- SRA number
- 511138
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 1 November 2011
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Head office
- Petersfield GU32 3HT
- Branch towns
- Midhurst
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 10: Commercial property, Residential property, Family, Employment, Landlord and tenant, Non-litigation, Corporate (non-listed), Probate, Wills and trusts, Litigation
- Website (SRA record)
- macdonaldoates.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 01730 268211
- Companies House status
- Active (OC344357, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 26 March 2009
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- SRA firms in East Hampshire
- 18 (10 residential property)
Macdonald Oates LLP is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since November 2011 and recorded under SRA number 511138. The SRA record lists 2 practising offices: the head office at Walltree Court, Petersfield, GU32 3HT, plus 1 further office in Midhurst. Its constitution is recorded as limited liability partnership.
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 10 areas of law: Commercial property, Residential property, Family, Employment, Landlord and tenant, Non-litigation, Corporate (non-listed), Probate, Wills and trusts and Litigation. Because residential property is among them, the SRA Transparency Rules require the firm to publish its conveyancing prices on its own website, macdonaldoates.co.uk, where its fees page has not yet been checked by this site.
The head office postcode GU32 3HT falls within East Hampshire (South East), where the SRA register lists 18 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 Mackarness & Lunt (100 m, Petersfield), Burley Geach Solicitors LLP (300 m, Petersfield), JKS Legal Limited (1.5 km, Petersfield), MW Legal Ltd (10.4 km, Waterlooville) and Peter B Shone (11.2 km, Waterlooville). 2 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as MACDONALD OATES LLP (company number OC344357), a limited liability partnership incorporated on 26 March 2009, 17 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is PETERSFIELD, 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 | Walltree Court, St. Peters Road, Petersfield, GU32 3HT | East Hampshire | 01730 268211 |
| Branch | Knockhundred Row, Midhurst, GU29 9DQ | Chichester | 01730 816711 |
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 Macdonald Oates 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 macdonaldoates.co.uk 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
MACDONALD OATES LLP, company number OC344357, limited liability partnership, incorporated 26 March 2009. 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: PETERSFIELD. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Mackarness & Lunt · Petersfield · residential property100 m
- Burley Geach Solicitors LLP · Petersfield · residential property300 m
- JKS Legal Limited · Petersfield1.5 km
- MW Legal Ltd · Waterlooville10.4 km
- Peter B Shone · Waterlooville11.2 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.