- SRA number
- 517355
- Authorisation
- Licensed body (ABS)
- Authorised since
- 22 June 2026
- Organisation type
- Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 3 (2 branches)
- Head office
- Runcorn WA7 1AW
- Branch towns
- Widnes, St. Helens
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 6: Employment, Residential property, Personal Injury, Family, Probate, Wills and trusts
- Website (SRA record)
- forsterdean.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 0151 422 0982
- Companies House status
- Active (06125184, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 23 February 2007
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Forster Dean Direct; Forster Dean Solicitors
- SRA firms in Halton
- 14 (10 residential property)
Forster Dean Limited is a licensed body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since June 2026 and recorded under SRA number 517355. The SRA record lists 3 practising offices: the head office at Devonshire House, Runcorn, WA7 1AW, plus 2 further offices in Widnes and St. Helens. It also trades as Forster Dean Direct and Forster Dean Solicitors. Its constitution is recorded as incorporated company (limited by shares).
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 6 areas of law: Employment, Residential property, Personal Injury, Family, Probate and Wills and trusts. Because residential property is among them, the SRA Transparency Rules require the firm to publish its conveyancing prices on its own website, forsterdean.co.uk, where its fees page has not yet been checked by this site.
The head office postcode WA7 1AW falls within Halton (North West), where the SRA register lists 14 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 Silverman Livermore (300 m, Runcorn), Nyland & Beattie (2.3 km, Widnes), Daniel Taylor Solicitors Limited (2.3 km, Widnes), PD Law (NW) LTD (2.5 km, Widnes) and Bell Lamb & Joynson (2.8 km, Runcorn). 4 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as FORSTER DEAN LTD (company number 06125184), a private limited company incorporated on 23 February 2007, 19 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is RUNCORN, 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 | Devonshire House, Devonshire Square, Runcorn, WA7 1AW | Halton | 0151 422 0982 |
| Branch | Westminster House, 32/34 Widnes Road, Widnes, WA8 6AS | Halton | 0151 495 3270 |
| Branch | Northumberland House, 9 Hardshaw Street, St. Helens, WA10 1QX | St. Helens | 01744 755577 |
| Registered office | Devonshire House, Devonshire Square, Runcorn, WA7 1AW | not a practising office |
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 Forster Dean Limited 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 forsterdean.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
FORSTER DEAN LTD, company number 06125184, private limited company, incorporated 23 February 2007. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 September 2024 (total exemption full). Registered office town: RUNCORN. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Silverman Livermore · Runcorn · residential property300 m
- Nyland & Beattie · Widnes · residential property2.3 km
- Daniel Taylor Solicitors Limited · Widnes2.3 km
- PD Law (NW) LTD · Widnes · residential property2.5 km
- Bell Lamb & Joynson · Runcorn · residential property2.8 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.