Fixed Fee Prenuptial Agreement Solicitors

Who Is Our Fixed Fee Prenup Service For?

Our fixed fee service suits anyone marrying in England and Wales whose joint assets are under £3 million and who wants a solicitor-drafted prenup at a known price. It is a good fit if you want to:

• Protect a home or savings you owned before you met.
• Ring-fence an inheritance or a family gift, received or expected.
• Protect a share in a small business or self-employed income.
• Look after children from a previous relationship.
• Agree in advance how future property or pensions will be treated.

If your joint assets exceed £3 million, or you hold trust interests, a private company or significant overseas assets, see our high net worth prenup service.

What’s Included in the £899 Fixed Fee

The fixed fee covers everything one party needs for a properly drafted, solicitor-advised prenuptial agreement:

• A 30-minute legal consultation with a senior solicitor on the legal status of prenups and what entering one means for you.
• Review of your finances and proposed terms, with tailored advice on how a court is likely to treat them.
• Bespoke drafting of your agreement from scratch, prepared to meet the criteria the Supreme Court set in Radmacher v Granatino.
• A financial disclosure schedule setting out both parties’ assets, liabilities and income at the date of signing.
• Up to two rounds of amendments following feedback from you and your partner’s solicitor.
• A legal advice certificate confirming you received independent legal advice.
• Signing guidance on correct execution and timing (at least 28 days before the wedding).
• Secure storage of a physical and digital copy of the signed agreement.

What’s Not Included

Legal advice for your partner. We can only act for one of you. Solicitors are not allowed to advise both parties to a prenup because their interests conflict. Your partner needs their own independent solicitor at a different firm. If they don’t already have one, a firm from our panel of independent partner firms can review the agreement and advise them for £478.80 incl VAT, paid by your partner directly. Independent advice on both sides is one of the main things a court looks for, so this step is essential. The following are also not included in the fixed fee. If you need them, our solicitors can help at their hourly rate, and we’ll give you a quote before any work starts:

• Asset valuations. Property, business or pension valuations from independent valuers.
• Tax advice. Capital gains tax, inheritance tax or other tax planning.
• Trust advice. Setting up or advising on a trust.
• Foreign law advice. Advice on how another country’s courts would treat the agreement must come from a lawyer qualified there.
• Wills. Marriage revokes an existing will in England and Wales, so you may need a new one.
• Extra negotiation. Amendment rounds beyond those included, or meetings with your partner’s solicitor.
• Post-nuptial agreements. Updating the agreement after you marry.
• Divorce proceedings. Court applications or enforcing the agreement on divorce.
• Notarisation and legalisation. Notary or apostille fees if the agreement must be used abroad.

How Much Does a Prenup Cost?

Our prices are fixed and based on the value of your joint assets.

Valuations, tax, trusts, foreign law, wills, extra negotiation, post-nups and court work are quoted separately at our solicitors’ hourly rate.

Is a Prenup Legally Binding in England and Wales?

Prenups are not automatically binding in England and Wales, but courts give them substantial weight. Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Radmacher v Granatino (2010), a court will uphold an agreement each party entered freely, understanding its implications, unless it would be unfair to hold them to it at the time of divorce. A prenup is far more likely to be upheld when:

1. Both parties give full and frank financial disclosure before signing.
2. Each party has independent legal advice from a separate solicitor.
3. It is signed at least 28 days before the wedding.
4. Neither party is under pressure to sign.
5. It meets both parties’ needs, especially those of any children.

Every agreement we draft is prepared to meet these Radmacher requirements.

How to Get a Prenup: Our 6-Step Process

1. Free suitability call. A 15-minute call to check the service suits you.
2. Onboarding. Secure ID and anti-money-laundering checks.
3. Questionnaire. You give us your details and proposed terms through our secure online portal.
4. First draft. You receive your bespoke agreement within 21 working days.
5. Refinement. Your partner’s solicitor reviews it, and we make up to two rounds of amendments.
6. Completion. Your legal advice session, then you both sign at least 28 days before the wedding.

Allowing for disclosure, review and the 28-day signing deadline, start at least three months before your wedding where you can.

Fixed Fee Prenup FAQs

How much does a prenup cost in the UK?

Our fixed fee is £899 incl VAT for drafting and advice for one party, where joint assets are under £3 million. Your partner’s independent advice from a partner firm costs £478.80 incl VAT. Hourly-rate solicitors often charge several thousand pounds for the same work.

Does the £899 fee cover both of us?

No. The fee covers drafting and advice for one party. Your partner needs independent advice from a separate firm, which they pay for themselves. We can introduce them to one of our independent partner firms.

Can one solicitor act for both of us?

No. A solicitor can only advise one party to a prenup because your interests conflict.

Are prenups legally binding in England and Wales?

Not automatically, but courts give them substantial weight. A court will normally uphold a prenup that both parties entered freely with full disclosure and independent legal advice, unless it would be unfair to do so.

How long does it take to get a prenup?

You receive your first draft within 21 working days of completing our questionnaire. The agreement must then be reviewed by your partner’s solicitor and signed at least 28 days before the wedding.

Is valuing our assets included?

No. Property, business and pension valuations are not included. If you need them, we can arrange them and quote for any solicitor time at our hourly rate.

Can I write my own prenup?

You can, but a DIY agreement is much more likely to be challenged. Read our guide: can you draft your own prenup?

Can we change our prenup after we marry?

Yes. You update it with a post-nuptial agreement. We recommend a review after major events such as having children, buying a home or receiving an inheritance.

What if our assets are over £3 million?

Use our high net worth prenup service, which costs £1,800 incl VAT and covers more complex assets such as trusts, private companies and overseas property.

Get Your Prenup Started Today

Request a free, no-obligation callback or call our prenup solicitors on 01793 939 163.