Our Fees

We offer a fixed fee for this type of service which is based on the value of the property in question. The prices below are for our legal fees for the complete service which includes:

Taking your initial instructions, carrying out searches and raising enquiries, managing and exchanging contracts on your behalf, ensuring funds are transferred properly for completing the transfer of property, and registering the property in your name. 

The below prices do not include VAT or disbursements.

Our charges and payments to others are estimated and are based on current information. The following list of additional charges may apply to your transaction and please could you check these carefully and contact us if you would like us to explain any of these additional charges which you may feel apply to your transaction. The list of additional charges reflects common problems that are encountered in some, but by no means in all, transactions.

Our estimated charges above reflect a straightforward transaction with no complications and this charging structure is, we feel, a fair one in that straightforward uncomplicated transactions attract lower charges while the more complicated transactions, which involve unexpected, additional work, attract higher fees through the set additional charges below.

If additional complications come to light or the nature of the transaction is such that it could not have been envisaged when we provided our initial estimate of charges, then we will contact you to renegotiate a fair charge for undertaking the work on your behalf.

The following Charges may apply to your transaction

Identification:

• Online identity verification (per individual name for UK residents) £15.00 (+VAT)
• Identity verification limited company £50.00 (+VAT)
• Identity verification for non-UK residents or non-UK limited companies (per individual or company) £250.00 (+VAT)

Leasehold Property:

• If the property being bought or sold is Leasehold or is subject to a lease(s) e.g. a “coach-house” arrangement £175.00 (+VAT)
• Preparation of a Deed of Variation in your sale or purchase where the Lease is defective or requires amendment £175.00 (+VAT)
• Preparation of a Deed of Covenant £75.00 (+VAT)
• If the property you are buying is Leasehold and the sellers are acquiring the freehold to sell to you simultaneously with your purchase £200.00 (+VAT)

Title:

• Where the title to property you are selling or buying is not registered at the Land Registry £100.00 (+VAT)

Managing Agents:

• If we have to deal with freehold Property managing agents £100.00 (+VAT)

Electronic Funds Transfers:

• Where we send funds to another party involved in the transaction or to you by electronic funds transfer £35.00 (+VAT)

Joint Ownership:

• Preparation of a Declaration of Trust In relation to joint ownership £175.00 (+VAT)

Shared Equity Ownership:

• If the transaction involves a shared equity or shared ownership scheme £175.00 (+VAT)

Financial Arrangements:

• Where another person is helping with funding (e.g. a gifted deposit) and we have to undertake identity checks and verify the source of additional funds £150.00 (+VAT)

Mortgages:

• If we have to obtain Deeds or Letters of Consent or Postponement from occupiers to satisfy your lenders requirements, for each individual £75.00 (+VAT)
• To deal with redemption of a second and any subsequent mortgage or charge, for each individual charge £75.00 (+VAT)
• If we have to deal with a lender who is separately represented by its own solicitor £295.00 (+VAT)

Indemnity Insurance:

• If we have to arrange an indemnity insurance policy for lack of Building Regulation or compliance certificates £35.00 (+VAT)
• If we have to arrange an indemnity insurance policy for any reason other than Building Regulation or compliance certificates title defect eg class of title, lack of access, a defective lease, unacceptable restrictive covenants or missing documents £150.00 (+VAT)
• If we have to advise you on the need for indemnity insurance and on the terms of any appropriate policy in relation to the property you are buying; for lack of Building Regulation insurance; or £50.00 (+VAT) for any other indemnity insurance £100.00 (+VAT)
• If a bespoke policy for a defect has to be arranged through a broker or direct with an insurance company in either your sale or purchase £295 (+VAT)

Statutory Declaration:

• Preparation of a statutory declaration £75.00 (+VAT)

Land Registry:

• Removal of protective Land Registry entries such as Restrictions Notices and Cautions, which are not automatically removed on discharge of a charge or mortgage and which require additional work on our part, for each removal £100.00 (+VAT)
• To update your title at the Land Registry to reflect a name change or change of registered proprietor £75.00 (+VAT)

Help to Buy:

• Submitting a request for your Help to Buy ISA bonus £50.00 (+VAT)
• Help to Buy Loan Wales £75.00 (+VAT)
• Help to Buy Loan England £100.00 (+VAT)

Stamp Duty Land Tax (England) or Land Transaction Tax (Wales):

• Preparing and submitting on-line on your behalf your self-assessed Tax Return to either the Welsh Revenue Authority or HMRC £50.00 (+VAT)

Miscellaneous:

• Advising you on a Homebuyers or structural survey report £100.00 (+VAT)
• Preparation of or advising on a Key Undertaking or Licence to Occupy on your sale or purchase
• Dealing with 3rd party solicitors eg matrimonial solicitors £150.00 (+VAT)
• Arranging translations of documents £100.00 (+VAT)
• Submitting additional contracts for a Contract race in a sale £250.00 (+VAT)
• Retrieving your file from our storage Facility as your request £75.00 (+VAT)

There may be additional tax due on this matter which would be separate to the estimated cost. Please visit the below links for more information:

WRA Land Transaction Tax Calculator (Properties in Wales)

HMRC Stamp Duty Tax Calculator (Properties in England)

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