tests for your immigration application then the cost is likely to be at the lower end of the price range given above. If the case is more complex and proceeds to an appeal then the costs of your case will likely exceed this price range.
Service/Applications
British Citizenship
Leave to remain as a Partner or Parent
Leave to remain under other categories
Entry Clearance under other categories
Indefinite leave to remain
*Attendance at a one-day Premium Service appointment at the Home Office (based on eligibility) – £500 plus travel expenses
EEA Applications
Appeals
Judicial Review
Other Applications
You will need to pay for ‘disbursements’ in addition to our costs as described above. In an immigration matter the most common disbursements tend to relate to counsels’ fees. This is in addition to our fees as set out above. It is difficult to estimate what overall counsel’s fees would be without knowing about the detail of your case. Please contact us for more information.
In most cases we do not need to instruct a barrister (specialists in attending and arguing at Court) on your behalf. If a barrister is needed then the hourly rate is likely to be depending on the experience of the barrister. Immigration applications will normally require between 3-6 hours of the Barrister’s time (if applicable), depending on the complexity of your case.
The typical disbursement for the need to require a barrister will include;
If you require a very experienced barrister, then the cost is likely to be more. You may also incur additional charges such as travel costs for us to attend meetings and hearings.
If there is an interview with the immigration authorities and you ask us to attend with you, there will be further disbursements for our travel costs.
The costs quoted here do not include:
The examples of typical costs above cover all of the work in relation to the following key stages an immigration application:
It would not normally be necessary to undertake other work or incur other costs other than those described above. However, we would be very happy to provide you with a more tailored quote for all stages of your particular case once we know about your specific circumstances.
Unfortunately, we do not have control over how long the Home Office 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 1-4 weeks of you instructing us, again depending on the complexity of the matter and whether there are any timeframes or deadlines to comply with.
Your case will be handled by a trusted member of our experienced team. We have a number of qualified lawyers in the team as well as experienced trainees specialised in this area of law. Once we know who will be handling your case for you, we will introduce you to them and provide you with full details of their background and qualifications. Full details of the experience and qualifications of our team are available on our website including the types of work normally undertaken.
Regardless of who is working on your case the matter will be supervised by one of our partners.
You can find full details of how we calculate our conveyancing charges below. For a quote specifically tailored to your case please give us a call on 02085729867 and we can give you a quote.
Our charges are made up of:
Where VAT is referred to below, please note that this will be charged at the applicable rate, which is currently 20%.
Our fees for selling and buying a property are fixed and are based on a number of factors including the value of your property. The range of fees are listed below:
Property price
(For Sale and Purchase)
| Up to £250,000 | £750.00 – £900.00 |
| £750.00 – £900.00 | £950.00 – £1200.00 |
| £500,000 to £750,000 | £1200.00 – £1350.00 |
| £750,000 to One Million | £1500.00 – £2000.00 |
| Transfer of Equity | £450.00 – £650.00 |
| Re-Mortgage/Mortgage | £750.00 – £900.00 |
| Transfer and Re-Mortgage | £850.00 – £950.00 |
The appropriate fee within the above ranges will depend on a number of circumstances including;
If you are buying and selling a property then a charge would be made for both the sale and the purchase.
Please note that VAT of 20% is also charged on all of our fees or legal work.
If at any point during the transaction, money needs to be sent by telegraphic transfer, we charge a fee of £25 excluding VAT.
If you are buying a property, we will complete the HMRC stamp duty form on your behalf and submit it at the completion of the transaction. For this we charge a fee of £50 excluding VAT.
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.
Normally, all clients who are buying a ‘freehold’ property will need to pay the following disbursements:
Depending upon the type of property you are buying and where it is located you may also need to pay:
When selling a property, you will ordinarily need to pay the following disbursements:
If the property is a ‘leasehold’ property then the disbursements will be different and normally consist of:
If you are simply re-mortgaging then we do not anticipate you incurring any disbursements except for Notice, Deed of Covenant and Certificate of Compliance fees in line with the above for leasehold properties only.
If you are buying a property, you will also need to pay stamp duty land tax. The amount which you need to pay to the government depends on the price of the property. You can calculate the amount you will need to pay by using HMRC’s website (or if the property is located in Wales by using the Welsh Revenue Authority’s website).
If you have a mortgage on the property or have incurred an estate agent’s fee money, we would also typically need to pay the money owed directly to your lender and agent as needed from the sale money we receive for you.
