Corrigall Black

Price Transparency Schedule

April 2026

The Law Society of Scotland has issued clear guidance that firms in Scotland are encouraged to produce financial information in relation to the general costs of legal fees in an attempt to promote price transparency and encourage practice units to proactively take steps to publish price information in a way that is easily accessible, prominent and understandable for consumers.

Prices are a guide only, and more information can be requested by contacting our offices to ask for more detailed guidance, which will be tailored to fit your particular circumstances. Terms of Business will be issued at the start of a transaction, which will include more details of the fees to be charged in each individual case. Therefore, this document should be read alongside our Business Terms, Conveyancing and Executry Schedule of Fees.

Please note that we may charge a consultation fee, at our discretion, for initial advice provided to clients based on an hourly rate of £275.00 plus VAT if they choose not to proceed with our services.

Some matters will be charged on a fixed-fee basis. However, we must make clients aware that the charge for their case may not be an exact match to those listed below. For further assistance or to discuss individual circumstances, please contact one of our team, who can provide an estimate or quotation of fees.

We set out below our Price Transparency Schedule in accordance with our fee basis as of April 2026.

Our Services

1. WILL AND POA FEE

Basic Will:

One Will – £200 plus VAT. Total Cost: £240.

Mirror Wills – £300 plus VAT. Total Cost: £360.

Complex Will:

One Will – £250 plus VAT. Total Cost: £300.

Mirror Wills – £350 plus VAT. Total Cost: £420.

Codicil:

One Codicil – £100 plus VAT. Total Cost: £140.

Mirror Codicil – £150 plus VAT. Total Cost: [not specified].

Power of Attorney:

One POA – £250 plus VAT. Total Cost: £396.

Mirror POA – £450 plus VAT. Total Cost: £540.

Combined Will and POA:

One (Basic) – £400 plus VAT. Total Cost: £480.

Registration dues at the current rate of £99 per application are payable to the Office of the Public Guardian per application, in addition to the outlined fees. This rate may increase, and this is outwith our control.

There may be an additional fee if a home or hospital visit is required, taking account of travel time, local ferry fees and mileage allowances (as set by HMRC).

2. Guardianship Orders

Where an adult no longer has the capacity to authorise another to act under a Power of Attorney, a person with an interest in the welfare or financial affairs of the adult can nominate themselves and make an application to the Court to be given the power to act on their behalf. This may be a family member but can also be a friend or professional. Either an Intervention Order or Guardianship Order may be sought. We offer legal aid via the Scottish Legal Aid Board in these types of cases.

Part of the process at the beginning, before work can be carried out, involves obtaining Civil Legal Aid to enable an application to be submitted to the Court.

Where welfare powers are solely being applied for, or if they are being applied for along with financial powers, Civil Legal Aid is not means-tested in these circumstances. An adult will automatically qualify for Civil Legal Aid to cover the legal costs and outlays (including any medical reports). The costs will be met by the Scottish Legal Aid Board.

If only financial powers are being sought (i.e. no welfare powers), Civil Legal Aid is means-tested, and we will ask the client for evidence of the income and capital of the adult to ascertain if they meet the criteria to qualify for Civil Legal Aid. If they do, the Scottish Legal Aid Board will meet the cost of the fees and outlays. If they do not qualify, any work undertaken on the file, including, but not restricted to, meetings, telephone attendances, email exchanges, correspondence with other solicitor firms, drafting court documents and any court appearances, etc., will be charged at the hourly rate of £275 (plus VAT) by an Independent Law Accountant.

The Applicant will also be responsible for payment of any outlays, including the two medical reports required to support the application.

The cost of each medical report can range from £100.00 to £600.00.

3. Notarial Acts and Certification of Documents

The following fees are on the basis of one document. Should there be multiple documents, the fee to be charged will be determined by the number of documents that require to be notarised/certified.

Standard Notarising – £50 plus VAT. Total Cost: £60.

Certification only – £50 plus VAT. Total Cost: £60.

4. Apostille/Declaration

An apostille in the UK is an official certificate issued by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) that legalises a public document for use in another country. It verifies the authenticity of signatures, stamps or seals on documents (such as birth certificates or degrees), ensuring they are accepted under the 1961 Hague Convention.

Where an apostille is required, the particular requirements of the case will be assessed at the outset, and the fee to be charged will be determined by the number of documents that require to be registered.

Standard Charge – £100 plus VAT. Total Cost: £120.

There is an outlay charge to obtain the Apostille. This will be added to the fee above.

Should a statutory declaration or affidavit be required, this will be drafted in accordance with the hourly charge of £275 (plus VAT), subject to a minimum charge of one hour.

5. Residential Sales and Purchases

Corrigall Black deals with transactions for clients buying a home, whether it be a flat, house, new-build property, buy-to-let property or a piece of land. Our team manages the case by negotiating the contract through to settlement, and they will complete the title deed transfer by ensuring the client meets all legal obligations and that their rights are protected throughout the process.

