Amy & Co.

Solicitors

Our Charges

We pride ourselves on giving clear and accurate costs advice at the right times so that there are no surprises. This transparent approach, combined with the quality of service provided, helps us ensure that we give every client value for money.

We promise to consider and advise you on all options available for funding our work. These may include:-

We will always consider whether your fees may be paid by someone else e.g. under a Legal Expenses Policy, by a Union or your employer.

We do not undertake publicly funded work but if we think you may qualify for public funding we will advise you and recommend another firm.

We will also:

Our approach is to be flexible and to try and accommodate our clients’ individual preferences and needs.



SRA Transparency Rules


Amy & Co Solicitors is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and is subject to the requirements of the SRA Transparency Rules regarding Pricing and Service Information for certain areas of work.

The areas of work undertaken by Amy & Co Solicitors within these Rules are as follows and for further information please see each category of work:


Residential conveyancing covering freehold or leasehold sales

We will always send you a quotation so that you are aware of your proposed fees.

Fees are very much dependent upon the location and the value of the property and so it is not possible without further details to give you a total overall cost.

Our fees will include all the work required to complete the sale of your property. All our fees mentioned are exclusive of VAT.

Our fees for a typical freehold sale range from £1,300 for a simple low value transaction to £4,950 for a high value complex transaction.

For leasehold transactions the range would normally be £1,500 to £5,000.

These may vary if there are additional factors to take into account.

That is why we will always give you an individual quotation before we start work for you.
In addition to our charges there may be additional payments that we will need to make to third parties (called disbursements).

We can give you a better indication of what they are likely to be when we have details of the property. Examples would be Management Company charges which would typically be between £250 and £500 plus VAT.

The precise stages involved in the sale of a residential property vary according to the circumstances. However, below we have suggested some key stages that you may wish to include: Additional work may be required such as if:

It is not possible to accurately guess how long the sale of your property will take as there are too many external factors. Many of these relate to your buyers, such as the return of search results, receiving information from third parties and obtaining an offer from the Lender. It will also depend on any other linked transactions in the chain. As a rough guide, on average, it usually takes 4 to 6 weeks to the point of exchange of contracts.

Please contact Ms A Patel for residential property work.


Residential conveyancing covering freehold or leasehold purchases

We will always send you a quotation so that you are aware of your proposed fees.

Fees are very much dependent upon the location and the value of the property and so it is not possible without further details to give you a total overall cost. All our fees mentioned are exclusive of VAT.

For the purchase of a residential property, this is the basic range of charges that we would seek to charge for a freehold and for a leasehold transaction. This will include all the work required to complete your purchase including the payment of any Stamp Duty Land Tax (“SDLT”) and registration of your ownership at the Land Registry.

This will also include all the work behalf of your Lender if you are taking a mortgage and we receive instruction from it too. In some instances we may not be on the panel of the lender, in which case we shall liaise with the law firm instructed. You will need to budget for the law firm’s fees which can range from £450 to £500 plus vat.

Our fees for a typical freehold purchase range from £1450 for a simple low value transaction to £5,350 for a high value complex transaction.

For leasehold transactions the range would normally be £1,575 to £5,600.

These may vary if there are additional factors to take into account – see below. That is why we will always give you an individual quotation before we start work for you.

In addition to our charges there will be additional payments that we will need to make to third parties. We can give you a better indication of what they are likely to be when we have details of the property.

There will usually be one or more searches to be carried out and this depends on the location of the property. The usual budget would be in the region of £450 to £550 plus VAT.
Further examples would be Landlord and/or Management Company charges which would typically be between £100 and £300 plus VAT.
Additionally there may be SDLT and Land Registry fees to pay. These depend on the value of the property so we cannot inform you what these will be without talking to you first.
More information about these and how they can be calculated is available at the following websites:
SDLT
Land Registry

Additional work may be required such as:

It is not possible to accurately guess how long the purchase of your property will take as there are too many external factors. These include issues such as the return of search results, receiving information from third parties and obtaining an offer from your Lender. It will also depend on any other linked transactions in the chain. As a rough guide, on average, it usually takes 4 to 6 weeks to the point of exchange of contracts.

The precise stages involved in the purchase of a residential property vary according to the circumstances. However, below we have suggested some key stages that you may wish to include:

Please contact Ms A Patel in respect of residential property work.


