# Shareholder buyout cost: Partner Buyout Adviser Fee Index

> The Partner Buyout Adviser Fee Index carries 3 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 100 to 1,500 GBP, read 28 October 2026.

Buying out a business partner · https://buyingoutabusinesspartner.co.uk/datasets/partner-buyout-adviser-fee-index/ · computed 2026-10-28

**Range of the published figures:** 100 to 1,500 GBP (range 100 to 1,500 GBP; 3 published figures; 3 of 27 sources read publish one).

3 of the 27 named sources read in full publish a figure; 24 publish none, read 28 October 2026.

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Read |
|---|---|---|
| [Gannons: shareholder disputes](https://www.gannons.co.uk/commercial-litigation/shareholder-disputes/) | 1,500 GBP + VAT | 2026-10-28 |
| [Jonathan Lea Network: private company valuation for shareholder buyouts](https://www.jonathanlea.net/?p=34133) | 750 GBP + VAT | 2026-10-28 |
| [Sprintlaw: share buy-out agreement](https://sprintlaw.co.uk/business-set-up/share-buy-out-agreement/) | 100 GBP | 2026-10-28 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (3)

- [Gannons: shareholder disputes](https://www.gannons.co.uk/commercial-litigation/shareholder-disputes/), read 2026-10-28: "Fees start at £1,500 plus VAT to review your case and provide a brief assessment of your position."
- [Jonathan Lea Network: private company valuation for shareholder buyouts](https://www.jonathanlea.net/?p=34133), read 2026-10-28: "Where you would prefer to receive initial advice and guidance from the outset, or where a short introductory call would not be the most appropriate starting point, we may instead recommend a 2.5-hour fixed-fee appointment, starting from £750 + VAT."
- [Sprintlaw: share buy-out agreement](https://sprintlaw.co.uk/business-set-up/share-buy-out-agreement/), read 2026-10-28: "Prices typically range from £100 to £1,500 depending on the complexity and scope of the work."

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [Sprintlaw: share buyout agreements](https://sprintlaw.co.uk/articles/share-buyout-agreements-in-the-uk-what-business-owners-should-include/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Sprintlaw: leaving a partnership](https://sprintlaw.co.uk/articles/leaving-a-partnership-in-the-uk-legal-steps-and-risks/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Alto Accounting: buying out a business partner](https://www.alto-accounting.com/insights/buying-out-a-business-partner-uk), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Moore Kingston Smith: valuations for shareholder and partnership disputes](https://mooreks.co.uk/?p=15296), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Summit Law: shareholder disputes](https://www.summitlawllp.co.uk/for-business/director-and-shareholder-advice/shareholder-disputes), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Banner Jones: shareholder and partnership disputes](https://www.bannerjones.co.uk/your-business/services/dispute-resolution/shareholder-and-partnership-disputes/frequently-asked-questions), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [My Barrister: shareholder disputes](https://www.mybarrister.co.uk/specialisms/shareholder-disputes/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Aaron & Partners: shareholder disputes](https://aaronandpartners.com/business/dispute-resolution/shareholder-disputes), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [JB Barkers: shareholder and partner disputes](https://www.jbarkers.co.uk/business/commercial-litigation/shareholder-and-partner-disputes), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Gannons: dissolution of a partnership](https://www.gannons.co.uk/insights/dissolution-of-a-partnership), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Withers: shareholder disputes](https://www.withersworldwide.com/en-gb/Shareholder-disputes), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Attwells: director and shareholder disputes](https://attwells.com/?p=5736), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Myerson: shareholder dispute solicitors](https://award-winning.myerson.co.uk/shareholder-dispute-solicitors), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Harper James: director and shareholder disputes](https://harperjames.co.uk/services/dispute-resolution-solicitors/director-shareholder-disputes/), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Osbourne Pinner: resolving shareholder disputes](https://osbournepinner.com/blog/resolving-shareholder-disputes/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Paul Robinson Solicitors: shareholder and partnership disputes](https://paulrobinson.co.uk/locations/shareholder-partnership-dispute-solicitors-in-southend/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Kingsley Napley: LLP partner exits](https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/our-insights/articles/parting-ways-with-llp-partners-top-tips-on-partner-exits/), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Freeths: partnership disputes](https://freeths.co.uk/legal-services/dispute-resolution/partnership-disputes), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [RIAA Barker Gillette: partnerships and LLPs](https://www.riaabarkergillette.com/uk/our-expertise/for-business/partnerships-and-llps/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Go Legal: partnership disputes](https://go-legal.co.uk/?p=27146), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Macfarlanes: retiring partner entitled to be bought out](https://www.macfarlanes.com/what-we-think/2024/retiring-partner-was-entitled-to-be-bought-out-in-the-absence-of-express-agreement), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Clutch: The Business Valuers profile](https://clutch.co/profile/business-valuers), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Unbiased: how to buy out a business partner](https://www.unbiased.co.uk/discover/tax-business/running-a-business/how-to-buy-out-a-business-partner-or-shareholder), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [UK Business Forums: small business valuation cost](https://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/threads/small-business-valuation-cost.379345/post-2784714), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused

