Ashcombe & Vey
A home page for an invented Guildford firm of solicitors, arranged so private clients can pick their problem, see where fees are published and ask for a callback without reading a list of departments.
A studio project: an in-house design for a fictional business, not a client site.
Solicitors in Guildford and across Surrey
Clear legal advice for the moments that matter.
Tell us what you need help with. We will put you in touch with the solicitor who handles it, explain the likely cost and set out the next step in writing.
What do you need help with?
- Buying or selling a homeResidential property→
- Making or updating a willWills and lasting powers of attorney→
- Dealing with an estateProbate and estate administration→
- Separating or divorcingFamily law→
- A problem at workEmployment advice→
- Advice for your businessCommercial and company matters→
Fees, set out before you instruct us
Fixed fee ranges for our most common services. Your written estimate confirms the exact figure before any work starts.
Residential conveyancing
Freehold sale or purchase up to £600,000
£1,350 to £1,950
plus VAT and disbursements such as search fees and Land Registry fees
What is includedUncontested probate
Obtaining the grant and administering a straightforward estate
£2,400 to £4,800
plus VAT and the court application fee
What is includedEmployment tribunal claims
Unfair or wrongful dismissal, acting for the employee
£6,500 to £18,000
plus VAT, depending on how far the claim goes
What is includedHow instructing us works
- A short callYou tell us what has happened. We tell you whether we can help and who will.
- A written estimateBefore any work starts you receive the scope, the likely cost and who to speak to.
- One named contactYour solicitor keeps you updated at each stage, in plain language.
Who you will speak to
Every matter has a named solicitor from the first call to the last letter.
- HelenPartner, residential property
- MarcusPartner, employment and business
- PriyaSenior associate, wills and probate
- DanielSolicitor, family law
Request a callback
Choose the area of law first so the right person calls you back, usually the same working day.
Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm
Evening appointments by arrangement
3 Wendle Row, Guildford, Surrey
01632 960 418
Ashcombe & Vey is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Fees shown are ranges for typical matters. Complex or urgent work may cost more; we will tell you in writing before it does.
What the design solves
High-street law firm websites often open with a list of departments that means little to someone with a problem. They also tend to hide fee information and regulatory details in a PDF or a footer link. This design starts from the visitor’s situation and gives the required information a fixed, readable home.
- The business
- Ashcombe & Vey is an invented firm of solicitors in Guildford. It acts for private clients and owner-managed businesses: residential property, wills and probate, family matters and employment advice.
- The goal
- Target: more enquiries that arrive already sorted by area of law, so the right solicitor makes the first call back.
- Pages designed
- Home page (shown below)
- Planned next: one page per area of law
- Planned next: price and service information
- Planned next: people, contact and complaints
The thinking behind the page
Route by problem, not by department
The first choice a visitor makes is what they need help with: buying a home, writing a will, dealing with an estate, a separation or a problem at work. Each route leads to a page written for that situation.
Fees and regulation in plain sight
Solicitors have to publish price and service information for some services and say who regulates them. The design shows fixed fee ranges on the home page, with what each covers and what is extra, and states the regulator in plain words in the footer.
Measured type, one strong colour
Newsreader gives headings a calm, bookish voice and Hanken Grotesk keeps body text easy to read on a phone. Deep navy carries the page; oxblood is kept for the calls to action so the next step is always clear.
A callback form that asks one thing first
The enquiry form opens with the area of law, so the request reaches the right team and nobody has to type out their whole situation before speaking to a solicitor.
Palette and type
- Navy
#172033 - Oxblood
#8c2f39 - Stone
#e6e1d8 - Paper
#fbfaf8
Headings in Newsreader, body text in Hanken Grotesk.
Tell us what the website needs to do
Send a few lines about your business and what is not working today. We reply with questions, then a written proposal.
- Free, written quote
- Reply within one working day
- Meetings on Zoom or Google Meet