How much will a Private Detective cost?

2020 Private Investigator Costs Guide

At UKPI, we are regularly asked by prospective clients ‘How much will a Private Investigator cost?‘ as prices vary depending on the level of service you require.

As each client is different, there is no ‘standard’ price that can be given for a typical investigation, because each individual case by case requirements can be greatly different.

Every investigation can be unique and given that we do provide standard costs for some of our services, such as Tracing a Person which starts at £25.00 for bulk trace instructions, an individual’s needs can be very different. Please ensure you are aware of our fees before instructing us as once instructed a trace cannot be cancelled.

To help and assist with understanding the outline and typical prices you may be expecting to pay, we have listed our services along with their costs below to help provide a general outline and overview to this industry.

The fees of a private investigator can vary considerably and it is important that you chose a company with a proven track record and significant experience – a company like us. UK Private Investigators have been operating since 1997 providing a wide range of private detective services throughout the UK and overseas.

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Private Investigator Costs 2019
Private Investigator Costs Table	Price Per Hour
Surveilance Rate Our surveillance rates can vary depending on the individual specific requirements. All rates include photographic footage, reports and video evidence where required and are discussed with you before surveillance begins. Our rates are very competitive. Fees start from £ 29.50 per hour.	Surveillance Fee’s from £29.50 per hour Contact Us
Process Service £ between £ 75.00 and £ 175.00 – Fixed fee which now includes mileage, travel time, 3 attempts of service, sworn affidavit or statement of service and return delivery within 48 hours as per standard terms and conditions.	Process Service Fee’s from £75.00 Contact Us
Tracing & Process Service £ Please contact us (depending on circumstances and location)	Tracing & Process Service Fee’s from £POA Contact Us
Trace a person or persons address – No Trace No Fee £ from as little as £ 25.00 (BULK trace instructions) – Please contact us for details – Fixed Fee and a fast completion time with guaranteed results. If you instruct us by using the trace form, our standard ( £ 120.00) or quoted fee will apply. Please ensure you are aware of the fee prior to instructing as trace instructions cannot be cancelled. Our no trace no fee service is available for UK based searches AND International searches	Trace a Person / Address Prices from £25.00 (bulk traces) Contact Us
General Investigation Rate: £ 35 – 45 per hour – (please contact us to discuss)	General Investigation Services from £35.00 per hour Contact Us
Financial Investigations UK Asset Search £ from £ 175.00 – costs vary on details required/provided by client – Please contact us	Financial Investigation Services from £175.00 (costs vary on details) Contact Us
Background Checks £ from as little as £ 175.00	Background Check Prices from £175.00 per check Contact Us
Enquiry Agent Services Door Knocks and Verbal Enquiries £ from 35 per hour – Please contact us with your requirements	Enquiry Agent Services from £35.00 per hour Contact Us
In or out of office meeting rate (new clients only) £ 65.00 per hour. ALL enquires and consultations via email/telephone are free.	In or Out Office Meetings £65.00 per hour Contact Us
De-Bugging/ Counter-Surveillance Sweep from £ Contact us for details	Debugging / Counter-Surveillance from £POA Contact Us
*You can be assured that we will ALWAYS work within your budget and do our VERY best to keep our prices competitive and affordable.*

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What is the role of a

Private Detective Agency UK

The role of a private investigator or commonly known as either a private detective or inquiry agent, is an individual who is hired by another, be it a group, business or another individual to undertake investigative law services. Most of the time our work is directly involved with individuals who are seeking an answer on cheating partners, tracing a missing person and many other scenarios. When we receive your inquiry, a member of our investigation team will be in contact with you to go through the finer elements of what you require, alongside the specific events that we may need to know, depending on your case. Our service is completely confidential and we provide communicative methods that only you are comfortable with.

Our private investigators who operate globally include some of the very the best private investigators in the business. Established in 1997 with now over 21+ years’ worth of private detective experience, we have assisted in thousands of corporate, legal, private and domestic clients and continue to maintain 5* satisfaction throughout.

You should be aware that the private investigator costs quoted on this page are a guide as to what you might expect to pay when engaging a Private Investigator. Each case will be different and as such, costs may vary. A legitimate and trustworthy private investigator will be more than happy to provide you with details of their charges in advance of taking any cases from you.

Global Private Investigators
We operate throughout the globe, making us one of the largest and most successful private investigation companies.
Fully Insured
Up to £1 million in indemnity insurance, covered across all of our services and processes in our portfolio.
98% Success Rate
We are proud to operate a 98% success rate across all of our surveillance and PI services in the UK and the world.
Affordable & Effective
Our private investigation services are both extremely effective yet affordable to the domestic markets.

How much do your

Private Investigators Costs?

Our quotations are clear and itemised, providing you with a complete breakdown of how our service is split up. We provide our estimates on a bespoke basis, due to the nature of how our inquiries can differ so greatly for each specific requirement. We thoroughly recommend that new clients allow the time to speak to us, either by telephone or email, which will allow us to fully understand the nature of your issue in allowing us to provide you with the most cost effective solution to your case. Once we review your case, we provide you with an informed indication of expenditure and the estimated timescale that we believe the case will take. We then agree a clear budget with you.

It is important to note that our private investigation services are only offered when we believe we can help you resolve the situation. We would never recommend/provide a service if we didn’t believe it wouldn’t help.

Due to the unique nature of how our service operates, we thoroughly recommend speaking with a member of our support team to provide us with the finer elements of your inquiry. This also allows us the opportunity to go through agreeable actions, time it will take and when you’d like to instruct us to proceed. Our charges are always VERY competitive.