- SRA number
- 536070
- Authorisation
- Licensed body (ABS)
- Authorised since
- 21 June 2024
- Organisation type
- Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 6 (5 branches)
- Head office
- Exeter EX1 1QE
- Branch towns
- Okehampton, Sidmouth, Crediton, Budleigh Salterton, Ottery St. Mary
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 11: Landlord and tenant, Family, Litigation, Personal Injury, Probate, Non-litigation, Commercial property, Children, Residential property, Employment, Wills and trusts
- Website (SRA record)
- gilbertstephens.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 01392 424242
- Companies House status
- Active (OC352723, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 1 March 2010
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- Veitch Penny
- SRA firms in Exeter
- 45 (24 residential property)
Gilbert Stephens LLP is a licensed body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since June 2024 and recorded under SRA number 536070. The SRA record lists 6 practising offices: the head office at 15-17 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1QE, plus 5 further offices in Okehampton, Sidmouth, Crediton, Budleigh Salterton and Ottery St. Mary. It also trades as Veitch Penny. Its constitution is recorded as limited liability partnership.
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 11 areas of law: Landlord and tenant, Family, Litigation, Personal Injury, Probate, Non-litigation, Commercial property, Children, Residential property, Employment 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, gilbertstephens.co.uk, where its fees page has not yet been checked by this site.
The head office postcode EX1 1QE falls within Exeter (South West), where the SRA register lists 45 authorised firms with a practising office, 24 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Dunn and Baker LLP (same postcode, Exeter), Tozers LLP (100 m, Exeter), Tozers Trust Corporation LTD (100 m, Exeter), Quay Law (Holdings) Limited (100 m, Exeter) and Everys Cosec Limited (100 m, Exeter). 2 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as GILBERT STEPHENS LLP (company number OC352723), a limited liability partnership incorporated on 1 March 2010, 16 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is EXETER, 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 | 15-17 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1QE | Exeter | 01392 424242 |
| Branch | 9 Red Lion Yard, Okehampton, EX20 1AW | West Devon | 01837 512100 |
| Branch | Aberdeen House, 6 Church Street, Sidmouth, EX10 8LY | East Devon | 01395 512443 |
| Branch | 1 Westward Business Centre, Mill Street, Crediton, EX17 1HB | Mid Devon | 01363 775566 |
| Branch | 14 High St, Budleigh Salterton, EX9 6LQ | East Devon | 01395 445581 |
| Branch | Finnimore Industrial Estate, Ottery St. Mary, EX11 1NR | East Devon | 01404 812228 |
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 Gilbert Stephens 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 gilbertstephens.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
GILBERT STEPHENS LLP, company number OC352723, limited liability partnership, incorporated 1 March 2010. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 June 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: EXETER. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Dunn and Baker LLP · Exeter · residential propertysame postcode
- Tozers LLP · Exeter · residential property100 m
- Tozers Trust Corporation LTD · Exeter100 m
- Quay Law (Holdings) Limited · Exeter100 m
- Everys Cosec Limited · Exeter100 m
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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.