Our Legal Fees

At Baines Bagguley Penhale We like to be transparent with our customers. We have no hidden fees, so unlike our competitors, we list our legal fees below.

STANDARD WILLS FROM

Starting from Legal FeesVATTotalNotes
Single Will£225.00£45.00£270.00This includes registration with Certainty
Mirror Wills£380.00£76.00£456.00This includes registration with Certainty
Single Will Home Visit£270.00£54.00£324.00This includes registration with Certainty
Mirror Wills Home Visit£425.00£85.00£510.00This includes registration with Certainty

RIGHT TO RESIDE/INTEREST IN POSSESSION TRUST – additional Will clauses

Legal FeesVATTotal
Legal Fees£150.00£30.00£180.00

WILLS FOR RNIB MEMBERS & THEIR FAMILIES

Starting from Legal feesVATTotalNotes
Single Will£130.00£26.00£156.00This excludes registration with Certainty
Mirror Wills£190.00£38.00£228.00This excludes registration with Certainty
Single Will Home Visit£230.00£46.00£276.00This excludes registration with Certainty
Mirror Wills Home visit£295.00£59.00£354.00This excludes registration with Certainty
Certainty Registration£20.00£4.00£24.00On top of the Will fees per Will

CODICILS

Starting from Legal feesVATTotal
LEGAL FEES£150.00£30.00£180.00

STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF WILL

Legal feesVATTotal
LEGAL FEES£230.00£46.00£276.00

SEVERANCE OF JOINT TENANCY

Legal feesVATTotal
LEGAL FEES (REGISTETED TITLE)£200.00£40.00£240.00

LPA (SINGLE & 1 TYPE OF LPA)

Legal FeesVATCourt FeesTotal
LEGAL FEES (including registration)£465.00 
CERTIFICATE PROVIDERS FEE£35.00 
 £500.00£100.00 164.00£764.00
HOME VISIT ADDITIONAL £75.00 PLUS VAT £15 = £90

LPA (COUPLE OR 2 TYPES OF LPAs)

Legal FeesVATCourt FeesTotal
LEGAL FEES (including registration)£695.00 
CERTIFICATE PROVIDERS FEE£50.00 
 £745.00£149.00£164.00£1058.00
HOME VISIT ADDITIONAL £75.00 PLUS VAT £15 = £90

LPA (COUPLE DOING BOTH TYPES OF LPAs)

Legal FeesVATCourt FeesTotal
LEGAL FEES (including registration)£1,390.00 
CERTIFICATE PROVIDERS FEE£95.00 
DEDUCT DISCOUNT (£50.00 per client)£100.00 
 £1,385.00£277.00£328.00£1,990.00
HOME VISIT ADDITIONAL £75.00 PLUS VAT £15 = £90

