- SRA number
- 656984
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 1 March 2019
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 1
- Head office
- Welwyn Garden City AL8 6TU
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 9: Corporate (non-listed), Children, Employment, Litigation, Landlord and tenant, Commercial property, Family, Wills and trusts, Residential property
- Website (SRA record)
- crane-staples.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 01707 329333
- Companies House status
- Active (OC426048, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 13 February 2019
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- Crane & Staples Solicitors
- SRA firms in Welwyn Hatfield
- 19 (8 residential property)
Crane & Staples LLP is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since March 2019 and recorded under SRA number 656984. The SRA record lists 1 practising office: the head office at Longcroft House, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6TU. It also trades as Crane & Staples Solicitors. Its constitution is recorded as limited liability partnership.
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 9 areas of law: Corporate (non-listed), Children, Employment, Litigation, Landlord and tenant, Commercial property, Family, Wills and trusts and Residential property. Because residential property is among them, the SRA Transparency Rules require the firm to publish its conveyancing prices on its own website, crane-staples.co.uk, where its fees page has not yet been checked by this site.
The head office postcode AL8 6TU falls within Welwyn Hatfield (East of England), where the SRA register lists 19 authorised firms with a practising office, 8 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Ewart Price (100 m, Welwyn Garden City), R A Savage & Co (600 m, Welwyn Garden City), Synchrony Law Limited (600 m, Welwyn Garden City), Sunnyfields Solicitors (900 m, London) and Judicare Law International Limited (3.6 km, Welwyn). 2 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as CRANE & STAPLES LLP (company number OC426048), a limited liability partnership incorporated on 13 February 2019, 7 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is WELWYN GARDEN CITY, 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 | Longcroft House, Fretherne Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6TU | Welwyn Hatfield | 01707 329333 |
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 Crane & Staples 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 crane-staples.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
CRANE & STAPLES LLP, company number OC426048, limited liability partnership, incorporated 13 February 2019. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: WELWYN GARDEN CITY. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Ewart Price · Welwyn Garden City · residential property100 m
- R A Savage & Co · Welwyn Garden City600 m
- Synchrony Law Limited · Welwyn Garden City600 m
- Sunnyfields Solicitors · London900 m
- Judicare Law International Limited · Welwyn · residential property3.6 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.