Solicitors · Abergavenny, Wales

Legal expertise.
A personal touch.

Morgans is a family-run solicitors practice at the heart of Abergavenny. Whatever your legal need, you will always receive clear, honest advice and genuine personal care.

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SRA Regulated · ID 193372
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01873 859993
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Central Chambers, Lion Street, Abergavenny
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Mon–Thu 9:00–17:15 · Fri 9:00–17:00

About Morgans

Nearly sixty years serving Abergavenny

Morgans has deep roots in this community. The practice traces its origins to Ron Morgan, who began practising in Abergavenny in 1965 as part of the well-known regional firm Granville-West, Chivers and Morgan. Ron went on to build a respected private practice under his own name — Ron Morgan & Co — serving families and businesses across Monmouthshire for decades.

On Ron's death in January 1996, his daughter Sarah Langton and daughter-in-law Alison Morgan continued his legacy by forming Morgans Solicitors. Sarah retired from legal practice in 2006, and Alison has run the firm as its principal ever since — maintaining the same values of personal service and genuine care that Ron established.

The practice has grown carefully over the years. Fred Morgan joined as a trainee in 2013 and qualified in 2020. Abigail Morgan joined in 2017 and is currently completing her qualification through a Graduate Diploma in Law and LPC. Althea-Marie Grant, a highly experienced family law solicitor who practised for many years in London — most recently with Duncan Lewis Solicitors — joined the practice as a locum in summer 2025. In 2025, the firm also welcomed two further trainee solicitors, Grace and Ffion, with the aim of qualifying them into the firm as property and family law solicitors respectively.

"Ron Morgan built a practice embedded in the local community. Our job is to keep earning the trust he established."

Based at Central Chambers on Lion Street, we remain proudly independent and committed to the community we have served since 1965.

Authorised & regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority  ·  SRA ID: 193372
Central
Chambers

Lion Street, Abergavenny
Home of Morgans since 1965

1965

practising in
Abergavenny

What We Do

Legal services for every need

A broad range of legal services, all handled with the same care, transparency and professionalism that defines Morgans.

Divorce & Separation

Sensitive, clear guidance through the divorce process — contested or uncontested. We help you understand your options and protect your interests throughout.

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Child Arrangements

Putting the wellbeing of children first. We advise on residence, contact, prohibited steps orders and all aspects of children law.

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Financial Settlements

Expert advice on the division of assets, pensions and property. We negotiate and, where necessary, litigate on your behalf.

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Residential Conveyancing

Buying or selling your home should be exciting, not stressful. We handle every legal step — searches, contracts and completion.

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Commercial Conveyancing

Commercially minded advice for business property transactions — leases, purchases, sales and transfers handled with speed and precision.

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Wills & Probate

Professionally drafted wills and compassionate guidance through the probate process, helping families at difficult times.

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Other Legal Matters

Cohabitation agreements, prenuptial agreements, lasting powers of attorney, injunctions and more. Please get in touch to discuss your situation.

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Pricing & Service Information

Transparent costs — no surprises

We believe you should always know what you will pay before we begin. The information below is published in accordance with the SRA Transparency Rules and reflects our actual fee schedule.

Freehold Residential Conveyancing

The fees below are our fixed professional charges for standard freehold purchase and sale transactions. They are quoted exclusive of VAT. VAT is charged at 20% on our professional fee. Disbursements (third-party costs) are additional and are set out below each table.

