- SRA number
- 557128
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 1 November 2011
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Head office
- Shaftesbury SP7 8EJ
- Branch towns
- Shaftesbury
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 5: Probate, Residential property, Corporate (listed), Commercial property, Wills and trusts
- Website (SRA record)
- maclachlansolicitors.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 01935 817736
- Companies House status
- Active (07520343, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 8 February 2011
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Maclachlan Solicitors (Practising Style for Maclachlan Solicitors Limited)
- SRA firms in Dorset
- 53 (31 residential property)
Maclachlan Solicitors Limited is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since November 2011 and recorded under SRA number 557128. The SRA record lists 2 practising offices: the head office at 2 Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8EJ, plus 1 further office in Shaftesbury. It also trades as Maclachlan Solicitors (Practising Style for Maclachlan Solicitors Limited). 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 5 areas of law: Probate, Residential property, Corporate (listed), Commercial property 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, maclachlansolicitors.co.uk, where its fees page has not yet been checked by this site.
The head office postcode SP7 8EJ falls within Dorset (South West), where the SRA register lists 53 authorised firms with a practising office, 31 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Rutters (400 m, Shaftesbury), Farnfields LLP (6.9 km, Gillingham), Thomas & Co (10.1 km, Salisbury), Rutter and Rutter (16.2 km, Wincanton) and Kernon Kelleher Solicitors Limited (16.8 km, Blandford Forum). 5 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as MACLACHLAN SOLICITORS LIMITED (company number 07520343), a private limited company incorporated on 8 February 2011, 15 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is SHAFTESBURY, 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 | 2 Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8EJ | Dorset | 01935 817736 |
| Branch | 2 Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8EJ | Dorset | 01747 440448 |
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 Maclachlan Solicitors 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 maclachlansolicitors.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
MACLACHLAN SOLICITORS LIMITED, company number 07520343, private limited company, incorporated 8 February 2011. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 April 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: SHAFTESBURY. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Rutters · Shaftesbury · residential property400 m
- Farnfields LLP · Gillingham · residential property6.9 km
- Thomas & Co · Salisbury · residential property10.1 km
- Rutter and Rutter · Wincanton · residential property16.2 km
- Kernon Kelleher Solicitors Limited · Blandford Forum · residential property16.8 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.