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SOLICITORS SERVICES & PRICES

Solicitor services and prices

An extensive range of legal services

John Owens Solicitors offers a wide range of legal services to customers in St Asaph and across the nation. We will do everything we can to provide you with a personal, one-on-one service and expert advice that is tailored to your situation. Our range and flexibility is what makes our service like no other.

Feel free to contact us for more information on our solicitor services and prices. We will be on hand to answer all your queries.
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Areas of law we cover:

  • Agricultural law and advice
  • Business, company and partnership law and services
  • Civil and commercial litigation and dispute resolution
  • Employment law advice and document drafting
  • Insolvency and debt problems
  • Lasting powers of attorney
  • Landlord and tenant litigation
  • Matrimonial and family law and advice
  • Residential conveyancing
  • Commercial conveyancing
  • Wills, trusts and probate
Explanation: These prices are illustrative and are given in the interests of transparency. We are free to accept or decline instructions and ask you to contact us by telephone in order to request a Formal and Binding Quotation.

Prices for solicitor services

Agricultural law (+VAT)

Grazing or seasonal tenancy agreements

Taking instructions and preparing the agreement in duplicate; attending to arrange signature

£220 per hour
Farm business tenancies

Taking instructions and preparing the agreement and plans in duplicate; attending to arrange signature

£350
Farm partnership agreement for straightforward partnership arrangement

Taking instructions; liaising with accountants; preparing partnership agreement and attending to its execution

£350

Business sale and purchase (+VAT)

Sale of small business

Giving initial advice; preparing Sale Contract; dealing with all enquiries raised by the buyer; dealing with all financial completion

£850
Purchase of small business

Giving initial advice; obtaining all necessary documents (e.g. copies of accounts, leases, HP Agreements &c.); checking sale contract; raising enquiries; dealing with financial completion

£850
Sale of larger business

Giving initial advice; preparing Sale Contract; dealing with all enquiries raised by the buyer; dealing with all financial completion


Note: Fees are charged on a time basis at an hourly rate; all time expended is carefully recorded and invoices containing full details of all time spent on the matter will be sent at regular intervals for full payment

£220 per hour
Purchase of larger business

Giving initial advice; preparing Sale Contract; dealing with all enquiries raised by the buyer; dealing with all financial completion


Note: Fees are charged on a time basis at hourly rate; all time expended is carefully recorded and invoices containing full details of all time spent on the matter will be sent at regular intervals for full payment

£220 per hour

Business partnership and company formations (+VAT)

Partnership agreement (simple)

Preparation and signing of straightforward partnership agreement

£350
Partnership agreement (complex)

Preparation and signing of more complex partnership agreement, including all advice and instructions, consultations with accountants and bankers


Note: Fees are charged on a time basis at an hourly rate; all time expended is carefully recorded and invoices containing full details of time spent on the matter will be spent at regular intervals for full payment

£220 per hour
Shareholder agreement (simple)

Preparation and signing of straightforward shareholder agreement

£450
Shareholder agreement (complex)

Preparation and signing of more complex shareholder agreement including all advice and instructions, consultations with accountants and bankers


Note: Fees are charged on a time basis at an hourly rate; all time expended is carefully recorded and invoices containing full details of all time spent on the matter will be sent at regular intervals for full payment

£220 per hour
Company formation with simple shareholder agreement

Preparing documents to register company at Companies House; preparing and signing shareholder agreement for shareholders

£500
Terms of business

Consulting and preparing standard terms of business

£400

Conveyancing: Sale or purchase of freehold residential property with registered title (+VAT)

‎Up to £80,000
£575
£81,000 to ‎£150,000
£630
£151,000 to ‎£300,000
£720
£301,000 to ‎£450,000
£750
£451,000 to ‎£600,000
£900
£601,000 to ‎£999,000
£1100
Transactions in excess of £1,000,000

Our charges will vary depending on the price and complexity of the matter


Our starting price

£1500

Property searches

Local searches
£150
Water and drainage searches
£34
Channel check search
£24-120
Mining and subsidence
£24-140
Environmental and flooding
£30-126
Planning reports
£29-300

Conveyancing: Sale or purchase of residential property with unregistered title of leasehold property (+VAT, but not including mortgage)

£80,000
£650
£81,000 to ‎£150,000
£690
£151,000 to ‎£300,000
£790
Transactions in excess of £1,000,000

Charges will vary depending on the price and complexity of the matter


Our starting price

£1500
£451,000 to ‎£600,000
£975
£601,000 to ‎£999,000
£1200
£301,000 to ‎£450,000
£820
Other expenses:

Land Registry fees: please follow this link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hm-land-registry-registration-services-fees

Stamp Duty Land Tax for property in England: please follow this link:

https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/calculate-stamp-duty-land-tax/#/intro

Land Transaction Tax for property in Wales: please follow this link:

https://beta.gov.wales/land-transaction-tax-calculator

Employment law advice and document drafting (+VAT)

Settlement agreements

Receiving and reading draft settlement; meeting employee to discuss the agreement and any issue; signing adviser's certificate 

£250
General advice on employment matters (one hour session)

Usually given in personal interview or by telephone

£220 per hour

Leases and tenancy agreements (+VAT)

Lease for small business premises or lock-up shop using Law Society Business Lease

Taking instructions; preparing lease and attending to proper signature

£450
Bespoke lease for larger premises or circumstances where the Law Society Business lease is not appropriate

Taking detailed instructions and advising; preparing draft lease; dealing with all correspondence; registering lease at Land Registry


£900
Land registry fees

Starting prices with variation depending on rental value of lease

Other Expenses:

Land Registry fees: from £40 depending on rental value of lease.  Follow this link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hm-land-registry-registration-services-fees#leases

 

£40
Leases for larger premises or at higher rents

Taking detailed instructions and advising; preparing draft lease; dealing with all correspondence; registering lease at Land Registry


Other expenses: Land Registry fees: from £40 depending on rental value of lease.  Follow this link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hm-land-registry-registration-sevices-fees#leases


£220 per hour
SDLT or LTT:

Follow these links:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/stamp-duty-land-tax-leasehold-purchases#calculate-sdlt-on-new-non-residential-leases

 

 or


https://beta.gov.wales/land-transaction-tax-leases-technical-guidance


Note: Fees are charged on a time basis at an hourly rate; all time expended is carefully recorded and invoices containing full details of time spent on matter will be sent on regular intervals for full payment
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