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Residential Conveyancing Fees
Generally, the purchase of a freehold property is simpler than leasehold and so can often means lower fees.
Our Freehold fees start at £445 for a sale and £495 for a purchase, and should you want to base your decision on the average legal fees you would pay for a standard freehold sale or purchase where the property is registered with HM Land Registry, you would need to add land registry costs, full details of costs can be found at Land Registry Website.
As stated previously, there may be additional fees, and examples these and/or disbursements (payments which we pay to third parties on your behalf as part of the conveyancing process) are outlined below.
Prices shown + VAT at 20%
Figures as based on a sale or purchase of up to £125000
| Sale | Price |
|---|---|
| Residential Mortgage Redemption | £75.00 + VAT |
| Company Mortgage Redemption | £325.00 + VAT |
| Acting on Leasehold or Commonhold properties | £200.00 + VAT |
| CHAPS Transfer re: Mortgage (TT Fee) | £29.00 + VAT |
| CHAPS Transfer to pay balance monies to you (TT Fee) | £29.00 + VAT |
| Arranging Defective Title Insurance Policy (including; Chancel Repair Insurance & Environmental Contaminated Land Insurance) | £50.00 + VAT |
| Removal of Registered Caution | £95.00 + VAT |
| Discharge of Legal Aid Charge or Second Charge | £190.00 + VAT |
| Statutory Declaration | £150.00 + VAT |
| Dealing with third party lawyer e.g. matrimonial dispute | £200.00 + VAT |
| Key undertaking | £50.00 + VAT |
| Fee for handling a contract race on a sale | £125.00 + VAT |
| Leasehold | £150 + VAT |
| High Rise above five storeys or 11 meters | £650.00 + VAT |
| Purchase | Price |
|---|---|
| Leasehold | £150.00 + VAT |
| Acting for Residential Lender - Mortgage | £75.00 + VAT |
| Acting for Company Lender - Mortgage | £325.00 +VAT |
| CHAPS Transfer re: Purchase | £25.00 + VAT |
| SDLT fee (Stamp Duty Land Tax form completion & submission) | £50.00 + VAT |
| Arranging Defective Title Policy (including Chancel Repair Insurance & Environmental Contaminated Land Insurance) | £50.00 + VAT |
| Deed of Covenant (drafting, engrossing and registering deed) | £100.00 + VAT |
| Statutory Declaration | £150.00 + VAT |
| Dealing with third party lawyer e.g. matrimonial dispute | £200.00 + VAT |
| Key undertaking | £50.00 + VAT |
| Certificate of Compliance | £50.00 + VAT |
| Transfer of Share Management Company | £50.00 + VAT |
| Registering up to 3 contact addresses and / or restriction re: purchase | £50.00 + VAT |
| Dealing with a gifted deposit (Per Deposit) | £75.00 + VAT |
| Help to Buy ISA (per ISA) | £50.00 + VAT |
| Life time ISA (Per ISA) | £75.00 + VAT |
| Help to buy scheme | £150.00 + VAT |
| New Build Property | £125.00 + VAT |
| Shared Ownership | £200.00 + VAT |
| Unregistered Property | £200.00 + VAT |
| Bridging Loan | £350.00 + VAT |
| Freehold Management Pack | £75.00 + VAT |
| Notice or restrictions (per charge) | £50.00 + VAT |
| Purchase Subject to Existing Tenancy | £150.00 + VAT |
| HMO Additional Fees | £200.00 + VAT |
| High Rise above five storeys or 11 meters | £1000.00 + VAT |
| Further additional fees: - | Price |
|---|---|
| Expedition / Auction Properties | from £250.00 + VAT |
| Securing second legal charge under New Build ‘Home to Buy’ scheme. | £150.00 + VAT |
| Assignment of a Solar Panel Lease and obtaining consents | £150.00 + VAT |
| Deed of Appointment of a New Trustee | £150.00 + VAT |
| Flying Freehold Deed of Mutual Covenant | £150.00 + VAT |
| Transfer of property by way of gift | £550.00 + VAT |
| Drafting a Transfer of Part with rights, reservations and/ or covenants | £300.00 + VAT |
| Removal of registered Caution (each time) | £95.00 + VAT |
| Drafting Assured Shorthold Tenancy | £250.00 + VAT |
| Drafting additional Contract packages for sale contract race (each) | £175.00 + VAT |
| Cheque returned unpaid / stopped at customer request | £35.00 + VAT |
| Lease extension or variation (approval) | £550.00 + VAT |
| Lease extension or variation (creation) Ask for a bespoke quotation. | Bespoke |
| Transfer of Share Certificate in the Management Company | £50.00 + VAT |
| Gift Letter to Donors | £50.00 + VAT |
| Money Laundering ID Check (Per Person) | £20 + VAT |
| Digital Archiving | £25.00 + VAT |
| Case Management | £30.00 + VAT |
| Preparing a Deed of Trust / Declaration of trust | £150.00 + VAT |
| Solar Panel Lease | £100.00 + VAT |
| High Rise above five storeys or 11 meters (Remortgage or Transfer of Equity) | £650.00 + VAT |
** Land Registry Fees are based on the purchase price and will increase if the property you are buying is unregistered or is a brand-new plot. For further information visit the Land Registry Website.
***Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) will be payable on all purchases in excess of £125,000
The purchase of a main residence. If you are a first-time buyer and meet eligibility criteria you may be exempt from SDLT if you purchase for £300,000 or less. If the purchase price is between £300,001 and £500,000 you may be eligible to pay a reduced amount.
The length of these legal processes can vary from start to finish. Accurate timescales will be given after initial consultations have taken place on your individual case.
This website provides examples of the average costs and fees involved with these types of legal matters. But each client has their own set of circumstances and so there will be occasions when exceptional circumstances add to the complexity and time taken to reach a conclusion. We will always keep you fully informed of any change in costs and circumstances and explain why, too. In these situations, our fees may exceed those quoted above, but we will notify you in advance if we need to exceed an original estimate.