- SRA number
- 439384
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 1 November 2011
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Head office
- Berkhamsted HP4 3AP
- Branch towns
- Berkhamsted
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 7: Wills and trusts, Non-litigation, Residential property, Employment, Litigation, Probate, Commercial property
- Website (SRA record)
- austinslaw.com
- Head office phone
- 01442 872141
- Companies House status
- Active (OC317663, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 6 February 2006
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- Austins; Austins Penny & Thorne
- SRA firms in Dacorum
- 24 (10 residential property)
Austins LLP is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since November 2011 and recorded under SRA number 439384. The SRA record lists 2 practising offices: the head office at 175 High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 3AP, plus 1 further office in Berkhamsted. It also trades as Austins and Austins Penny & Thorne. Its constitution is recorded as limited liability partnership.
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 7 areas of law: Wills and trusts, Non-litigation, Residential property, Employment, Litigation, Probate and Commercial property. Because residential property is among them, the SRA Transparency Rules require the firm to publish its conveyancing prices on its own website, austinslaw.com, where its fees page has not yet been checked by this site.
The head office postcode HP4 3AP falls within Dacorum (East of England), where the SRA register lists 24 authorised firms with a practising office, 10 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are A F Barker & Co (200 m, Berkhamsted), Harrowell & Atkins (400 m, Berkhamsted), McDonaghs Solicitors (UK) LLP (3.1 km, Berkhamsted), McDonaghs Solicitors Limited (3.1 km, Berkhamsted) and Law Abroad LTD (4.5 km, Hemel Hempstead). 2 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as AUSTINS LLP (company number OC317663), a limited liability partnership incorporated on 6 February 2006, 20 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is BERKHAMSTED, the same as the head office.
Across England and Wales this site's verified conveyancing legal fee for a purchase averages £1,575 (range £1,200 to £2,500) plus VAT, before disbursements. Read the firm's published prices against that band rather than the headline figure alone.
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 175 High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 3AP | Dacorum | 01442 872141 |
| Branch | 175 High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 3AP | Dacorum | 01442 872141 |
Areas of law reported to the SRA
Self-reported by the firm in its most recent annual return to the SRA ("the areas of law that the law firm has told us they delivered"). A lagging description of past work, not a live service list, a specialism claim or a quality mark; it may be up to a year old and is blank for newly authorised firms.
Because Austins LLP reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. Look for a fees page at austinslaw.com or ask the firm for the figures in writing. Compare against the national average of £1,575 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
Companies House record
AUSTINS LLP, company number OC317663, limited liability partnership, incorporated 6 February 2006. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: BERKHAMSTED. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- A F Barker & Co · Berkhamsted · residential property200 m
- Harrowell & Atkins · Berkhamsted · residential property400 m
- McDonaghs Solicitors (UK) LLP · Berkhamsted3.1 km
- McDonaghs Solicitors Limited · Berkhamsted3.1 km
- Law Abroad LTD · Hemel Hempstead4.5 km
solicitorcost.com includes data supplied by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Source: SRA Firm data web service (terms 1 July 2020, attribution required); firm status, offices and areas of law as reported by the SRA on 28 August 2026. Areas of law are self-reported by each firm in its annual return and describe work it told the SRA it delivered, not a live service menu or a quality mark. Companies House fields from the Basic Company Data bulk file dated 1 May 2026. Geocoding by postcodes.io: contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026, Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026, National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026. No firm on this site is sponsored, ranked or endorsed, and nothing here implies SRA endorsement of this site.