Conveyancing fees:-
Your property transaction is unique and no two property matters are exactly the same. Our fees will reflect the particular requirements of your sale and/or purchase. For example, dealing with a listed building may, because of the added complexities, or multiple titles for one property, cost more than dealing with a typical or standard freehold property due to the additional time involved.
At the outset we will seek to give you a reliable estimate of the cost of us helping you from the information available.
Our fees for conveyancing sale start from £1,400 plus VAT at 20% (total £1,680), and for a purchase start at £1,600 plus VAT (£1,920) which includes completion of the Stamp Duty Land Tax form. Provided no unusual circumstances come to light, our original estimate of fees will be adhered to. Please contact us for a tailored estimate.
Additional standard charges:
Bank transfer £40 plus VAT (each)
Electronic identity check £25 plus VAT (each client)
Lawyer checker £18 plus VAT
Disbursements payable to others on your behalf may include some of the following:
Copy title, plan, documents referred to at £7 plus VAT each.
Search pack (local authority search, environmental search, drainage search, development assessment) - from £360 plus VAT.
Chancel repair indemnity policy - £15
Stamp Duty Land Tax - see https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax
Registration fee to Land Registry - see https://fee-calculator.landregistry.gov.uk/
Managing Agent information packs on leasehold sales - from £100 - £500
Notice and compliance fees - typically from £250 to £500
Final pre-completion searches approximately £20 plus VAT
If the matter becomes protracted or unusual, we will let you know in advance that the fee structure is liable to change and we would fully discuss the potential consequences of that before any extra charges were incurred, and seek to agree the costs with you. Common examples of matters (not an exhaustive list) which are likely to incur additional charges are as follows:-
Correcting legal title, or researching, approving and arranging indemnity insurance policies;
More than one title;
Properties less than twenty years old with Planning Agreements registered as Land Charges;
Unregistered property;
Gifted deposits;
Writing to more than one correspondence address;
Payments received in batches instead of in one payment;
Dealing with removal or applying restrictions or notices;
Simultaneous exchanges and completion, or expedited completion of less than 10 days between exchange and completion;
Agreeing and administering retentions.
We do not pay referral fees to third parties.
Probate fees:-
Each probate matter is unique and we will tailor our services to your requirements. We charge a fixed hourly rate of £325 plus VAT for the time spent on your matter by our Probate Practitioner, Liz Carroll. At our initial meeting we will take instructions on the nature of the matter and we will be able to provide you with an estimate of our fees to obtain the Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration, and also to deal with the administration of the estate.
We generally find that the fees for probate matters range between £3,000 - £15,000 plus VAT plus disbursements depending on the complexities.
Typical disbursements payable include the Court fee of £300 plus £1.50 for each additional official copy of the Grant required. For your protection, we will also advise you as to whether Statutory Advertisements (approximately £230), Financial Assets Search (£198) and a search to establish any hope value on a property (£90) are appropriate.