Purchase

Property value Legal fee VAT (20%) ID verification (Thirdfort) Bank transfer charge Searches (standard) Search protection HMLR registration fee Total (est.)
Up to £80,000£770£154£17.50£24£300£7£20£1,292.50
£80,001 – £100,000£820£164£17.50£24£300£7£40£1,372.50
£100,001 – £200,000£870£174£17.50£24£300£7£100£1,492.50
£200,001 – £500,000£920–£970£184–£194£17.50£24£300£7£150£1,602.50–£1,662.50
£500,001 – £1,000,000£1,020–£1,220£204–£244£17.50£24£300£7£295£1,867.50–£2,107.50
Over £1,000,000£1,270£254£17.50£24£300£7£500£2,372.50

Sale

Property value Legal fee VAT (20%) ID verification (Thirdfort) Bank transfer charge Office copies Total (est.)
Up to £80,000£690£138£17.50£24£7£876.50
£80,001 – £100,000£740£148£17.50£24£7£936.50
£100,001 – £200,000£790£158£17.50£24£7£996.50
£200,001 – £300,000£840£168£17.50£24£7£1,056.50
£300,001 – £500,000£890£178£17.50£24£7£1,116.50
£500,001 – £600,000£940£188£17.50£24£7£1,176.50
£600,001 – £700,000£990£198£17.50£24£7£1,236.50
£700,001 – £800,000£1,040£208£17.50£24£7£1,296.50
£800,001 – £900,000£1,090£218£17.50£24£7£1,356.50
£900,001 – £1,000,000£1,140£228£17.50£24£7£1,416.50
Over £1,000,000£1,190£238£17.50£24£7£1,476.50
Mortgage finance (purchase): If you are purchasing with the assistance of a mortgage, an additional fee of £60 + VAT (£72) will apply.

Mortgage discharge (sale): If we are required to discharge a mortgage on sale, an additional fee of £60 + VAT (£72) will apply per charge.

ID verification (Thirdfort): £17.50 per client, charged at the outset. Once completed, verification may remain valid for up to two years. No work will be undertaken until this has been completed.

Searches: The standard search cost of approximately £300 covers local authority, drainage, and environmental searches. This figure may vary depending on the local authority and whether an official or personal search is required.

HMLR registration fees: The figures shown reflect current Scale 1 fees under the Land Registration Fee Order 2024 (in force from 9 December 2024) for electronic applications via the HMLR portal. Fees are: up to £80k — £20; £80k–£100k — £40; £100k–£200k — £100; £200k–£500k — £150; £500k–£1m — £295; over £1m — £500. Office copy / title register documents are £7 per document (postal) or £3 (electronic).

Land Transaction Tax (Wales): Purchases of property in Wales are subject to Land Transaction Tax (LTT) rather than Stamp Duty Land Tax. LTT is payable in addition to the fees and disbursements shown above. We will provide a precise LTT calculation for your specific transaction. Current rates are at gov.wales.

The total figures shown are estimates based on standard transactions. They may vary where additional work is required.

Leasehold Residential Conveyancing

Leasehold transactions involve additional legal work. The fees below are our fixed charges for standard leasehold purchases and sales, inclusive of all standard disbursements shown.

Purchase

Property value Legal fee VAT (20%) ID verification Bank charges Searches Search protection HMLR fee Total (est.)
Up to £80,000£1,000£200£17.50£24£300£7£20£1,568.50
£80,001 – £100,000£1,050£210£17.50£24£300£7£40£1,648.50
£100,001 – £200,000£1,100£220£17.50£24£300£7£100£1,768.50
£200,001 – £500,000£1,150–£1,200£230–£240£17.50£24£300£7£150£1,878.50–£1,938.50
£500,001 – £1,000,000£1,250–£1,450£250–£290£17.50£24£300£7£295£2,143.50–£2,383.50
Over £1,000,000£1,500£300£17.50£24£300£7£500£2,648.50

