Our fees and charges

ServiceBW Solicitors fee

• Skilled Worker Visa

  Experienced worker rate. New entrant and shortage occupation rates on request.

  £1,250 - £1,850

• Skilled Worker Visa - extension

  In-country extension prior to leave expiry.

  £850 - £1,250

• Graduate Route Visa

  Post-study work route. No sponsor required.

  £550 - £750

• Student Visa

  No VAT where the client applies from outside the UK. New entry clearance.

  £350 - £450

• Student Visa - extension / CAS change

  In-country extension.

  £350 - £500

• Spouse / Partner Visa (entry clearance)

  No VAT where the client applies from outside the UK.

  £1,000 - £1,500

• Spouse / Partner Visa (extension)

  30-month extension from within the UK.

  £850 - £1,250

• Family reunion / Dependant Visa

  No VAT where the client applies from outside the UK. Spouse, children and dependants.

  £750 - £1,250

• Dependent child Visa

  No VAT where the client applies from outside the UK. Child joining parent in the UK.

  £600 - £900

• Adult Dependent Relative Visa

  No VAT where the client applies from outside the UK. Complex route.

  £1,250 - £1,750

• Domestic Violence Settlement (SET(DV))

  Sensitive matter. Supporting evidence bundle.

  £1,000 - £1,500

• Bereaved Partner Settlement (SET(BN))

  Settlement following death of sponsoring partner.

  £850 - £1,250

• Standard Visitor Visa (no prior refusal)

  No VAT where the client applies from outside the UK. Per applicant.

  £850 - £1,000

• Standard Visitor Visa (previous refusal)

  No VAT where the client applies from outside the UK. Addressing prior refusal.

  £1,000 - £1,250

• Standard Visitor Visa (multiple refusals)

  No VAT where the client applies from outside the UK. Complex history.

  £1,250 - £1,750

• ILR - Skilled Worker / work route (5 years)

  Includes travel history review and absence calculation.

  £850 - £1,500

• ILR - Spouse / partner route (5 years)

  Relationship evidence and English language assessment.

  £850 - £1,500

• ILR - Long residence (10 years)

  Complex absences and lawful residence check.

  £1,000 - £1,500

• ILR - Long residence as a child

  Section 7 and child-specific provisions.

  £900 - £1,250

• Returning Resident application

  Re-entry following loss of ILR.

  £600 - £900

• EU Settled Status (late application)

  Reasonable grounds assessment and evidence.

  £850 - £1,250

• EU Pre-Settled to Settled upgrade

  Upgrading status after 5 years continuous residence.

  £550 - £850

• Adult Naturalisation - standard

  Residence calculation, absences and Life in the UK.

  £800 - £1,500

• Adult Naturalisation - complex (refusal risk)

  Good character issues and extended absences.

  £850 - £1,500

• Child Registration (MN1 / Section 3)

  Includes selection of the correct registration route.

  £850 - £1,500

• Registration as British Child - overseas

  Section 4B, OCI and overseas territory routes.

  £850 - £1,500

• Citizenship reconsideration / NR review

  Challenging a refusal on good character or other grounds.

  £800 - £1,250

• Windrush documentation application

  No Home Office charge, but professional fee applies.

  £650 - £850

• Windrush compensation claim

  Evidence of loss and harm required.

  £750 - £1,750

• Statelessness application

  Complex and document-intensive route.

  £1,000 - £2,000

• Travel Document application

  Convention Travel Document or Certificate of Travel.

  £650 - £750

• No Time Limit (NTL) application

  Biometric enrolment for indefinite leave holders.

  £250 - £500

• Human rights / Article 8 application

  Family or private life basis. Proportionality representations.

  £1,000 - £1,750

• FLR(HRO) - Further Leave (Human Rights)

  Extension on human rights grounds.

  £850 - £1,500

• Fee waiver application

  Inability to pay Home Office fee. Supporting financial evidence.

  £550 - £750

• Exceptional circumstances / outside rules

  Compelling and compassionate grounds.

  £1,000 - £1,850

• Asylum advice session (pre-claim)

  Initial assessment of claim strength and basis.

  £250

• Asylum claim - pre-decision

  Substantive interview preparation, witness statement and evidence.

  £2,500 - £4,000

• Asylum fresh claim / further submissions

  New evidence. Section 353 submissions.

  £1,250 - £2,250

• Humanitarian protection application

  Article 3 / serious harm basis.

  £1,000 - £2,250

• Administrative review

  Challenging caseworker errors. Strict time limit.

  £650 - £800

• Immigration appeal - grounds and preparation

  First-tier Tribunal. Grounds, bundle and statement.

  £1,500 - £2,000

• First-tier Tribunal hearing - representation

  Day of hearing attendance, in addition to preparation.

  £500 - £750

• Upper Tribunal - permission application

  Error of law grounds.

  £650 - £850

• Upper Tribunal - full hearing

  Substantive Upper Tribunal hearing.

  £1,500 - £2,000

• Pre-action protocol letter (PAP)

  Challenging an unlawful Home Office decision before judicial review.

  £650 - £850

• Judicial review - preparation and filing

  Excluding Counsel's fees.

  £1,500 - £2,500

• Judicial review - full hearing

  Excluding Counsel's fees.

  £2,000 - £3,500

• Immigration bail application

  Urgent. Surety evidence and First-tier Tribunal representation.

  £1,000 - £1,500

• Bail variation

  Application to vary unreasonable bail conditions.

  £550 - £750

• Reconsideration / legacy request

  Older unresolved cases and legacy matters.

  £750 - £1,500

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• Uncontested divorce (sole application)

  No-fault divorce, straightforward. Excludes court fee.

