Solicitor fees buying a business (3 figures)
The UK Business Purchase Cost Index carries 3 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 500 to 15,000 GBP, read 28 October 2026.
3 of the 17 named sources read in full publish a figure; 16 publish none, read 28 October 2026.
By component
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| componentlegal | 2,750GBP | 500 to 5,000GBP | 2 |
| componentadviser | 15,000GBP | 15,000 to 15,000GBP | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| M&A Fees - Capital A | 15,000GBP | adviser | 2026-10-28 |
| Solicitors for buying a business | 5,000GBP + VAT | legal | 2026-10-28 |
| Business Sale & Purchase Legal Advice - Rocket Lawyer UK | 500GBP | legal | 2026-10-28 |
The sentence each figure was read from (3)
- M&A Fees - Capital A, read 2026-10-28:
£5,000.00 per month (Maximum 6 Months with a floor at Minimum £15,000.00).
- Solicitors for buying a business, read 2026-10-28:
Fees start at £5,000 plus VAT to run the transaction.
- Business Sale & Purchase Legal Advice - Rocket Lawyer UK, read 2026-10-28:
From £500
Read in full, publishes no figure
16 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- buy, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Business Lending rates, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Business Loans, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- UK Businesses for sale with Hilton Smythe., read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Businesses for Sale, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Buy and sell businesses in the UK, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Fleurets - The UK's Leading Leisure Property Specialist, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- KBS Corporate, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Knightsbridge Commercial, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- We Sell Businesses, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Business Sales & Valuation - DM Hall Chartered Surveyors, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- The Average Business Acquisition Finance Interest Rates For 2026 - Funding Agent, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Business Loan Fees Explained Finance Guide, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Compare UK Business Loan Rates and Fees, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- What Is an Arrangement Fee on a Business Loan?, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Compare Business Finance Today, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
3 of the 17 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 16 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 30 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 171 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the asking-price distribution across brokers' own listings by sector, beside the published starting fees for legal work, due diligence and valuation and lenders' advertised acquisition-finance rates and arrangement fees; the all-in cost for a worked price band (price + legal + diligence + finance fee + tax), which no single firm publishes
171 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (47)
- Solicitors for buying a business(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Business Purchase Legal Service(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Share Sale Package UK(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sell or Buy a Business With Confidence(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Business Sale & Purchase Legal Advice - Rocket Lawyer UK(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Buying or Selling a Business - How much are the legal fees? - Hanne & Co(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- What Costs Are Involved When Selling Your Business?(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Solicitors for Business Sale & Acquisition(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Corporate Solicitors(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Commercial Solicitors(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Legal Advice for Buying a Company or Business - JMW Solicitors(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Buying or selling a business - Frettens Solicitors in Christchurch, Ringwood, Wimborne and(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Business Acquisition Solicitors - Moore Barlow LLP(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Share Acquisition Lawyers I PAIL® Solicitors(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Business Acquisition Advice, Harper James(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Buying a Business Solicitors(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Buying or Selling a Business Solicitors - Warner Goodman LLP(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Corporate Law - Fixed Price Services - Stephensons Solicitors LLP(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Business sales and purchases - Lodders Solicitors(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Financial Due Diligence: A Complete UK Guide(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- M&A Fees - Capital A(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- buy(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Business Lending rates(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Business Loans(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Business Loans(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Helping the mid-sized thrive(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- assetadvantage.co.uk(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- UK Businesses for sale with Hilton Smythe.(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Businesses for Sale(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Buy and sell businesses in the UK(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Home(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sidney Phillips - Leisure & Hospitality Property Specialists(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Fleurets - The UK's Leading Leisure Property Specialist(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- KBS Corporate(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Knightsbridge Commercial(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- We Sell Businesses(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Business Sales & Valuation - DM Hall Chartered Surveyors(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Businesses for Sale - Buy or Sell your Company with Daltons Business(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- BusinessesForSale.com: No 1 in the UK for business sales(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- rightbiz.co.uk(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The Average Business Acquisition Finance Interest Rates For 2026 - Funding Agent(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Business Loan Fees Explained Finance Guide(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Compare UK Business Loan Rates and Fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- What Is an Arrangement Fee on a Business Loan?(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Compare Business Finance Today(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The Business Valuers - Services & Company Info(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Business Outlook 2026(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The UK Business Purchase Cost Index carries 3 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 500 to 15,000 GBP, read 28 October 2026.
3 of the 17 named sources read in full publish a figure; 16 publish none, read 28 October 2026.
UK Business Purchase Cost Index, component legal: median 2,750 GBP across 2 sources, read 28 October 2026.
UK Business Purchase Cost Index, component adviser: median 15,000 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
Cite as: "costtobuyabusiness.co.uk UK Business Purchase Cost Index", updated 2026-10-29, https://costtobuyabusiness.co.uk/datasets/uk-business-purchase-cost-index/.
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