- SRA number
- 816356
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 20 May 2021
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 7 (6 branches)
- Head office
- Preston PR5 6AW
- Branch towns
- Leeds, Preston, Blackburn, Manchester
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 13: Children, Corporate (non-listed), Landlord and tenant, Wills and trusts, Probate, Criminal, Personal Injury, Litigation, Employment, Family, ADR, Residential property, Commercial property
- Website (SRA record)
- forbessolicitors.co.uk
- Publishes conveyancing prices
- Could not be checked on 28 August 2026 (site unreachable)
- Head office phone
- 0333 207 1130
- Companies House status
- Active (OC433300, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 10 September 2020
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- Forbes Solicitors; 2525 Legal; Maidments Solicitors
- SRA firms in South Ribble
- 13 (8 residential property)
Forbes Solicitors LLP is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since May 2021 and recorded under SRA number 816356. The SRA record lists 7 practising offices: the head office at Gordon House, Preston, PR5 6AW, plus 6 further offices in Leeds, Preston, Blackburn and Manchester. It also trades as Forbes Solicitors, 2525 Legal and Maidments Solicitors. Its constitution is recorded as limited liability partnership.
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 13 areas of law: Children, Corporate (non-listed), Landlord and tenant, Wills and trusts, Probate, Criminal, Personal Injury, Litigation, Employment, Family, ADR, Residential property and Commercial property. Because residential property is among them, the SRA Transparency Rules require the firm to publish its conveyancing prices on its own website; the automated check on 28 August 2026 could not read forbessolicitors.co.uk, so look for a fees page there or ask the firm.
The head office postcode PR5 6AW falls within South Ribble (North West), where the SRA register lists 13 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 Marley Solicitors LTD (1.5 km, Preston), Ssam Legal LTD (4.3 km, Chorley), Solicitor Direct Limited (4.4 km, Leyland), Lee & Co Solicitors Ltd (4.6 km, Leyland) and FMGS Law Limited (4.6 km, Preston). 3 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as FORBES SOLICITORS LLP (company number OC433300), a limited liability partnership incorporated on 10 September 2020, 5 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is PRESTON, 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 | Gordon House, Sceptre Way, Walton Summit, Preston, PR5 6AW | South Ribble | 0333 207 1130 |
| Branch | 36 Park Row, Leeds, LS1 5JL | Leeds | 0333 207 1130 |
| Branch | Broad Gate, 22-26 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 8EQ | Leeds | 0333 207 1130 |
| Branch | Gordon House, Sceptre Way, Walton Summit Centre, Preston, PR5 6AW | South Ribble | 0333 207 1130 |
| Branch | 73 Northgate, Blackburn, BB2 1AA | Blackburn with Darwen | 0333 207 1130 |
| Branch | 1 Buckingham House, Glovers Court, Preston, PR1 3LS | Preston | 0333 207 1130 |
| Branch | 1 Balloon Street, Manchester, M4 4BE | Manchester | 0161 918 0000 |
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 Forbes Solicitors 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 forbessolicitors.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
FORBES SOLICITORS LLP, company number OC433300, limited liability partnership, incorporated 10 September 2020. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 30 April 2025 (full). Registered office town: PRESTON. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Marley Solicitors LTD · Preston1.5 km
- Ssam Legal LTD · Chorley4.3 km
- Solicitor Direct Limited · Leyland · residential property4.4 km
- Lee & Co Solicitors Ltd · Leyland · residential property4.6 km
- FMGS Law Limited · Preston · residential property4.6 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.