  £750 - £1,250

• Uncontested divorce (joint application)

  Joint application. Excludes court fee.

  £800 - £1,200

• Contested divorce

  Stage-by-stage billing. Estimate provided per stage.

  £1,200 - £2,000

• Dissolution of civil partnership

  Same process as divorce. Excludes court fee.

  £750 - £1,250

• Drafting separation agreement

  Legally binding record of agreed terms.

  £750 - £950

• Consent order (financial settlement)

  Drafting, advice on fairness and court submission.

  £1,500 - £2,250

• Clean break order

  Severing future financial claims.

  £1,200 - £1,500

• Financial remedy proceedings

  FDA, FDR and Final Hearing billed per stage.

  £850 - £1,250

• Pension sharing order

  Included in consent order fee if dealt with together.

  £550 - £850

• Child Arrangements Order application

  MIAM attendance, application and first hearing.

  £1,500 - £2,850

• Prohibited Steps Order (urgent)

  Emergency applications. Without notice if urgent.

  £750 - £1,350

• Specific Issue Order

  School, medical and name-change disputes.

  £750 - £1,350

• International relocation application

  Complex. Expert evidence often required.

  £2,000 - £3,500

• Opposing relocation application

  Defending removal of children from the UK.

  £1,500 - £2,500

• Non-molestation order (without notice)

  Emergency application. Same-day in urgent cases.

  £850 - £1,000

• Non-molestation order (with notice)

  Standard application with hearing date.

  £850 - £1,250

• Occupation order

  Often combined with a non-molestation order.

  £750 - £1,250

• Pre-nuptial agreement

  Both parties require independent advice.

  £750 - £1,500

• Post-nuptial agreement

  Same requirements as a pre-nuptial agreement.

  £750 - £1,500

• Cohabitation agreement

  Comprehensive agreement for unmarried couples.

  £1,500 - £2,250

• Declaration of Trust (co-owned property)

  Often prepared alongside a cohabitation agreement.

  £450 - £700

ServiceBW Solicitors fee

• Drink driving (DR10) - Magistrates Court

  Includes special reasons argument if applicable.

  £1,250 - £2,000

• Drug driving - Magistrates Court

  DG10 and DR80 offences.

  £1,250 - £2,000

• Dangerous driving - Magistrates Court

  Section 2 Road Traffic Act 1988.

  £1,500 - £2,500

• Dangerous driving - Crown Court

  Including causing death. Excludes Counsel's fees.

  £2,250 - £4,500

• Speeding - fixed penalty challenge

  NIP challenge, device accuracy and procedural errors.

  £500 - £850

• Speeding - Magistrates Court trial

  Full trial representation.

  £1,250 - £1,500

• Driving without insurance (IN10)

  Includes special reasons argument if applicable.

  £1,000 - £1,500

• Mobile phone offence

  Including exceptional hardship if near totting.

  £850 - £1,250

• Totting up - exceptional hardship argument

  Compelling evidence preparation and oral argument.

  £1,000 - £1,500

• Penalty points - general representation

  Magistrates Court. Guilty plea and mitigation.

  £750 - £850

• Special reasons argument

  Avoiding mandatory ban. Included in drink-driving fee if bundled.

  £750 - £1,200

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• Single Will - straightforward

  No complex trust provisions.

  £250 - £350

• Mirror Wills - couple

  Two matching Wills drafted together.

  £350 - £500

• Will with life interest trust

  Protects the family home for children.

  £500 - £750

• Will with discretionary trust

  For complex family situations.

  £600 - £900

• Will with testamentary trust (vulnerable beneficiary)

  Specialist drafting required.

  £650 - £950

• Codicil - amending existing Will

  Minor amendments to an existing Will.

  £150 - £300

• Will review and advice

  Reviewing an existing Will for validity and currency.

  £100 - £150

• Grant of Probate - simple estate (no IHT)

  One property, up to three bank accounts and no inheritance tax.

  £1,000 - £1,850

• Grant of Probate - complex estate

  Multiple assets, inheritance tax account and multiple beneficiaries.

  £1,500 - £4,500

• Letters of Administration (no Will)

  Intestacy. Same process as Probate.

  £1,000 - £1,500

• IHT account preparation

  IHT400 and supplementary schedules.

  £500 - £1,000

• Full estate administration (simple)

  Grant through to distribution. Excludes Probate fee.

  £1,500 - £3,500

• Full estate administration (complex)

  Multiple assets, inheritance tax, property sale and disputes.

  £3,000 - £7,500

• Deed of Variation

  Redirecting an inheritance for tax planning.

  £500 - £750

• LPA - Property & Financial Affairs (single)

  Drafting, advice and registration with the Office of the Public Guardian.

  £550 - £750

• LPA - Health & Welfare (single)

  Drafting, advice and registration.

  £550 - £750

• Both LPAs together (combined)

  Both LPAs drafted and registered together. Best value.

  £800 - £1,250

• LPA - mirror set (couple, both LPAs)

  Four LPAs for two people. Discounted rate.

  £1,200 - £1,500

• General Power of Attorney

  Short-term specific purpose.

  £350 - £550

• Advice on existing LPA / EPA

  Review and advice on an existing document.

  £100 - £200

• Estate planning consultation

  Initial assessment of estate and inheritance-tax position.

  £150 - £250

• Estate planning strategy (written report)

  Full written plan including inheritance-tax mitigation advice.

  £500 - £900

• Trust establishment (discretionary)

  Trust deed drafting and trustee advice.

  £750 - £1,650

• Trust establishment (life interest)

  For family-home protection.

  £650 - £1,350