## 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 27 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 24 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 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; 38 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): per service (share valuation, buy-out agreement, dispute review, partnership exit) the published fees across UK firms (lowest fixed fee, median of published starting fees) and the share of firms that publish against those that quote per matter; the calculator adds the median adviser cost to the buyout price and tax

## Sources

- [Sprintlaw: share buy-out agreement](https://sprintlaw.co.uk/business-set-up/share-buy-out-agreement/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Sprintlaw: share buyout agreements](https://sprintlaw.co.uk/articles/share-buyout-agreements-in-the-uk-what-business-owners-should-include/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Sprintlaw: leaving a partnership](https://sprintlaw.co.uk/articles/leaving-a-partnership-in-the-uk-legal-steps-and-risks/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Alto Accounting: buying out a business partner](https://www.alto-accounting.com/insights/buying-out-a-business-partner-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Moore Kingston Smith: valuations for shareholder and partnership disputes](https://mooreks.co.uk/?p=15296) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Jonathan Lea Network: private company valuation for shareholder buyouts](https://www.jonathanlea.net/?p=34133) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Summit Law: shareholder disputes](https://www.summitlawllp.co.uk/for-business/director-and-shareholder-advice/shareholder-disputes) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Banner Jones: shareholder and partnership disputes](https://www.bannerjones.co.uk/your-business/services/dispute-resolution/shareholder-and-partnership-disputes/frequently-asked-questions) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [My Barrister: shareholder disputes](https://www.mybarrister.co.uk/specialisms/shareholder-disputes/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Aaron & Partners: shareholder disputes](https://aaronandpartners.com/business/dispute-resolution/shareholder-disputes) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [JB Barkers: shareholder and partner disputes](https://www.jbarkers.co.uk/business/commercial-litigation/shareholder-and-partner-disputes) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Gannons: shareholder disputes](https://www.gannons.co.uk/commercial-litigation/shareholder-disputes/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Gannons: dissolution of a partnership](https://www.gannons.co.uk/insights/dissolution-of-a-partnership) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Withers: shareholder disputes](https://www.withersworldwide.com/en-gb/Shareholder-disputes) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Attwells: director and shareholder disputes](https://attwells.com/?p=5736) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Myerson: shareholder dispute solicitors](https://award-winning.myerson.co.uk/shareholder-dispute-solicitors) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Harper James: director and shareholder disputes](https://harperjames.co.uk/services/dispute-resolution-solicitors/director-shareholder-disputes/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Osbourne Pinner: resolving shareholder disputes](https://osbournepinner.com/blog/resolving-shareholder-disputes/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Paul Robinson Solicitors: shareholder and partnership disputes](https://paulrobinson.co.uk/locations/shareholder-partnership-dispute-solicitors-in-southend/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Kingsley Napley: LLP partner exits](https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/our-insights/articles/parting-ways-with-llp-partners-top-tips-on-partner-exits/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Freeths: partnership disputes](https://freeths.co.uk/legal-services/dispute-resolution/partnership-disputes) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [RIAA Barker Gillette: partnerships and LLPs](https://www.riaabarkergillette.com/uk/our-expertise/for-business/partnerships-and-llps/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Go Legal: partnership disputes](https://go-legal.co.uk/?p=27146) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Macfarlanes: retiring partner entitled to be bought out](https://www.macfarlanes.com/what-we-think/2024/retiring-partner-was-entitled-to-be-bought-out-in-the-absence-of-express-agreement) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Clutch: The Business Valuers profile](https://clutch.co/profile/business-valuers) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Unbiased: how to buy out a business partner](https://www.unbiased.co.uk/discover/tax-business/running-a-business/how-to-buy-out-a-business-partner-or-shareholder) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [UK Business Forums: small business valuation cost](https://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/threads/small-business-valuation-cost.379345/post-2784714) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk](https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

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- The Partner Buyout Adviser Fee Index carries 3 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 100 to 1,500 GBP, read 28 October 2026.
- 3 of the 27 named sources read in full publish a figure; 24 publish none, read 28 October 2026.

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