Some of the work involved may include correspondence with the estate agent and the seller’s solicitor, communications and legal advice by the solicitor to the client. We will carry out Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks and check the source of funds (if required) under the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations in respect of any deposit funds or, if it is a cash purchase, the whole price. We will gather evidential documents from the client to verify the source of funds.

The solicitor will often act on behalf of the client’s lender too. The solicitor must act in the interests of both the client and mortgage lender, and they will also liaise with the lender with regard to transferring money during a purchase, submission of LBTT (Scottish Stamp Duty), dealing with land registration, proofreading contracts and arranging the final details of the settlement.

We also deal with transactions for clients selling a home, whether it be a flat, house or a piece of land. Our team helps with the settlement and title deed transfer by ensuring the client meets all legal obligations and that the client’s rights are protected throughout the process.

Some of the work involved may include correspondence with the estate agent and the buyer’s solicitor, communications and legal advice by the solicitor with the client, negotiation of the terms of sale, completion of the contract known as concluded missives, corresponding with the lender where there is an outstanding loan and arranging repayment of the loan, and then managing and distributing funds upon settlement.

Fees are fixed in terms of a sliding scale based, in part, on the value and complexity of the transaction.

Prices start from £1,100 plus VAT and outlays.

6. Other Conveyancing Matters

Other matters dealt with at Corrigall Black include, but are not limited to, re-mortgage of residential property, discharges, transfer of title, evacuation of survivorship destination, commercial conveyancing, leases and such other matters.

More specific fees will be provided along with the Business Terms at the beginning of a transaction for these matters.

Please note that if it transpires during the course of any conveyancing transaction mentioned above that the title is of a complex nature, or any issues arise in relation to the title which result in additional work being required, additional legal fees will apply.

These additional fees will be charged at an hourly rate of £275.00 (plus VAT) by an Independent Law Accountant. We shall make clients aware of additional cost implications as soon as any issues are identified.

In addition, please note that there may be additional outlays payable by the client if it transpires during the course of a transaction that these are required.

7. Hourly Rate – General Practice (Including Executries and Court)

The particulars of some areas of law mean that it is difficult to assess at the outset the level of work that is required, as each case varies considerably depending on the circumstances.

This typically includes Executries (the process of winding up someone’s estate when they die) and acting on your behalf in a court matter.

It is therefore very difficult to provide a fixed-fee quote in such cases.

In these circumstances, a fee structure is typically based on our hourly rate (currently £275 plus VAT per hour), and a table of charges will be issued as part of our Terms of Business.

Executries are charged at a lower rate (£250 plus VAT, plus a percentage of the overall estate value).

The table of charges sets out the number of units to be charged for each aspect of work that may need to be carried out. Our table of charges will set out the applicable unit charges for items such as correspondence, telephone calls and drafting documents, as well as commissions payable on funds held in our client account on behalf of a client and any element of fee based on the level of complexity/responsibility involved in a particular transaction.

If a fee is to be based on our hourly rate and table of charges, our file will be sent to an Independent Law Accountant for a fee to be assessed as the transaction is nearing completion.

8. Interim Fees and Initial Outlays

In some circumstances, it may be appropriate to have an interim fee assessed during the transaction. Sometimes this will be to keep track of the overall fee and, in other cases, this will require to be paid, with fees brought up to date before further work is carried out by us for you.

Executries may be interim-fee’d after confirmation has been obtained.

At the outset of any court matter, an upfront payment is required. These payments are as follows:

a. Straightforward/undefended Simple Divorce – £500

b. Ordinary Divorce – £1,500

c. Minute of Agreement – £1,000

d. Residence and contact negotiation – £1,000

e. Family Action – Raising an Action at Court – £2,000

f. Ordinary Court Action – £2,000

g. Evictions – £1,000

The payment to account will be reflected in our final fee as a deduction. In the event that we owe you funds, this will be refunded.

9. Legal Aid

We are registered with and are members of the Scottish Legal Aid Board. As such, depending on certain circumstances, you may be entitled to Legal Aid to cover the legal fees entailed with a matter. This matter will be discussed at the beginning of a case.

If you are entitled to legal aid, we will require statements and supporting documentation, including but not limited to, a written statement of your knowledge of the case, proof of income, including but not limited to, bank statements, wage slips and benefit entitlement.

No work will be carried out until all information sought is provided. Should you fail to provide the necessary information, you will be charged in line with our hourly rate.

Should an application for legal aid be made, your application may be refused, and there are multiple grounds listed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board as to why this could happen.

At the outset, payment options can be discussed, including, in some court matters, payment upon settlement (for example, in financial matters where there is the likelihood of property sale or asset gain at the conclusion of a case).

10. Outlays

In addition to standard fees, outlays are charges and expenses paid out by the firm on behalf of the client to other parties, including different companies, offices and organisations. For example, the Sheriff Court, local authorities and the Registers of Scotland, to name a few.

These outlays are charges incurred by the client so that the necessary work can be carried out. The firm then passes on these charges to the client at the same rate at which they are received; this means there are no margins or profits from outlays.

Any outlays that are anticipated will be detailed in the Terms of Business issued to you. It may be that additional outlays are incurred during the course of a case, and we will try to make you aware as soon as such outlays are identified.