Immigration & nationality
Typical fees by application
Estimated ranges for private immigration work. All prices exclude disbursements and are shown without VAT.
Preparing an appeal usually takes 20 to 25 hours, so the average cost is between £6,200 and £7,750. Barrister fees for the hearing are typically £1,000 to £3,000 plus VAT, depending on seniority and complexity.
Settlement, status & citizenship
Leave to settle / remain
£750 per dependant
£2,000 – £2,500
FLR(FP), FLR(HRO), FLR(IR), FLR(M) and settlement renewals
£900 per additional applicant
£1,800 – £2,500
EU-related applications
£650 per dependant
From £1,250
British naturalisation, adult (non-complex)
£1,500 – £2,000
British naturalisation, adult (complex)
£2,000 – £2,500
British naturalisation, child
£1,500 – £1,750
No time limit (NTL)
£750 – £800
Work, visit & study visas
Work permit (Tier 2)
£1,500 – £1,600
Skilled Worker, Health Care Worker
£500 per dependant
£1,200 – £1,500
General visitor
£800 – £900
Student visitor
£800 – £900
Business visitor
£1,250 – £1,300
Marriage visitor visa
£1,500 – £1,600
Documents, appeals & court
Travel document
£750 – £800
BRP / BRC replacement
£750 – £800
British passport application
£300 – £350
Immigration appeals
£3,000 – £7,750
Asylum appeals
£3,600 – £7,750
Detention
Plus travel
£1,800 – £2,000
Bail application to the Tribunal
£1,000
Judicial review (permission and renewal)
Estimated 12 to 40 hours, plus disbursements including barrister fees
£301 per hour
Wills & probate
Probate and estate fees
For UK-only estates with no contested issues. Our professional charges do not attract VAT.
£3,750
Minimum charge to obtain a grant of probate
2.5%
Fixed alternative: a percentage of the gross estate
£4,515 – £7,525
Collecting assets and administering the estate (15 to 25 hours) where no inheritance tax is payable
From £350
A simple Will: no more than 3 beneficiaries and 3 bequests
- To obtain the grant of probate only, our hourly rate of £301 applies, or the fixed 2.5% charge above.
- Wills outside the simple description, and contentious probate matters, are charged at £301 per hour.
- Obtaining a grant typically takes about 4 months, longer where inheritance tax is payable and HMRC must issue a receipt.
Disbursements
Third-party costs we can pay for you
Disbursements are paid to third parties. We handle payment on your behalf to keep your matter moving.
Probate
- Probate court fee
- £300.00
- Copies of grant of probate (each)
- £1.50
- Land Registry title entries (each)
- £4.20
- Bankruptcy search (per name)
- £5.00
- Marriage / death certificate search
- £15.00
- Creditor protection notices (estimate)
- £500
The small print
- 01Prices are for guidance and are estimated costs within a typical range. Each instruction is costed specifically based on the work required.
- 02Our fees are subject to review and may change. We will tell you in writing before any change is applied to your matter.
- 03Disbursements are subject to change outside our control, and some attract VAT at 20%.
- 04If our instruction ends part-way through a matter, work done to that point is charged at our hourly rate plus disbursements.
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