You should also be aware that if you are purchasing a leasehold property then ground rent and service charges are likely to apply throughout your ownership of the property. We will confirm the ground rent and the anticipated service charge as soon as this we receive this information.
The table below is a typical example of what charges we would make to the client selling a freehold property for £300,000.00:
| £ | £ VAT | |
| Our legal fees of £ | 950.00 | 190.00 |
| Lenders Legal Costs | 150.00 | 30.00 |
| Post Completion Costs | 70.00 | 14.00 |
| Telegraphic Transfer Admin Fee (assuming only one transfer) | 25.00 plus TT 17.00 | 5.00 |
| Office Copy Entries | 6.00 | |
| AML Search Admin Fee (per name) | 7.20 | |
| TOTAL: | 1,225.20 | 239.00 |
Whereas the table below is a typical example of what charges we would make to a client selling a property for £200,000.00 and buying a new property for £350,000.00:
| £ | £ VAT | |
| Our legal fees of £ | 950.00 | 190.00 |
| Lender’s Legal Costs | 150.00 | 30.00 |
| Search fees | 500.00 Estimated | |
| Telegraphic Transfer Admin Fees | 25.00 + 17 TT Fee | 5.00 |
| AML Search Admin Fee (per name) | 7.20 AML Fee | |
| Stamp Duty Land Tax Admin Fee | 50.00 | 10.00 |
| Land Registry Fee (assuming benefit of LR online discount) | 150.00 | |
| Post Completion Fees | 70.00 | 14.00 |
| Land Registry Search | 12.00 | |
| Land Charges Search | 2.00 per name | |
| HMRC Stamp Duty | 2500.00 | |
| TOTAL: | 4,433.20 | 249.00 |
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.
The precise stages involved vary according to the circumstances. However typically in a property sale we need to do the following:
In a property purchase we need to do the following:
If we are simply helping you to re-mortgage your property then we would generally speaking only need to:
It would not normally be necessary to undertake other work or incur other costs other than those described above. However, we would be very happy to provide you with a more tailored quote for all stages of your particular case once we know about your specific circumstances.
Your conveyancing transaction will be handled by a trusted member of our experienced conveyancing team specialised in this area of law. Once we know who will be handling your case for you, we will introduce you to them and provide you with full details of their background and qualifications. Full details of the experience and qualifications of our team are available on our website including the types of work normally undertaken.
Regardless of who is working on your case the matter will be supervised by one of our partners.
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 call 02085729867. We would be more than happy to discuss your case.
To give you an idea of how we charge however, and to comply the SRA price transparency rules, we have set out below details of our typical charges.
Our charges are made up of:
Where VAT is referred to below please note that this will be charged at the applicable rate, which is currently 20%.
In debt recovery work the legal fees often vary depending upon how much work we need to do to recover the debt. We therefore tend to charge fees for each stage of the recovery process and only charge clients for the parts they need:
Our fees in relation to debt recovery will depend on the amount of work that is required, and the amount. The fees will generally include; taking detailed instruction whilst reviewing the documentation, undertaking appropriate searches, sending a letter before action, receipt of payment if actioned within the letter before action or if the debt is still owed issuing a claim, where there has been no acknowledgment of service or defence, we shall write to the court to enter Judgement in default, when Judgement in default is received we can write to the other party to request payment and recover the debt, and if payment is not received within 14 days, we shall provide you advice and costs as to the next steps.
How long a matter will take from receipt of instructions from you to receipt of payment from the other side depends on whether it is necessary to issue a claim and whether the other side pays promptly on receipt of Judgement.
If enforcement action is needed, the matter will take longer to resolve.
These costs apply where your claim is in relation to an unpaid invoice which is not disputed and enforcement action is not required.
If the other party disputes your claim at any point, we will discuss any further work required and provide you with revised advice about costs, if necessary, which could be on a fixed fee (e.g. if a one off letter is required), or an hourly rate if more extensive work is needed. As an indication, the fees would be;
| Debt value | Our fee (excl. VAT at 20%) |
| Up to £5,000 | £1,300 - £2,000 +VAT |
| £5,001 - £10,000 | £2,300 – £4,300 +VAT |
| £10,001 - £50,000 | £5,000 (or X% value of the claim) + VAT |
The amount of court fees that are applicable will be dependent on the value of the claim, and whether the case will be held on paper or oral hearing. The court fees are not included within our legal fees.