Sale

Property value Legal fee VAT (20%) ID verification Bank charges Office copies Total (est.)
Up to £80,000£900£180£17.50£24£7£1,128.50
£80,001 – £100,000£950£190£17.50£24£7£1,188.50
£100,001 – £200,000£1,000£200£17.50£24£7£1,248.50
£200,001 – £300,000£1,050£210£17.50£24£7£1,308.50
£300,001 – £500,000£1,100£220£17.50£24£7£1,368.50
£500,001 – £600,000£1,150£230£17.50£24£7£1,428.50
£600,001 – £700,000£1,200£240£17.50£24£7£1,488.50
£700,001 – £800,000£1,250£250£17.50£24£7£1,548.50
£800,001 – £900,000£1,300£260£17.50£24£7£1,608.50
£900,001 – £1,000,000£1,350£270£17.50£24£7£1,668.50
Over £1,000,000£1,400£280£17.50£24£7£1,728.50
Mortgage finance / discharge: An additional fee of £60 + VAT (£72) applies where we act on a mortgage advance (purchase) or discharge a mortgage on your behalf (sale), per charge.

Land Transaction Tax (Wales): LTT is payable on leasehold purchases in Wales and is in addition to the fees above. We will calculate the precise amount for your transaction.

The total figures shown are estimates based on standard transactions and do not include LTT or any additional charges that may arise from the specific circumstances of your matter.

What our conveyancing service includes

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Initial instructions

Taking your instructions, completing ID verification, raising searches and reviewing the contract pack or title.

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Searches & enquiries

Reviewing search results, raising and resolving enquiries with the other party's solicitors.

3

Exchange of contracts

Reporting to you on title, arranging signature and exchange of contracts with a completion date agreed.

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Completion

Transferring funds, completing the transaction, registering title at HMLR and dealing with any LTT return.

Typical timescale: Freehold purchase or sale — 8 to 12 weeks from instruction to completion. Leasehold transactions — 10 to 16 weeks. These timescales depend on the length and complexity of any chain and the speed of third parties.

Other legal services

For services not covered by mandatory pricing rules — including family law, commercial conveyancing, wills, probate, and other matters — we will provide a clear and detailed costs estimate before commencing any work.

We offer fixed fee arrangements wherever possible. Where an hourly rate applies we will agree this with you in advance and confirm everything in your client care letter. Please contact us for a quotation for any matter not shown above.

Our Team

The people behind Morgans

In accordance with the SRA Transparency Rules, we publish the names, qualifications and experience of our fee earners below.

Alison Watkins Morgan

Alison Watkins Morgan

Regulated Principal · Solicitor

Admitted to the Roll: February 1991
SRA ID: 149132

Alison has been the principal of Morgans since co-founding the firm in 1996, following the death of her father-in-law Ron Morgan. She trained and qualified in the 1980s and has spent her entire career serving clients in Abergavenny and the surrounding area. She practises across all usual high-street areas of law — conveyancing, wills, probate, litigation and related matters — with the exception of family law, criminal law, immigration and public law.

E. Fred Morgan

E. Fred Morgan

Assistant Solicitor

Admitted to the Roll: January 2020
SRA ID: 583347

Fred joined Morgans as a trainee in 2013 and qualified in 2020. He is Ron Morgan's grandson and represents the third generation of the family in practice here. He handles wills, lasting powers of attorney, probate, residential and commercial conveyancing, leases, easements, land registrations, and small-scale litigation.

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Althea-Marie Grant

Locum Solicitor — Family Law

Admitted to the Roll: 15 April 1996
SRA ID: 11220

Althea-Marie is an experienced family law solicitor who spent many years in practice in London, most recently with Duncan Lewis Solicitors. She joined Morgans as a locum in summer 2025, bringing considerable expertise in divorce and separation, child arrangements, financial settlements, and related family proceedings.

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Abigail Morgan

Trainee Solicitor

Abigail joined Morgans in 2017 and has since requalified through a Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course, and is now working towards full qualification as a solicitor. She works on probate and deceased estates matters under qualified supervision.

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Grace

Trainee Solicitor

Grace joined Morgans in 2025 as a trainee solicitor. She is working towards qualification in property law and conveyancing, and it is hoped she will qualify into the firm upon completion of her training.

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Ffion

Trainee Solicitor

Ffion joined Morgans in 2025 as a trainee solicitor. She is working towards qualification in family law and it is hoped she will qualify into the firm, complementing Althea-Marie's practice in this area.

