Our Prices

Our residential conveyancing prices are set out below and are all on a fixed fee no completion no fee basis as regards our legal fees (please note that disbursements e.g. search fees already incurred on your behalf are not refundable should the matter not proceed to completion).

Please note that from time to time depending on available capacity we may not take on leasehold sales or purchases, land sales or purchases or remortgages. We only take on transactions where the property is situated in England and we do not take on shared ownership or help to buy scheme properties, remortgages of leasehold properties or acting for developers selling newly constructed residential developments either freehold or leasehold (including leaseholds involving the grant of a new lease).

You will see that we give a range of fees that we charge because there are a range of circumstances and factors which may affect the amount of work that needs to be carried out for each transaction: for example whether or not we are also acting for your lender, whether the land is registered or unregistered, whether the property is a new build, involves management companies running the estate or forms part of a registered title.

Please telephone us to obtain a precise quotation for your transaction.

Purchase of a freehold residential property

Our legal fees

Our legal fees cover all of the work required to complete the purchase of your new home, including if you are purchasing with the benefit of a mortgage, acting for your lender, dealing with registration at the Land Registry and dealing with the payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax (Stamp Duty).

Price of Property	Our Legal Fees	VAT	TOTAL
£50,000 – £200,000	£900 – £1000	£180 – £200	£1080 – £1200
£200,000 – £250,000	£1000 – £1100	£200 – £220	£1200 – £1320
£250,000 – £300,000	£1100 – £1200	£220 – £240	£1320 – £1440
£300,000 – £350,000	£1200 – £1300	£240 – £260	£1440 – £1560
£350,000 – £450,000	£1300 – £1350	£260 – £270	£1560 – £1620
£450,000 – £500,000	£1350 – £1500	£270 – £300	£1620 – £1800
£500,000 – £550,000	£1500 – £1600	£300 – £320	£1800 – £1920
£550,000 – £1,000,000	£1600 – £2,000	£1920 – £400	£1920 – £2400

The amount of Stamp Duty you must pay depends on the purchase price of your property. You can calculate the amount you will need to pay by using HMRC’s website.

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

Disbursements (figures given are inclusive of VAT)

• Local Authority and Drainage Search fees £115
• Land Registry Search Fee £7
• Bankruptcy Search fee if buying with a mortgage £6 per person
• HM Land Registry registration fee £40 to £295 depending on purchase price of property
• Electronic money transfer fee £42 per bank transfer
• ID Check £15 per person

We do also offer various different types of optional specialist searches and we would let you have details of those available and their prices, which range from £24 to £200 inclusive of VAT, when instructed to commence a transaction for you.

How long will my house purchase take?

How long it will take from your offer being accepted until you can move in to your house will depend on a number of factors. The average process we find takes between 6-12 weeks.

It can be quicker or slower, depending on the parties in the chain. For example, if you are a first time buyer, purchasing a terraced house with a mortgage in principle with no chain, it could take 6 weeks. However, if you are buying a recently built property on an estate which management companies maintain who need to supply information packs on the property, or if you are one party in a long chain, it could take 3 months or even longer.

Stages of the process

The precise stages involved in the purchase of a residential property vary according to the circumstances, but our work will generally include the following:

• Taking your instructions and giving you initial advice
• Receive contract documents from seller’s solicitor
• Carry out searches
• Make any necessary enquiries of seller’s solicitor
• Give you advice on all documents and information received
• Go through conditions of mortgage offer with you if applicable
• Send final contract to you for signature
• Agree completion date (date from which you own the property)
• Exchange contracts and notify you that this has happened
• Arrange for all monies needed to be received from lender and you
• Obtain pre-completion searches
• Complete purchase
• Deal with payment of Stamp Duty/Land Tax
• Deal with application for registration at Land Registry

These anticipated disbursements do vary from property to property and can on occasion be significantly more than the ranges given above. We can only give you an accurate figure once we have had sight of your specific documents during the course of your transaction.

Sale of a freehold residential property

Our legal fees

Our legal fees cover all of the work required to complete the sale of your home.

