buying and selling residential property.

Our charges: Buying and selling residential property.

You can find full details of how we calculate our conveyancing charges below.

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY CONVEYANCING FEES

You can find full details of how we calculate our residential conveyancing charges below. For a quote specially tailored to your case, please just drop us an email to us.

The below tables are for individual clients. If the client is a company, then, all figures quoted in the tables below as the TOTAL FEE will be increased by £400 plus VAT, totalling £480.

FEES FOR FREEHOLD PROPERTY PURCHASES
PROPERTY VALUE	NET FEE	VAT	TOTAL FEE WITH VAT
Up to £250,000	£1,500	£300	£1,800
Up to £500,000	£2,000	£400	£2,400
Up to £1,000,000	£2,500	£500	£3,000
Over £1,000,000 Price on application (POA)	POA	POA	POA
FEES FOR FREEHOLD PROPERTY SALES
PROPERTY VALUE	NET FEE	VAT	TOTAL FEE WITH VAT
Up to £250,000	£1,500	£300	£1,800
Up to £500,000	£2,000	£400	£2,400
Up to £1,000,000	£2,500	£500	£3,000
Over £1,000,000 Price on application (POA)	POA	POA	POA
FEES FOR FREEHOLD PROPERTY REMORTGAGES
PROPERTY VALUE	NET FEE	VAT	TOTAL FEE WITH VAT
Up to £250,000	£1,250	£250	£1,500
Up to £500,000	£1,500	£300	£1,800
Up to £1,000,000	£2,000	£400	£2,400
Over £1,000,000 Price on application (POA)	POA	POA	POA
FEES FOR LEASEHOLD PROPERTY PURCHASES
PROPERTY VALUE	NET FEE	VAT	TOTAL FEE WITH VAT
Up to £250,000	£1,750	£350	£2,100
Up to £500,000	£2,250	£450	£2,700
Up to £1,000,000	£2,750	£550	£3,300
Over £1,000,000 Price on application (POA)	POA	POA	POA
FEES FOR LEASEHOLD PROPERTY SALES
PROPERTY VALUE	NET FEE	VAT	TOTAL FEE WITH VAT
Up to £250,000	£1,750	£350	£2,100
Up to £500,000	£2,250	£450	£2,700
Up to £1,000,000	£2,750	£550	£3,300
Over £1,000,000 Price on application (POA)	POA	POA	POA

FEES FOR LEASEHOLD PROPERTY REMORTGAGES
PROPERTY VALUE	NET FEE	VAT	TOTAL FEE WITH VAT
Up to £500,000	£1,800	£360	£2,160
Up to £1,000,000	£2,250	£450	£2,700
Over £1,000,000 Price on application (POA)	POA	POA	POA
FEES FOR LEASE EXTENSION
TYPE	NET FEE	VAT	TOTAL FEE WITH VAT
Without of Deed of Substituted Security	£2,000	£400	£2,400
With of Deed of Substituted Security	£2,500	£500	£3,000

SUPPLEMENTAL FEES

KEY:

F: FREEHOLD; LH: LEASEHOLD; P: PURCHASE ; S: SALE; RM: REMORTGAGE

TYPE	NET FEE	VAT	TOTAL FEE	WHEN APPLICABLE
Leasehold fee	£500	£100	£600	P, S, LH
Acting for the lender (when there is a lender)	£500	£100	£600	P, FH, LH, RM
Redeeming Existing Mortgage – per charge	£300	£60	£360	S, FH, LH, RM
Help to buy equity	£750	£150	£900	P, FH, LH
Help to buy ISA	£300	£60	£360	P, FH, LH
Unregistered Land	£1,000	£200	£1,200	P, S, FH, LH
Shared Ownership (stair – casing)	£750	£150	£900	P, FH, LH
Acting as SDLT agent	£300	£60	£360	P, FH, LH
Expedition Fee	£300	£60	£360	P, S, FH, LH
New built	£500	£100	£600	P, S, FH, LH
Deed of Trust	£400	£80	£480	P, FH, LH
Deed of Covenant	£300	£60	£360	P, FH, LH
Obtaining and Indemnity Policy – per policy	£100	£20	£120	P, S, FH, LH
Auction	POA	POA	POA	P, S, FH, LH
Gifted Deposit	£300	£60	£360	P, FH, LH
Dealing with Heads of Terms	£500	£100	£600	P, S, FH, LH
Dealing with Notice of Assignment Transfer – per notice	£150	£30	£180	P, FH, LH
Serving registered titles to the Landlord etc, if required	£150	£30	£180	P, FH, LH
Storage Fee	£100	£20	£120	In all matters
Transfer fees – per transfer	£50	£10	£60	In all matter

The figures quoted in the above tables assume a straightforward transaction without any unforeseen complexity or issues. If the matter becomes complex, then, there will be additional fees, examples of which include but are not limited to:

Where your mortgage lender instructs its own firm of solicitors
Where we need to deal with your surveyors, valuers etc.
Where your lease includes the purchase of a share of freehold
Where a lease of extension is involved
Where freeholder consent for any reason may be required
Where there are defects in title which need to be rectified
If leasehold, that it is the transfer of an existing lease and not the grant of a new lease
Shared ownership transactions
Missing or absentee landlords
Compulsory purchase
Where a transaction is required to be expedited
Contract races
Lock out/exclusivity agreements

Obviously, all cases are different, and we will try our best to inform you as soon as we become of any feature that have an impact on the quoted fee.

Disbursements:

Disbursements are cost and expenses, related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as Land Registry fees. W handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.

The following outlines the usual disbursements:

Search fees: range between £250 plus VAT to £500 plus VAT depending on the type and volume of searches required
Stamp Duty Land Tax: this depends upon a variety of factors. A calculation is available through the HMRC website (Note: Stamp Duty Land Tax is not applicable where your matter is a mortgage of a property you already own). There is no VAT on Stamp Duty Land Tax
Land Registry Fee: current fees are available through the Land Registry website
Managing Agent/Landlord’s Leasehold Pack – this can only be ascertained on receipt of documents, but the average charge is approximately between £300 plus VAT to £600 plus VAT depending on the Management Agent or Freeholder
Notice and compliance fees on leasehold purchases – These can be ascertained during the transaction, but the average charge is between £200 plus VAT to £400 plus VAT

Service No Included: We have provided a comprehensive list of all services we provide above in compliance with the SRA Transparency Rules. However, each transaction is unique and there may be some services which are not included in the fees quote above. Where possible, we will try to establish this at the outset of the transaction, or we will let you know as soon as becoming aware of any services which you may need, and which are not included in our costs.