Our Estimate of fees is aimed to be competitive and is based upon a standard transaction being conducted within a reasonable timescale. Should your matter become non-standard, high value, require personal attention from an experienced property lawyer, dealings with an unrepresented party, requires face to face meetings, have urgent deadlines, or should you wish to upgrade to our premium Bespoke Conveyancing service, please advise us
£299 - £399
Applicable only when we are required to expedite your matter before other more standard transactions including completing within 7 days of exchange, dealing with a contract race, dealing with daily communication requests, simultaneous exchange & completion, or completing a matter within 21 days of receiving a suitable contract package
£195
Applicable additional charges should we be required to draftor deal with any of these items during your transaction.
£250 (unless an hourly rate is advised)
Our drafting costs for these documents, should they be required
£350 per document
Our drafting costs should this document be required
£350 - £550 per trust
Additional work required for dealing with LPA’s and probate properties
£150
Applicable only when dealing with any of the above transaction types (cost excluding Land Registry fee and SDLT)
£350 - £650
Applicable when you instruct us to under take this work. We do not automatically assign or re-assign life policies as part of our standard process
£95 per policy
Applicable only when we are required to register or discharge any of these items on your behalf, excluding the transfer of charges, such as Legal Aid charges or dealing with charging orders which are additional work.
£125 per charge (plus expenses)
Applicable only when your property requires registration for the first time at Land Registry or where you wish to merge the Freehold and the Leasehold Title
£250 (plus additional Land Registry fee)
Applicable when arranging for a second or subsequent loan to remain on your property deeds
£250 (plus expenses)
Applicable when transferring names on or off the property deeds
£250 - £500 (excluding Land Registry fee and SDLT)
The additional work required and expenses charged by Management companies, freeholders and others in respect of the acquisition of management information, share certificate, notice of charge, engrossment fees, compliance certificates and other similar charges
£50 - £550
Applicable if your transaction involves property within an existing or past mining area or other searches are required, such as flood or planning reports or where we are required to put in place or review an insurance policy on your behalf
£50 (per additional search or insurance policy)
Applicable if additional bank transfers are received or are required. Receipt of funds will attract charges if above the usual receipt of the paymenton account, receipt of purchase funds from you and receipt of any mortgage funds. Wherever possible, you are advised to minimise payments to our client account in advance of completion. Note that receipt of funds from a foreign bank account will attract an additional charge of £90 due to additional verification checks.
£40 (per additional transfer received or required)
These are the costs involved in dealing with your new mortgage lenders requirements and/or discharging an existing mortgage. These costs will increase if your lender is not mainstream or you are obtaining bridging finance. The cost excludes complying with special conditions in your mortgage offer which shall be charged as additional work
£250
These are the costs involved where your transaction involves leasehold property excluding any additional fees and expenses for dealing with improvement notices, deeds of covenant, notice of transfer, compliance and management charges. A separate estimate of costs shall be required for lease extensions, service charge disputes, and deeds of variations
£275
Additional work required for dealing with retentions on your behalf where completion funds are held back for reasons relating to the transaction such as when final costs remain to be determined
£250
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is payable to the Government if purchasing a property valued above certain thresholds. SDLT is a tax on transactions, not documents. When you buy a property or land, you must complete a Land Transaction Return (SDLT1) and send it to HMRC. Legally, you are responsible for the information submitted. Unless you are exempt or advise us to the contrary, we shall complete this on your behalf and this is our cost associated with providing this service. Should you wish to complete the form to save this cost, please provide us with your mortgage lender’s consent
£125
Any fees that may be required because of your mortgage lender requiring us to update and/or access documents from a portal such as Lender Exchange or LMS.
£40 - £95
If you are obtaining a gift from a family member for your deposit, this will incur additional legal work on top of our standard charges
£150
Our charges for verifying any other solicitors involved in your transaction to guard against potential fraud
£40
Our charges for undertaking any additional anti-money laundering or source of funds checks including the cost of any third-party electronic verification provider
£50 - £150
Additional charges for dealing with properties with solar panels, wind turbines, septictanks or other private drainage
£150 - £250
Additional charges for dealing with the requirements of the BSA depending upon complexity and the additional work required.
Approximately £500 - £950
Our charges for dealing with different lawyers who may be acting for you on different matters such as in matrimonial proceedings or for dealing with an unrepresented party
£250
Our fee for file storage (whether electronically or physically) in accordance with our terms of business
£40
Should the above be required, the cost shown is our drafting cost
Approximately £350 - £450