Price of Property	Our Legal Fees	VAT	TOTAL
£50,000 – £200,000	£900 – £1000	£180 – £200	£1080 – £1200
£200,000 – £250,000	£1000 – £1100	£200 – £220	£1200 – £1320
£250,000 – £300,000	£1100 – £1200	£220 – £240	£1320 – £1440
£300,000 – £350,000	£1200 – £1300	£240 – £260	£1440 – £1560
£350,000 – £450,000	£1300 – £1350	£260 – £270	£1560 – £1620
£450,000 – £500,000	£1350 – £1500	£270 – £300	£1620 – £1800
£500,000 – £550,000	£1500 – £1600	£300 – £320	£1800 – £1920
£550,000 – £1,000,000	£1600 – £2,000	£1920 – £400	£1920 – £2400

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

Disbursements (figures given are inclusive of VAT)

• Land Registry Copy register of title and plan £6
• Land Registry Copy documents of title £3 each (depending on how many documents of title are listed on your property’s title register and which need to be obtained)
• Electronic money transfer fee £42 per bank transfer
• ID Check £3.25 per person
• Additional disbursements may apply if indemnity insurance policies are required (e.g. where there are missing building regulations consents or a problem with the legal title to your property which can be covered by insurance) or management packs for properties on private developments where management companies charge a maintenance charge. It is not possible to estimate these figures prior to the commencement of a transaction and we will give you an accurate figure if and when such fees are required.

You will also be aware that you may have incurred estate agents commission on your sale and if so we will also settle these fees direct with the estate agents for you on completion, unless you notify us in advance that you do not wish us to do so.

How long will my house sale take?

How long it will take from an offer for the property being accepted until you receive the sale proceeds will depend on a number of factors. The average process we find takes between 6-12 weeks.

It can be quicker or slower, depending on the parties in the chain. For example, if you are selling to a first time buyer with a mortgage in principle with no chain, it could take 6 weeks. However, if you are selling as one party in a long chain, it could take 3 months or even longer.

Stages of the process

The precise stages involved in the sale of a freehold residential property vary according to the circumstances, but our work will generally include the following:

• Taking your instructions and giving you initial advice including sending you the forms to be completed for the sale i.e. the Fixtures and Fittings Form and Seller’s Property Information Form. These forms are designed to be able to be completed by you from your knowledge of the property as the owner of the property.
• Obtaining the legal title to the property and submitting it with the contract and your completed forms to the buyer’s solicitors
• Liaising with you to answer any enquiries received about the property from the buyer’s solicitor
• Send final contract to you for signature
• Agree completion date (date on which you sell the property)
• Exchange contracts and notify you that this has happened
• Send transfer document to you for execution
• Complete sale
• Deal with the redemption of any mortgages on the property
• Pay any estate agents commission on your behalf
• Send you the net proceeds of sale

Remortgage of a freehold residential property

Our legal fees

Our legal fees cover all of the work required to complete the remortgage of your home, including dealing with registration of the mortgage at the Land Registry.

Amount of mortgage advance	Our Legal Fees	VAT	TOTAL
Up to 500,000	£400 – £750	£80 – £150	£480 – £900

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

Disbursements (figures given are inclusive of VAT)

• Local Authority Search insurance £14 to £70 depending on value of property
• Bankruptcy Search fee £6 per person
• HM Land Registry registration fee £40 to £295 depending on value of property
• Electronic money transfer fee £42 per bank transfer
• ID Check £15 per person

How long will my remortgage take?

The average process we find takes 3 to 4 weeks. It can be slower if the lender or their valuer has any specific requirements e.g. obtaining local authority consents for works carried out to the property

Stages of the process

The precise stages involved in the remortgage of a freehold residential property vary according to the circumstances, but our work will generally include the following:

• Taking your instructions
• Investigating the legal title to the property
• Obtain local search indemnity insurance
• Go through conditions of mortgage offer with you
• Send mortgage deed to you for execution
• Preparing a report on title to your lender
• Obtain pre-completion searches
• Complete remortgage
• Redeem any existing mortgages on the property
• Send you the net remortgage proceeds if any
• Register new mortgage at the Land Registry