Our Property Related Fees
We quote a fee at the beginning of the Conveyancing transaction and we will inform you as soon as possible if this fee increases due to the complexity of your particular transaction
Our costs range from £695 - £1,045 plus vat at 20% on a sliding scale for properties between £0 and £700,000. A template scale is shown below for your reference but the final fee quoted can sometimes alter slightly depending on the property.
These figures are excluding any disbursements to third parties.
| Price of Property | Our Costs |
| Up to £200,000 | £695 plus vat |
| £200,000 – £250,000 | £745 plus vat |
| £250,000 – £300,000 | £845 plus vat |
| £300,000 - £500,000 | £945 plus vat |
| £500,000 - £700,000 | £1045 plus vat |
| £700,000 + | by negotiation |
This includes all correspondence telephone calls meetings and file perusal required for selling the property or purchasing your standard freehold property.
We charge additional fees for the following
| Our Costs | |
| Help to buy ISA | £50 plus vat |
| Leasehold property | £200 plus vat |
| Shared ownership | £300 plus vat |
| New build | £200 plus vat |
| Land searches | £6-9 approximately plus vat |
| Stamp duty return | £50 plus vat |
| First registration of an unregistered property | £75 plus vat |
| Acting for a lender | £125 plus vat |
| Redeeming an existing mortgage | £55 plus vat |
| Bank Transfer Fee to other side, mortgage company or Client | £25 plus vat each |
| Help to Buy Mortgage | £250 plus vat |
This list is not exhaustive and we would inform you as soon as possible if we thought there would be an additional charge attached to your transaction.
Other Property Matters
We also act in other general property matters such as
| Our Costs | |
| Re-Mortgage | £450 plus vat |
| Transfers of Equity | £500 plus vat |
| First Registration | £450 plus vat |
| Equity Release | £595 plus vat |
These are all subject to any additions as shown above.
All usual disbursements charges by third parties are charged in addition without any add on costs from us. The disbursements will depend on the situation but for example may include search fee, Stamp duty, leasehold notice fees.
An example total cost for a standard freehold purchase at £175,000 with a mortgage is shown below
| Our Costs | £695.00 |
| Additional cost in acting for mortgage company | £125.00 |
| Bank Transfer Fee to seller’s solicitors | £25.00 |
| Stamp Duty Return | £50.00 |
| Land Registry Searches | £7.00 |
| Electronic Search | £6.00 |
| Total | £908.00 |
| Plus VAT at 20% | £181.60 |
| Disbursements | |
| Searches | £300.00 |
| Stamp Duty | £1,000.00 |
| Land Registry Fee | £95.00 |
| Total figure payable | £2,423.40 |