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James Davis

Reception & Client Support

James is the first point of contact at Morgans, managing reception and general enquiries. If you are unsure who to contact or what service you need, James will make sure your enquiry reaches the right person promptly. Contact James at james@morgans.law.

Complaints Procedure

We welcome your feedback

We are committed to providing high quality legal advice and client care. However, if at any point you become unhappy or concerned about the service we have provided, please inform us immediately so that we can do our best to resolve the problem.

In the first instance, it may be helpful to contact the person handling your matter. If you still have queries or concerns, please contact Alison Watkins Morgan, our Client Care Partner, to whom any final issues can be reported. Making a complaint will not affect how we handle your case.

If we are unable to resolve your complaint to your satisfaction, you are entitled to refer the matter to the Legal Ombudsman. The Legal Ombudsman expects complaints to be made within one year of the date of the act or omission, or within one year of you realising there was a concern. You must also refer your complaint within six months of our final response to you. The Ombudsman may consider complaints made after these deadlines if it is fair and reasonable to do so.

Legal Ombudsman
www.legalombudsman.org.uk
Tel: 0300 555 0333 (10am – 4pm)
Relay UK: 18001 0300 555 0333
Email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk
Post: Legal Ombudsman, PO Box 6167, Slough, SL1 0EH

Complaints about your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation must be submitted to the Information Commissioner's Office at www.ico.org.uk.

For complaints about our conduct (rather than our service), you may report the matter to the Solicitors Regulation Authority at sra.org.uk.

Alternative Dispute Resolution: We are required to inform you that, other than the Legal Ombudsman service described above, we are not currently a member of any approved ADR scheme. If this changes, we will update this page accordingly.

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Submit your complaint in writing

Address your complaint to Alison Watkins Morgan (head of practice) in writing at Central Chambers, Lion Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5PE or by email at Alison@morgans.law. Please set out the full details of your complaint.

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Acknowledgement

We will acknowledge your complaint in writing within 7 working days of receipt.

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Investigation

Our head of practice will ask the person responsible for your matter to conduct a complete review of the file and respond in writing. Any members of staff involved will also be interviewed.

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Written response

You will receive a full written response within 14 days of the complaint being received, setting out the result of our investigation, any proposed resolution and any procedural changes we will make. If you remain unhappy, you may refer the matter to the Legal Ombudsman within 6 months of this response.

Get in Touch

We are here to help

Whether you have a specific legal matter in mind or simply want to talk through your situation, please get in touch by telephone or email. All enquiries are welcome and treated in complete confidence.

Telephone01873 859993
Fax01873 853492
General enquiries james@morgans.law James manages our reception and can direct your enquiry to the right person.
Websitewww.morgans.law
AddressCentral Chambers, Lion Street
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
NP7 5PE
Office Hours
Monday – Thursday09:00 – 17:15
Friday09:00 – 17:00
Saturday & SundayClosed
Closed for lunch 13:00 – 14:00 each weekday

Contact the right person

If you already know the nature of your matter, you are welcome to contact the relevant fee earner directly by email.

Alison Watkins Morgan
Principal Solicitor
Conveyancing · wills · probate · litigation · and most general high-street matters
Alison@morgans.law
E. Fred Morgan
Assistant Solicitor
Wills · LPAs · probate · conveyancing · leases · easements · land registration · small litigation
fred@morgans.law
Althea-Marie Grant
Locum Solicitor — Family Law
Divorce & separation · child arrangements · financial settlements · family proceedings
althea@morgans.law
Abigail Morgan
Trainee Solicitor
Probate & deceased estates
abigail@morgans.law
James Davis
Reception & General Enquiries
Not sure who to contact? James will ensure your enquiry reaches the right person promptly.
james@morgans.law

All enquiries are treated in strict confidence. Emailing us does not create a solicitor-client relationship. We will respond during normal office hours.
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