DIVORCE

Legal FeesVATCourt FeesTotal
LEGAL FEES (PETITIONER)£690.00 – £890.00 £138.00-£178.00£593.00 £1,421.00 – £1,661.00
LEGAL FEES (RESPONDENT)£405.00 – £520.00£81.00 – £104.00  £486.00 – £624.00
FIXED FEE INTERVIEWS2024 New Fee 
LEGAL FEES (GENERAL)- 45 minutes£205.00inclusive of VAT
LEGAL FEES (FAMILY) (30 minutes)£165.00inclusive of VAT
LEGAL FEES (FAMILY) (60 minutes)£325.00inclusive of VAT
WRITTEN REPORT£45.00inclusive of VAT
Any further work charged at our usual hourly rateHourly Rate  
Partner/Associate£272.00  
Assistant/Senior Fee Earner£233.00  
Junior Solicitor/Legal Executive£200.00  
Trainee/Paralegal£180.00  
Support staff£115.00  
FIXED FEE DEBT RECOVERYLegal Fees2024 New FeeVATTotal
LEGAL FEES (3 Debt recovery Letters)£150.00£30.00£180.00
Thereafter Court fees payable and we retain 15% of sum recovered
FIXED FEE DEBT RECOVERY – BNI RATELegal Fees2024 New FeeVATTotal
LEGAL FEES (3 Debt recovery Letters)£80.00£16.00£96.00
CHANGE OF NAME DEEDLegal Fees2024 New FeeVATTotal
LEGAL FEES£230.00£46.00£276.00
DECLARATION OF IDENTITYLegal Fees2024 New FeeVATTotal
LEGAL FEES (STANDARD)£115.00£23.00£138.00
LEGAL FEES (SAME DAY)£230.00£46.00£276.00
    COURT FEE SCALES FOR SMALL CLAIMS    Court Issued  Money Claim Online  (MCOL)
Up to £300£35.00£25.00
£300.01 – £500£50.00£35.00
£500.01 – £1000£70.00£60.00
£1000.01 – £1500£80.00£70.00
£1500.01 – £3000£115.00£105.00
£3000.01 – £5000£205.00£185.00
£5000.01 – £10000£455.00£410.00
£15000.01 – £50000£610.00£550.00
£100000.01 – £100,0005% of the claim4.5% of the claim
10,000.01 – £200,0005% of the claimYou cannot make a claim online
More than £200,000£10,000.00You cannot make a claim online
ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCY AGREEMENTLegal Fees2024 New FeeVATTotal
LEGAL FEES£230.00£46.00£276.00
NOTICE REQUIRING POSSESSIONLegal Fees2024 New FeeVATTotal
LEGAL FEES – s. 21£230.00£46.00£276.00
ISSUING CLAIM FOR POSSESSIONLegal Fees2024 New FeeVATCourt FeeTotal
LEGAL FEES – s. 21 Matters : Issue Proceedings£460.00£92.00£355.00£907.00
Preparing evidence£230.00 – £345.00£48.00-£72.00  
Attending hearing (per hearing)£230.00£46.00 £276.00
NOTICE REQUIRING POSSESSIONLegal Fees2024 New FeeVATTotal
LEGAL FEES – s. 8£230.00£46.00£276.00
ISSUING CLAIM FOR POSSESSIONLegal Fees2024 New FeeVATCourt FeeTotal
LEGAL FEES – s. 8 Matters : Issue Proceedings£460.00£92.00£250.00£802.00
Preparing evidence£230.00 – £345.00£48.00- £72.00  
Attending hearing (per hearing)£345.00£69.00 £414.00
ENFORCEMENT/APPLICATION FOR WARRANT OF POSSESSION  Legal Fees  2024 New Fee  VAT  Court Fee  Total
LEGAL FEES£230.00£46.00£121.00£397.00
SWEAR FEES 
Oath/Stat Dec£5.00
Exhibit£2.00
ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR PREPARING NOTICE TO NON-PROVING EXECUTOR   2024 New Fee VAT   LEGAL FEES £80.00 £150.00 £30.00 £180.00    
DISCOUNTS 
Armed Forces15%
Galloways10%
Lancaster City F.C. – Players & Officials10%                                                  Check with RJB
North Lancs. Leagues10%                                                  Check with RJB
Loyalty Cards10%                                                  Check with Directors
PROBATEStarting From  Legal Fees2024 New FeeVATTotal
Bronze Service LEGAL FEES£895.00£179.00£1,074.00
Silver Service LEGAL FEES£1,785.00£357.00£2,142.00
Gold Service LEGAL FEES£3,050.00£610.00£3,660.00
Platinum Service LEGAL FEES£4,485.00£897.00£5,382.00
Deed of Variation£550.00£110.00£660.00
For gold & platinum more accurate quote can be given when obtained further info from the client
ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR CARRYING OUT STATUTORY NOTICES/CERTAINTY WILL SEA 2024 New FeeVAT  
LEGAL FEES£80.00£95.00£19.00£114.00plus the costs o
ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR PREPARING DEED OF RENUNCIATION 2024 New FeeVAT 
LEGAL FEES£250.00£50.00£300.00
ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR CANCELLING LPA/EPA with OPG 2024 New FeeVAT 
LEGAL FEES£150.00£30.00£180.00
All additional advice & assistance beyond the LOE is based on the fee earners hourly rate. The additional charges relate to the fixed fee bronze and silver levels of service only.
Legal Feesas agreed
Swear fees£5.00
Exhibit swear fees£2.00                                                 each
Probate Court fees£273.00                                                 each
Fee for office copy Grant of Probate£1.50                                                 each
S. 27 Notices£159.00
Certainty Search (£95.00 plus VAT)£114.00
Standing Search Fee£10.00
Copy Documents 
First Copy£10.00
Subsequent copy of same document if supplied at the same time  £1.50
Certified Copy Document£20.00
Copy Documents – where copies of any document are made available on a computer disk or other electronic form, for each such copy    Less than 10 pages                                                                                          £10.00
 Over 10 pages charged per page                                                                        £0.50
AMENDMENT OF TITLE 2024 New FeeVATTotal
Legal Fees£150.00£250.00£50.00£300.00
RELEASE OF WILLLegal fees2024 New FeeVATTotal
LEGAL FEES£50.00£10.00£60.00
RELEASE OF DEEDSLegal fees2024 New FeeVATTotal
LEGAL FEES£40.00£50.00£10.00£60.00
CERTIFYING LPA or WILL 2024 New Fee  
LEGAL FEES£20.00£4.00£13.80
FEES FOR GENERAL MATTERSLegal FeesNew Fee 2024VATTotal
HMLR ID1£230.00£46.00£276.00
WITNESSING DOCUMENTS (eg mortgage not in house/Change of Name Deed)£5.00£1.00£6.00
CONFIRMING ID (per document)£20.00£4.00£24.00
CERTIFYING DOCUMENTS (per document)£20.00£4.00£24.00
SWEAR/COMMISSION (accompanied/introduced by solicitor)£5.00£1.00£6.00
SWEAR/COMMISSION (not accompanied/introduced by solicitor)£20.00£4.00£24.00
(to include solicitors fees)   £0.00
EXHIBITS ON SWEARS£2.30 £2.30
WILL COLLECTION FEE£50.00£10.00£60.00
DEEDS COLLECTION FEE£50.00£10.00£60.00
CONVEYANCING    
We have listed all of our expected fees below    
though we would always ask that you ask us    
for a full estimate (so we can calculate Stamp    
Duty Land Tax, Land Registry fees etc.    
House PriceLegal Fee Sale or Purchase VATTOTAL 
up to £99,999£649.00£129.80£778.80 
£100K to £149,999£649.00£129.80£778.80 
£150K to £199,999£699.00£139.80£838.80 
£200K to £249,999£749.00£149.80£898.80 
£250K to £299,999£799.00£159.80£958.80 
£300K to £399,999£899.00£179.80£1,078.80 
£400K to £499,999£999.00£199.80£1,198.80 
£501K to £699,999£1,199.00£239.80£1,438.80 
£700K to £1M£1,500.00£300.00£1,800.00 
£1M to £2M£1,750.00£350.00£2,100.00 
£2M to £3M£1,950.00 £390.00 £2,340.00 
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Standard Additional Fees – Sale  DisbursementVAT Total
Bank transfer fee£45.00 N £9.00£54.00
Archive fee£35.00 N £7.00£42.00
ID check (per person)£35.00 N £7.00£42.00
Official Copies£15.00 N £3.00£18.00
Total additional fees£130.00     
     £0.00£0.00
Standard Additional Fees – Purchase    £0.00£0.00
Search bundle£349.00 Y £0.00£349.00
SDLT fee£125.00 N £25.00£150.00
Bank transfer fee£45.00 N £9.00£54.00
Archive fee£35.00 N £7.00£42.00
ID check (per person)£35.00 N £7.00£42.00
Land Registry Search£3.90 Y £0.00£3.90
Bankruptcy Search (per person)£2.90 Y £0.00£2.90
Land Registry Fee£135.00 Y £0.00£135.00
Pre-completion Searches£15.00 N £3.00£18.00
Total additional fees£745.80     
     £0.00£0.00
Additional items    £0.00£0.00
Mortgage fee redemption£125.00   £25.00£150.00
New mortgage fee£125.00   £25.00£150.00
Leasehold supplement apartments£165.00   £33.00£198.00
Leasehold supplement houses£150.00   £30.00£180.00
Shared Ownership fee£150.00   £30.00£180.00
New build fee£400.00   £80.00£480.00
Help to Buy ISA (first time buyers only)£55.00   £11.00£66.00
Gifted Deposit£175.00   £35.00£210.00

