Fees

Fixed Fee Services: Complete Pricing Certainty

For standard or clearly defined immigration applications, we operate on a fixed-fee basis. This ensures you know your exact legal costs from the very outset, with no hidden surprises or unexpected hourly billing.

Unlike larger firms where fixed-fee cases are passed down to junior staff, your fixed fee at Lighthouse guarantees that a partner with 25+ years of experience personally manages every aspect of your application.

What Is Not Included:

To ensure total transparency, please note that fixed fees cover our professional legal services only. They do not include independent third-party costs (disbursements) such as Home Office application fees, the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS), document translation services, or independent expert reports.

A Note on VAT: 

Legal fees are subject to VAT at the standard UK rate of 20% where applicable. If you are residing outside the UK or do not currently hold valid leave to remain, you may be exempt from VAT. We will confirm your VAT status in your formal quote.

Complex Matters & Litigation (Hourly Rates)

While we always aim to offer a fixed fee, certain high-stakes or unpredictable matters—such as Judicial Review claims in the High Court or Upper Tribunal—are charged on an hourly rate basis.

Because the scope of litigation depends heavily on the actions of the Home Office and the Courts, hourly billing ensures you only pay for the exact time required to fight your case.

• Our Hourly Rate: £350 per hour (+ VAT, where applicable).

• Your Guarantee: This rate guarantees that your litigation is handled exclusively by a senior partner with over 25 years of specialised UK immigration court experience.

Just as with our fixed fees, we will always aim to provide a clear, upfront estimate of the total expected hours and costs before we commence any court action.

CHEQUES  : Please make payable to “Lighthouse Solicitors”. 

ON-LINE / BANK TRANSFERS  :  

Account Name:            Lighthouse Solicitors

Account Branch:          HSBC [Harrow Branch]

Account no.                  61713442       

Sort Code                    402313

Enter the client name as a reference and inform us once any payment is made so we can issue you with a receipt and then begin work. 

For International payments 

IBAN:  GB55HBUK40231361713442

SWIFT: HBUKGB4133E 

If after completing specified work under a  fixed fee, additional work is required we will always contact you to agree the work and any further fees. 

Common examples where further work may arise :

• Corrective work due to errors by the Home Office or other third parties;

• Preparation of additional representations and evidence after submission of an application - e.g. due to a change in circumstances or arrival of new documents.  Similarly, where a case is refused, further work in challenging the decision. 

• Changes in law or policy.  

• Errors, omissions or misrepresentations in information provided by clients or those assisting them

• Writing explanatory letters / corresponding with third parties – e.g. doctors, schools and colleges, employers, MPs.

• Where an appeal hearing is cancellled or we are  required to make an adjournment application. This will also attract addional fees for the barrister where required to attend additional hearings.    

To ensure our clients are always properly advised right from the start, we start each case wih a face-to-face meeting or a telephone conference and first stage service as detailed below.  

£250 to £550 depending on complexity and/or the volume of documents to review. 

The fees quoted above do not include VAT. We will inform  you if you are liable to pay VAT. 

Our service includes: 

• Taking your full instructions and reviewing documentation. 

• Addressing all questions, advising on strengths / weaknesses of your case in light of the current law and policy, how to improve chances of success, and considering alternative options. 

• Confirmation of our advice in writing. 

Fees paid for this first stage will not be deducted from fees quoted for further work in the 'Preparaton Stage' unless we have set this out in our advice. This will depend on the complexity of the case.  

After the first meeting, once we have understood all aspects of your case, we will confirm as part of our written advice our further charges to represent you. 

We have provided in the next section a list of 'average costs' to give an idea of our fixed fees for comon types of applications we assist on. 

Our services will typically include: 

• Advising on the current law and process 

• Preparing supportive written representations and completing relevant applciation forms.  

• Advising on supporting documentation

• Corresponding with third parties (see note on disbursement costs above)

• Advice after receiving a decision -  including a person's future rights on a successful outcome and on challenging a negative outcome. 

We will sometimes  divide work into several smaller stages in more complex cases or longer proceedings. This also helps clients to plan their payments, payable at the beginning of each smaller stage.

We offer a service this check application forms and supporting documents prepared by clients. 

All applications (except Tier 1 category) £350 

Tier 1 application (Entrepreneur or Investor) £950 

The fees quoted above do not include VAT. We will let you know before the first meeting if you are liable to pay VAT. 

This work  is undertaken in a single meeting. We will provide a written advice note following the meeting on how else the application can be improved on. 

Any additional advice or assistance required after the meeting will be chargeable so it is important all information is provided before you contact us.