For those considering to proceed with a claim, the following should be taken into account;
You will need to pay for ‘disbursements’ in addition to our costs as described above. In a debt recovery matter, the most common disbursement is the Court fee and the cost for these depend on the value of the claim. If we need to proceed to Court, then a barrister is often used to deal with the hearing. This is not common. Barrister’s fees tend to be in the region of £500 – £1500 plus VAT. We will however guide you on this as and when such costs need to be incurred.
The costs set out above do not include enforcement action such as for bailiffs to go and collect the debt on your behalf.
The costs described above cover all of the work in relation to the following key stages a debt recovery process:
It would not normally be necessary to undertake other work or incur costs other than those described above. However, we would be very happy to provide you with a more tailored quote for all stages of your particular case once we know about your specific circumstances.
In terms of the overall time the debt recovery will take, if a debt is not disputed it can take a certain number of weeks from sending the letter before action to receiving the Judgment in default. A debtor with sufficient funds will often pay upon being sent the Judgment in Default and so matters can quickly be resolved after obtaining a Judgement in Default.
If the debt is disputed, defended or enforcement action is required, the matter will ordinarily take longer than this to resolve and involve additional costs which will be discussed with you in advance.
Our overall fees vary depending upon how complex your case is and you would like us to do. For a free quote specifically tailored to your circumstances please call 02085729867. We would be more than happy to discuss your case.
To give you an idea on how we charge and to comply with the SRA transparency rules, we have set out below details of our typical hourly rates and fees.
Our charges are made up of:
Where VAT is referred to below, please note that this be charged at the applicable rate, which is currently 20%.
Our fees will be agreed with you as a fixed sum at the start of your case or based on how much time it takes to deal with your matter.
One of the crucial factors for a firm to provide an indication of costs will depend on the length of the trial. This can vary from one case to another, and can range from 1-7 days, and at times even longer.
However, we have based our costings on approximates according to the amount of work required.
Employment legal costs usually cover taking initial instructions, considering ACAS and preparing the claim, which includes taking detailed witness statements, list of issues, instructing a barrister etc.
The time spent on a case and our costs can vary significantly depending upon how complex a case is. A case is likely to be more complex (and so incur more time) if:
These costs are usually incurred where an employer and employee have reached some sort of Settlement Agreement, and is normally paid by the Employer. This can range from £250 – £500 plus VAT.
You will need to pay for disbursements in addition to our fees as described above. In an unfair or wrongful dismissal, the most common disbursement is for barrister’s fees. A barrister is often used to deal with a Tribunal hearing if your case is not settled before this time (which can often occur).
A reasonably standard case of 1 day hearing for an unfair dismissal hearing can range from £3000 – £5000 plus VAT. Counsel fees for a 1day hearing can range from £2000 – £4000 + VAT.
A more complex matter which requires a 7 day hearing will certainly cost more than £13,000 + VAT. Counsel fees can be fixed for a longer trial. However, whilst it is difficult to estimate Counsel fee, it will normally be in the same region of our fees.
Usually, you will not have to pay your opponent’s costs in an employment claim. However, should this arise, we will guide you further if we feel that you at risk of this at any stage.
The examples of typical costs above cover all of the work in relation to the following key stages of an unfair dismissal or wrongful dismissal case:
The stages set out above are an indication only and if some of the stages are not required, the fee may be reduced. Some clients may wish to attempt to handle some parts of a very straight-forward matter themselves and only have our advice in relation to some of the stages. This can also reduce the cost if your case is one where we’re comfortable that this is a sensible approach to take.
It would not normally be necessary to undertake other work or incur other costs other than those described above. However, we would be very happy to provide you with a more tailored quote for all stages of your particular case once we know about your specific circumstances.
The time it takes from your initial instructions to the end of your case depends largely on the stage at which it is resolved. If a settlement is reached during pre-claim discussions, your case is likely to take 3 – 4 weeks. If your claim proceeds to a final hearing, your case is likely to take 18 – 36 weeks. This is just an illustration and we will be able to give you a more accurate timescale once we have more information from you and as the case progresses.
Your case will be handled by a trusted member of our experienced team. We have a number of qualified lawyers in the team as well as experienced trainees specialised in this area of law. Once we know who will be handling your case for you, we will introduce you to them and provide you with full details of their background and qualifications. Full details of the experience and qualifications of our team are available on our website including the types of work normally undertaken.
Regardless of who is working on your case the matter will be supervised by one of our partners.
