Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Watson Ramsbottom Limited publishes these 40 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:Wills and estate planningPowers of attorney and Court of ProtectionCare fee adviceProbate and estate administrationTax planningWill disputes and contentious probatePersonal injuryEmployment advice for employeesDebt collectionCommercial litigation and dispute resolutionCommercial propertyDivorce and dissolution of civil partnershipsFinances and property on separationChildrenPre-nuptial, post-nuptial and cohabitation agreementsNew build propertyResidential propertyRe-mortgagesShared ownershipStaircasingFreehold purchasesAs 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 sale - conveyancing fee (worked example)[1] | £1095 | + VAT |
| Residential sale - ID search[1] | £10 | + VAT |
| Residential sale - obtaining and reviewing Land Registry documents[1] | £50 | + VAT |
| Residential sale - bank transfer fee, each transfer[1] | £35 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - professional charges, freehold (worked example)[1] | £1095 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - bank transfer fee, each transfer[1] | £35 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - ID search fee[1] | £10 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - completion of SDLT return[1] | £95 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - provision and review of searches[1] | £200 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - obtaining and reviewing pre-completion searches[1] | £50 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - additional fee if the property is leasehold[1] | £125 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - reviewing management company information (service charge properties)[1] | £150 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - additional fee for shared ownership[1] | £295 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - expedition fee for completion within 5 working days of the mortgage offer[1] | £100 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - Help to Buy ISA, each ISA drawn down[1] | £50 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - Lifetime ISA, each ISA drawn down[1] | £95 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - Forces Help to Buy loan[1] | £95 | + VAT |
| Residential purchase - gifted deposit, each donor[1] | £95 | + VAT |
| Obtaining documents from local authorities or other solicitors, per document[1] | £20 | + VAT |
| Arranging an indemnity policy for a title defect[1] | £25 | + VAT |
| Mortgage and remortgage - professional fees[1] | £495 | + VAT |
| Mortgage and remortgage - additional fee to include transfer of equity[1] | £395 | + VAT |
| Mortgage and remortgage - ID search, per person[1] | £10 | + VAT |
| Mortgage and remortgage - bank transfer fee, each transfer[1] | £35 | + VAT |
| Mortgage and remortgage - obtaining and reviewing pre-completion searches[1] | £30 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - taking instructions and sending letter before action[2] | £50 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - drafting and issuing claim form[2] | £180 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - judgment in default application (if appropriate)[2] | £90 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - dealing with court directions, including allocation to court track[2] | £300 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - attending mediation appointments[2] | £220 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - preparation and attending a trial or final hearing[2] | £500 | + VAT |
| Debt recovery - enforcement of a judgment, per method of enforcement chosen[2] | £240 | + VAT |
| Probate - simple estate, anticipated 10 to 30 hours at the hourly rate[3] | £225 per hour | + VAT |
| Probate - simple estate, total estimated costs[3] | £2,250 to £6,750 | + VAT |
| Probate - grant only, no IHT forms[3] | £1,200 | + VAT |
| Probate - grant only, IHT400 required[3] | £2,000 | + VAT |
| Probate - Declaration of Trust (property co-ownership)[3] | £350 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - simple case (e.g. breach of contract), unfair or wrongful dismissal claims[4] | average £3,500 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - medium complexity case (e.g. unfair dismissal claim), unfair or wrongful dismissal claims[4] | average £6,500 | + VAT |
| Employment tribunal - high complexity case (e.g. discrimination claim), unfair or wrongful dismissal claims[4] | average £10,000 | + VAT |
From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 7 October 2026:
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 14 (13 branches)
- Branch towns
- Blackburn, Accrington, Darwen, Pontefract, Chorley, Clitheroe, Barnoldswick, Bristol and 4 more
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 7: Children, Residential property, Family, Litigation, Probate, Wills and trusts, Commercial property
- Published conveyancing prices
- Prices publishedfee table watsonramsbottom.com found 28 August 2026
- Companies House status
- Active (07950137, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 15 February 2012
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Carters Solicitors part of Watson Ramsbottom; Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors; Watson Ramsbottom incorporating Quinn & Co The Property Solicitors; Steeles Solicitors part of Watson Ramsbottom; Baldwin Wyatt Solicitors part of Watson Ramsbottom; New Riverside Legal part of Watson Ramsbottom
- SRA firms in Blackburn with Darwen
- 56 (21 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 25-29 Victoria Street, Blackburn, BB1 6DNDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Blackburn with Darwen | 01254 672222 |
| Branch | 18a-20 Queen Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7QQDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Hyndburn | 01254 884422 |
| Branch | 25 Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5 1HFDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Hyndburn | 01254 301044 |
| Branch | 33-39 Railway Road, Darwen, BB3 2RLDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Blackburn with Darwen | 01254 701111 |
| Branch | 33 Ropergate, Pontefract, WF8 1LEDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Wakefield | 01977 703224 |
| Branch | 2 St. Marys Walk, Chorley, PR7 2RTDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Chorley | 01257 241818 |
| Branch | 2-4 Castlegate, Clitheroe, BB7 1AZDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Ribble Valley | 01200 444321 |
| Branch | Station Chambers, 16 Fernlea Avenue, Barnoldswick, BB18 5DPDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Pendle | 01282 813385 |
| Branch | Suite 207, Park House Business Centre, 10 Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5HXDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Bristol, City of | 01254 701111 |
| Branch | Jubilee House, East Beach, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 5FTDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Fylde | 01253 372200 |
| Branch | Unit 4A, Riverside Court, Huddersfield Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5FZDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Oldham | 01457 380057 |
| Branch | 11 Finsley Gate, Burnley, BB11 2HADirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Burnley | 01282 429999 |
| Branch | The Portal, Bridgewater Close, Hapton, Burnley, BB11 5TTDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Burnley | 01282 226820 |
| Branch | New Riverside Legal, Second Floor, 593-599 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5UADirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Hammersmith and Fulham |
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 Watson Ramsbottom Limited 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 watsonramsbottom.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.
Companies House record
WATSON RAMSBOTTOM LIMITED, company number 07950137, private limited company, incorporated 15 February 2012. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 July 2025 (full). Registered office town: BLACKBURN. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Companies House also lists 1 earlier registered name, most recently WATSON RAMSBOTTTOM LIMITED.
Watson Ramsbottom Limited in gold at Blackburn BB1 6DN, its 13 other practising offices in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
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