Probate – uncontested and with all assets in UK.

The information here applies only to uncontested estates and with all the deceased’s assets in UK.

When providing a quote for our fees for dealing with the administration of an estate, we would prefer to discuss these with you before you instruct us so that we can give you a realistic figure rather than rely on generic figures that may well change when we are aware of the full circumstances. All our fees mentioned are exclusive of VAT.

Our charges are based on an hourly rate fee for an agreed scope of work.

The hourly rates for members of our team are as follows:
There may be other options available depending on the circumstances of the case.

We will not proceed with our work until you have agreed our fees and the scope of work to be carried out.

We may split the fees into the different stages of the matter to make it easier for you to understand.
As generic examples these are average fees that we could charge:
Factors that could make a case more complex:
There may also be payments that need to be made to third parties, examples of which are:
These are the following key stages to administer an estate:

Our services do not include the following: the sale or transfer of the deceased’s property, any Deed of Variation, any personal tax advice to beneficiaries, advice on or work regarding the deceased’s lifetime tax affairs and advice on Trusts arising under the will. These matters, if required, will be the subject of a separate fee which we will discuss with you at the time it becomes apparent that they are needed.

It is difficult to give an accurate estimate of the time it will take to complete the work for you. There are too many variable and each estate is different. On average, straightforward estates could be dealt with within 6 – 18 months.

Typically, obtaining the grant of probate takes 3 – 6 month. Collecting assets then follows, which can take between 1 – 6 months. Once this has been done, we can distribute the assets which normally takes 3 – 6 months.

Please contact Ms A Patel for probate work .


Employment tribunals – bringing or defending claims for unfair or wrongful dismissal.
Debt recovery – up to £10,000

When providing a quote for our fees for bringing or defending claims for unfair or wrongful dismissal, we would prefer to discuss these with you before you instruct us so that we can give you a realistic figure rather than rely on generic figures that may well change when we are aware of the full circumstances.

We will generally be able to give you at least two pricing options:
The first is a fixed fee based on an agreed scope of work. This means that this figure will not change should the scope of the work not be exceeded.
Secondly, we can agree to proceed on the basis of an hourly rate fee, again for an agreed scope of work.

The hourly rates for members of our team are as follows:

All our fees mentioned are exclusive of VAT.

There may also be other options available depending on the circumstances of the case.
We will not proceed with our work until you have agreed the basis on which you wish to proceed.

As generic examples these are average fees that we could charge:
Simple case: £7,500 to £12,500
Medium complexity case: £12,500 to £25,000
High complexity case: £25,000 to £40,000

Factors that could make a case more complex:

There will be an additional charge for attending a Tribunal Hearing based on 7 hours of the fee earners time for a full day or apportioned accordingly.

Generally, we would allow half a day to 15 working days depending on the complexity of your case.

There may also be payments that need to be made to third parties, known as disbursements, examples of which are:
These are the following key stages of a claim:

The stages set out above are an indication and if some of stages above are not required, the fee will be adjusted to reflect this.

We advise on employment but not on any tax or pensions aspects of these claims. If you need specific advice on these matters we can arrange for you to receive this from other specialists in these fields.

The time that it takes from taking your initial instructions to the final resolution of your matter depends on so many factors including the stage at which it is resolved so that it is difficult to give a time estimate. However, if a settlement is reached during pre-claim conciliation, your case is likely to take 1 to 4 weeks. If your claim proceeds to a Final Hearing, your case is likely to take 6 to 9 months. This is just an estimate and we will of course be able to advise your better once we have all the facts available.

Please contact Ms A Patel with employment work issues you may have.


Please Note

Any pricing information provided under the scope of these Rules should be regarded as generic and should not be relied on as a fixed figure.

All fees referred to in this and the following pages are exclusive of any VAT which will be added at the current rate, currently 20%.

Our firm view is that there are often many variables that will have an impact on our fees. We can give you a much clearer indication if we have the facts of your case before us. We can then provide you with an accurate figure which you can rely on. You will know not only the costs basis but also the scope of the work that we will be carrying out for you.

Our individual quotes will show the VAT due for both our fees and for any disbursements (payments to third parties) that we need to pay as part of the work carried out.