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Hart Reade LLP

SRA number 817652 · Authorised since 20 April 2021

Head office 104 South Street, Eastbourne, BN21 4LW

Website hartreade.co.uk · Phone 01323 727321 · Publishes prices: yes, read 7 October 2026

Published prices

Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Hart Reade LLP publishes these 18 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:Family lawResidential conveyancingProbate and estate administrationEmploymentWillsPower of attorneyCourt of ProtectionTrusts and taxDispute resolutionBusiness adviceCommercial propertyCommercial litigationLandlord and tenantAs listed on the firm's own website, read 7 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.

ServicePriceVAT
Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase, legal fee (worked example)[1]£950.00+ VAT
Freehold purchase - mortgage payment fee[1]£100.00+ VAT
Purchase - Stamp Duty Land Tax submission fee[1]£50.00+ VAT
Purchase - electronic money transfer fee (per transfer)[1]£50.00+ VAT
Purchase - AML search fee (per person)[1]£20.00+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - leasehold purchase, legal fee (worked example)[1]£950.00+ VAT
Leasehold purchase - lease fee[1]£500.00+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - freehold sale, legal fee (worked example)[2]£950.00+ VAT
Freehold sale - extra fee if the property is mortgaged[2]£100.00+ VAT
Residential conveyancing - leasehold sale, legal fee (worked example)[2]£950.00+ VAT
Leasehold sale - lease fee[2]£500.00+ VAT
Leasehold sale - extra fee if the property is mortgaged[2]£100.00+ VAT
Sale - electronic money transfer fee (per transfer)[2]£50.00+ VAT
Sale - AML search fee (per person)[2]£20.00+ VAT
Remortgage of a freehold property - legal fee (worked example)[3]£550.00+ VAT
Remortgage - electronic money transfer fee (per transfer)[3]£50.00+ VAT
Remortgage - anti money laundering search fee (per person)[3]£20.00+ VAT
Remortgage - additional legal fee where there is a Transfer of Equity[3]£100.00+ VAT

From the firm's published price information at these pages, read 7 October 2026:

  1. [1]www.hartreade.co.uk/legal-services-for-individuals/property-conveyancing-solicitors/estimated-residential-property-purchase-fees
  2. [2]www.hartreade.co.uk/legal-services-for-individuals/property-conveyancing-solicitors/estimated-residential-property-sale-fees
  3. [3]www.hartreade.co.uk/legal-services-for-individuals/property-conveyancing-solicitors/residential-remortgage-fees

Key facts

Authorisation
Recognised body
Organisation type
Recognised body, authorised
Constitution
Limited liability partnership
Practising offices
3 (2 branches)
Branch towns
Hailsham, Polegate
Areas of law reported to the SRA
8: Landlord and tenant, Probate, Employment, Family, Residential property, Wills and trusts, Commercial property, Litigation
Companies House status
Active (OC435917, file 1 May 2026)
Incorporated
8 March 2021
Company type
Limited Liability Partnership
Trading names
Hart Reade Solicitors
SRA firms in Eastbourne
26 (15 residential property)

Offices on the SRA record

OfficeAddressDistrictPhone
Head office104 South Street, Eastbourne, BN21 4LWDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsEastbourne01323 727321
BranchOld Manor House, Market Street, Hailsham, BN27 2AEDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsWealden01323 841481
Branch55 High Street, Polegate, BN26 6ALDirectionsGoogle MapsApple MapsWealden01323 487051

Areas of law reported to the SRA

Landlord and tenantProbateEmploymentFamilyResidential propertyWills and trustsCommercial propertyLitigation

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.

Conveyancing prices: published by the firm under SRA Transparency Rule 1

Because Hart Reade LLP 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 hartreade.co.uk 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

HART READE LLP, company number OC435917, limited liability partnership, incorporated 8 March 2021. 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: EASTBOURNE. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.

Where the offices are
Locator map showing Hart Reade LLP at 104 South Street, Eastbourne, BN21 4LW and 7 nearby SRA-regulated officesHart Reade LLP (Hailsham office)Hart Reade LLP (Polegate office)Cramp and Mullaney LLP, EastbourneMcCarthy Webb LTD, EastbourneStephen Rimmer LLP, EastbourneBarwells Legal Limited, EastbourneSussex Legal Consultants Limited, EastbourneHart Reade LLP, Eastbourne

Hart Reade LLP in gold at Eastbourne BN21 4LW, its 2 other practising offices in navy, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.

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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 6 October 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.

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