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We have always strived to be open with our clients when providing cost information. We act for both legally aided clients (now referred to as publicly funded clients) and private clients. We will always advise clients on the availability of legal aid and complete online applications for public funding through the LAA portal. We will welcome enquiries into whether a matter will qualify for public funding. If not, we always discuss private funding arrangements with our clients.
Our practice has, to a certain extent, been formalised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) who now require all regulated firms to publish information on the prices and services they offer under the SRA Transparency Rules.
The Rules require that regulated firms provide information on the prices charged for the following services that we provide:-
The Rules also include other services but we do not provide advice or representation in those fields.
Residential Conveyancing
Please see our quotation tool located on the home page of this website.
Uncontested Probate
Teresa Ruddock is a Chartered Legal Executive and head of the Wills and Probate Department. Teresa has been qualified since 2006 and has been working in this area for many years. All rates and fees set out below are exclusive of VAT. VAT will be added to the invoice amount at the applicable rate (currently set at 20%).
Hourly charging rate for probate/estate matters:
Partners / Senior Fee Earners – £240.00
Paralegals / Trainee Solicitors – £120.00
Office copies – copy of deeds from the Land Registry – £3.00.
Grant of Probate/Letters of Administration
Grant application only £650.
Probate matters may take between 6 months – 18 months or if more complex 18 months – 24 months.
Dealing with the estate on behalf of executors our charges are worked out on:
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(i)Time spent at hourly charging rate of £240.00
And;
(ii) Value element – value of the estate excluding the value of the deceased’s residence at 1%.
(iii) If Broadbents Solicitors LLP are appointed as executors our charges are based as follows: –
(a) Time spent at hourly charging rate of £240.00
And;
(b) Value element, the gross value of the estate excluding the value of the deceased’s residence at 1.5%.
Scale of charges in dealing with an estate: –
Value of estate Charges in the registration
£10,000.00 – no grant required £650.00
£10,000.00 – £20,000.00 – no grant required £650.00
£30,000.00 – £40,000.00 £2,000.00 – £2,500.00
£40,000.00 – £50,000.00 £2,500.00 – £3,000.00
£50,000.00 – £100,000.00 £3,000.00 – £3,500.00
£100,000.00 – £200,000.00 £3,500.00 – £4,500.00
£200,000.00 – £300,000.00 £4,500.00 – £5,500.00
£300,000.00 – £400,000.00 £5,500.00 – £6,500.00
£400,000.00 – £500,000.00 £7,000.00 – £8,000.00
£500,000.00 – £700,000.00 £8,000.00 – £12,000.00
£700,000.00 – £1,000,000.00 £12,000.00 – £20,000.00
In addition to the above we also conduct the following matters by way of a fixed fee agreement.
Wills
Straight forward will for a single person £210.00 + VAT (plus ID search of £6 plus vat). Straight forward Wills for a couple £310.00 plus VAT (plus ID search of £12 plus vat). (If the wills become more complex, we will advise of the charges depending on the type of Will required.)
Lasting Powers of Attorney
Property & affairs £550.00 + VAT
Health & welfare £550.00 + VAT
In addition, there is a registration fee payable to the Office of the Public Guardian per document of £82.00. (current charge)
Court of Protection
Deputyship applications £950.00
There will be fees payable to the Court of Protection which will be the current fees set by them upon application. Court fees will not incur VAT.
Summary Only Motoring Offences
The most common summary only motoring offences are:-
The members of our Road Traffic Team have over 70 years of experience in providing high-quality representation in all types of road traffic cases.
The Road Traffic Team are:-
Legal costs are based either on a fixed fee or on the amount of work actually undertaken and on the experience of the fee earner who undertakes the work. From experience, we know that clients prefer to fund cases by way of a fixed fee agreement. It is a condition of our acting for a fixed fee that the fee is paid prior to any work being undertaken.
The fees set out below do not include VAT which will be added at the rate prevailing when the fee quote is given (currently 20%). The fees include:-
In relation to a trial, the figures set out below are an indication of the fee as without knowing:-
It is impossible to give a firm fixed fee. A fixed fee will be provided when all the above factors are known. The fees below DO NOT include any fees charged by experts and only relate to cases dealt with at either Southern Derbyshire (Derby), Northern Derbyshire (Chesterfield) Magistrates’, Nottingham or Mansfield Magistrates’ Courts. For cases in other courts, there will be an additional fee for travel calculated on the travel time specified by the AA calculated at the rate of £100.00 per hour.
In relation to any additional work due to unforeseen issues that arise that work will be charged at the hourly rates set out in the Fixed Fee Agreement relating to the above.
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