- SRA number
- 570743
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 27 November 2012
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 8 (7 branches)
- Head office
- London WC2R 3JF
- Branch towns
- Basingstoke, Fleet, Hartley Wintney, Weybridge, Hook, Leigh-on-Sea
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 9: Family, Landlord and tenant, Wills and trusts, Litigation, Residential property, Corporate (non-listed), Commercial property, Employment, Probate
- Website (SRA record)
- batessolicitors.co.uk
- Published conveyancing prices
- batessolicitors.co.uk found 28 August 2026
- Publishes conveyancing prices
- Yes, on its website, found 28 August 2026
- Head office phone
- 020 7936 2930
- Companies House status
- Active (08151797, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 20 July 2012
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- Wallis Prance; Bates Solicitors (Trading Style for Bates Solicitors Limited); Crellins Carter (Practising Style for Bates Solicitors Limited); Crellins Carter
- SRA firms in Westminster
- 446 (142 residential property)
Bates Solicitors Limited is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since November 2012 and recorded under SRA number 570743. The SRA record lists 8 practising offices: the head office at 43 Essex Street, London, WC2R 3JF, plus 7 further offices in Basingstoke, Fleet, Hartley Wintney, Weybridge, Hook and Leigh-on-Sea. It also trades as Wallis Prance, Bates Solicitors (Trading Style for Bates Solicitors Limited), Crellins Carter (Practising Style for Bates Solicitors Limited) and Crellins Carter. 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 9 areas of law: Family, Landlord and tenant, Wills and trusts, Litigation, Residential property, Corporate (non-listed), Commercial property, Employment and Probate. Because residential property is among them, the SRA Transparency Rules require the firm to publish its conveyancing prices on its own website; a conveyancing price page was found at batessolicitors.co.uk on 28 August 2026.
The head office postcode WC2R 3JF falls within Westminster (London), where the SRA register lists 446 authorised firms with a practising office, 142 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Strand Solicitors (same postcode, London), Mulberry's Employment Law Solicitors (100 m, London), Malcomson Law UK Limited (100 m, London), Saracens Solicitors LTD (100 m, London) and Ali Legal Ltd (100 m, London). 2 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED (company number 08151797), a private limited company incorporated on 20 July 2012, 14 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is LONDON, the same as the head office.
For a home purchase in London (Central), this site's verified conveyancing legal fee range is £1,200 to £4,500 plus VAT, before disbursements such as searches and the Land Registry fee. 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 | 43 Essex Street, London, WC2R 3JF | Westminster | 020 7936 2930 |
| Branch | 8 Cross Street, Basingstoke, RG21 7DQ | Basingstoke and Deane | 01256 464311 |
| Branch | 67 Fleet Road, Fleet, GU51 3PJ | Hart | 01252 629292 |
| Branch | Sanctuary House, Barnwells Court, High Street, Hartley Wintney, RG27 8AY | Hart | 01252 844443 |
| Branch | 111 Queens Road, Weybridge, KT13 9UW | Elmbridge | 01932 858833 |
| Branch | Suite 2, Fountains Mall, High Street, Odiham, Hook, RG29 1LP | Hart | 01256 709900 |
| Branch | Phillips House, Station Road, Hook, RG27 9HD | Hart | 01256 760074 |
| Branch | First Floor, 1663 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2SH | Southend-on-Sea | 01702 472222 |
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 Bates Solicitors Limited reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. Read them at batessolicitors.co.uk (conveyancing price page located 28 August 2026). Compare against the verified London (Central) band of £1,200 to £4,500 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
Companies House record
BATES SOLICITORS LIMITED, company number 08151797, private limited company, incorporated 20 July 2012. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 December 2024 (total exemption full). Registered office town: LONDON. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Strand Solicitors · Londonsame postcode
- Mulberry's Employment Law Solicitors · London100 m
- Malcomson Law UK Limited · London100 m
- Saracens Solicitors LTD · London · residential property100 m
- Ali Legal Ltd · London · residential property100 m
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.