Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. John Copland & Son publishes these 39 prices on its own website. The figures below are copied as the firm prints them. For your own matter, ask the firm for a written quote that includes disbursements.
What the firm offers:Civil litigationWills and probateChild lawDivorceCriminal lawPersonal injuryDomestic conveyancingCommercial lawEmployment issuesDebt litigationCommercial propertyAs listed on the firm's own website, read 7 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase, legal fees (example quote) | £1,000.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - acting for the lender on a purchase (example quote) | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold sale, legal fees (example quote) | £1,000.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold remortgage, legal fees (example quote) | £700.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold sale or purchase, general fixed fee | £900.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold transaction | £1,500.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - each mortgage taken out or paid off (extra) | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - new build property (extra) | £250.00 | + VAT |
| Mortgages, remortgages and equity release - fixed fee | £500 to £800.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - inheritance advice, tax calculation and grant application (estate up to £325,000) | £1,000.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - obtaining renunciation from non-proving executors | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - application where a full inheritance tax account form is required | £2,500.00 to £4,000.00 | + VAT |
| Probate - administration of a simple estate (guideline) | average £5,000.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - simple will, single (30 minute appointment) | £160.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - simple will, double (30 minute appointment) | £220.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - simple children's trust, per trust clause (additional) | £100.00 | + VAT |
| Wills - life interest trust or disabled beneficiary trust (additional) | £150.00 | + VAT |
| Severance of joint tenancy | £250.00 | + VAT |
| Family - basic divorce | average £1,200 to £1,500 | + VAT |
| Family - private law children matter at the lower level court | average £2,500.00 to £5,000.00 | + VAT |
| Family - matrimonial finance proceedings, relatively simple with consent order | average £1,500.00 to £3,000.00 | + VAT |
| Family - matrimonial finance, more complex negotiations (sale of home or pension sharing order) | average £3,000.00 to £5,000.00 | + VAT |
| Hourly rate - debt recovery, solicitor | £225.00 to £275.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - simple well-documented debt claim | average £600.00 | + VAT |
| Hourly rate - debt recovery, further work if a defence is filed (rate stated as likely) | £150.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - drawing up each, without registration | £200.00 | + VAT |
| Lasting power of attorney - each, with registration | £325.00 | + VAT |
| Lasting powers of attorney - both types together (discounted) | £600.00 | + VAT |
| General power of attorney | £175.00 | + VAT |
| Trustee Act power of attorney | £255.00 | + VAT |
| Home visit on the Isle of Sheppey (additional) | £100 | + VAT |
| Hourly rate - trainee solicitor or paralegal | £150.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Hourly rate - outdoor clerk | £120.00 per hour | + VAT |
| Change of name deed | £150.00 | + VAT |
| ID1 verification for Land Registry | £75.00 | + VAT |
| Independent legal advice for an occupier | £100.00 | + VAT |
| Independent legal advice for a guarantor | from £200.00 | + VAT |
| Witnessing of a document | £30.00 | + VAT |
| Certifying ID, first document | £30.00 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at johncoplandandson.com/solicitor-costs, read 7 October 2026.
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Partnership
- Practising offices
- 1
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 14: Residential property, Mental Health, Corporate (non-listed), Children, Personal Injury, Commercial property, Employment, Family, Probate, Wills and trusts, Litigation, Non-litigation, Criminal, Landlord and tenant
- SRA firms in Swale
- 14 (8 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 77 High Street, Sheerness, ME12 1TYDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Swale | 01795 664431 |
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 John Copland & Son reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. This firm's published conveyancing prices are shown above, read 7 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at johncoplandandson.com for any update before instructing it. Compare against the national average of £1,575 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
The SRA records the firm's constitution as partnership, a structure with no Companies House registration, so there is no company record to cross-reference; the SRA authorisation record is the only public register entry for the firm.
John Copland & Son in gold at Sheerness ME12 1TY, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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