Pricing

The following costs are to act as a guideline only to our fee structure and charging rates. The fees quoted are not fixed, as every matter is considered on an individual basis.

This is because the majority of our work is bespoke.

Beaufort Montague Harris aim to charge fair, proper and reasonable fees and will advise you in advance of the cost of your individual matter and any variation as the job progresses.

Geraint James is a solicitor with over 40 years’ post-qualification experience in the Law in all areas of work this firm undertakes. His hourly rate is £250 per hour plus VAT. 

Jacqueline James is a paralegal with over 7 years’ experience in Residential Property, Private Client matters including Lasting Powers of Attorney, Probate and Estate Administration. Her hourly rate is £195 per hour plus VAT. She is supervised by Geraint James.

Please note: All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT, disbursements, Land Registry fees, Court fees, searches or certification required by the client or transaction. Stamp Duty Land Tax is not included as this is dependent on each individual transaction.

General Charges

The general charge out rate for our Principal, Geraint James is £250 plus VAT per hour.

The charge out rate for other team members is £195 per hour plus VAT. Please see our Terms and Conditions for full details.

For site visits or meetings, you will be charged at our standard hourly rate unless otherwise agreed in advance.

For amendments to title entries, change in ownership etc. the price will dependent on the application required plus the Land Registry fee. This could be relevant to conveyancing work but also Wills and Probate.

Should your transaction not proceed, you will be charged abortive fees dependent on the amount of work completed.

Wills

Individual Will from £450 plus VAT depending on complexity.

Mirror Wills for couples from £650 plus VAT depending on complexity.

Complex Wills and estate planning from £750 plus VAT.

Will Review from £200 plus VAT.

Declaration of Trust in regard to property including registration of a restriction at the Land Registry, from £300 plus VAT depending on complexity.

Inheritance Tax Advice from £275 plus VAT per hour.

Probate

For Probate application fees, please see the Government’s current charges at www.gov.uk.

Simple probate matters such as just obtaining the Grant of Representation from £1,800 plus VAT.

For more complex Probate matters and Estate Administration from £4,000 plus VAT.

As a guideline an average estate administration can cost between £4,500 to £15,000 plus VAT.

Statutory advertisements, valuation fees, stockbroker fees, duplicate certificates etc. will be charged at cost to you.

Lasting Powers of Attorney

The current registration fees payable to the Office of the Public Guardian per document are £82 (no VAT).

Single Lasting Power of Attorney £450 plus VAT.

Additional Lasting Powers of Attorney if prepared at the same time £225 plus VAT per document.

Providing certified copies of Lasting Powers of Attorney from £45 plus VAT per document. (This service is only for existing clients whose documents we have prepared and registered).

Duplicate copies of Lasting Powers of Attorney from the Office of the Public Guardian from £75 plus VAT per copy plus the OPG fee of £45 per document.

Commercial Property

Grant of new Lease from £1,500 plus VAT.

Lease renewal from £1,500 plus VAT.

Assignment of Lease from £1,500 plus VAT.

Completion and filing of Stamp Duty Land Tax Return £150 plus VAT.

Commercial Property & Business Agreements

Purchase or sale of Commercial Property from £1,500 plus VAT.

Business Agreements for Sale or Transfer from £2,500 plus VAT.

Completion and filing of Stamp Duty Land Tax Return £150 plus VAT.

Document and Deed Retrieval Service

We store many Deeds and Documents in our secure off-site archive. Our fee for retrieval of any files, deeds or documents is £100 plus VAT per retrieval.

At present we do not charge an annual storage fee, although we reserve the right to review this policy.