REMORTGAGE FEE SCALE

 Legal Fee Remortgage   VAT  Total
Legal Fee Remortgage£370.00 £74.00£444.00
Official Copies DISB£6.00 £–£6.00
Bankruptcy search per person DISB£2.00 £–£2.00
Priority Search (OS1) DISB£3.00 £–£3.00
Land Registry Fee DISB£20.00 £–£20.00
No Search insurance fee£50.00 £10.00£60.00
ID check (per person £35)£70.00 £14.00£84.00
Total£521.00 £98.00£619.00
Additional itemsFee VATTotal
Leasehold supplement apartments£150.00 £30.00£180.00
Property less than 10 years old£200.00 £40.00£240.00
Help to Buy – home and communities charge£250.00 £50.00£300.00
Second Charge£                             100.00 £                20.00£              120.00
Text Box: OTHER PROPERTY SERVICES. Voluntary first registration £449.00 Private legal charge £499.00 Retention (drafting) £199.00 Retention (handling) £199.00 Statement of Truth (drafting) £150.00 Statement of Truth (approval) £150.00 Declaration of trust FROM £249.00 Multiple completion statements (e.g. divorce) £199.00 Rural property (wayleaves, easments) £199.00 Indemnity insurance (arrange/review) £99.00 missing deeds/reconstitution FROM £899.00 Remedy Defect FROM £699.00 Text Box: £89.80 £538.80 £99.80 £598.80 £39.80 £238.80 £39.80 £238.80 £30.00 £180.00 £30.00 £180.00 £49.80 £298.80 £39.80 £238.80 £39.80 £238.80 £19.80 £118.80 £179.80 £1,078.80 £139.80 £838.80