SALE – VAT is charged at 20% Ex VAT Inc VAT
Freehold sale £2,100.00 £2,520.00
Discharge of mortgage £400.00 £480.00
Leasehold sale £2,500.00 £3,000.00
Discharge of mortgage £400.00 £480.00
PURCHASE – VAT is charged at 20% Ex VAT Inc VAT
Freehold purchase** (without mortgage) £2,100.00 £2,520.00
** New build purchase additional fee £500.00 £600.00
Leasehold Purchase** (without mortgage) £2,500.00 £3,000.00
** New build purchase additional fee £500.00 £600.00

Includes the following:

  • checking Land Registry documents
  • searches and enquiries – (additional fees apply)
  • drafting sale agreement and transfer
  • exchange of contracts
  • requisitions on title
  • work up to completion
  • post completion work
  • SDLT form
  • Registration

Abortive transactions will be charged at the hourly rate.

Possible other disbursements payable by the client, not included in the above fees:

SALE
Land Registry office copy and filed plan £14.00
Copy filed document noted on title £14.00-£28
Deeds handling fee by bank or building society TBA
Copy planning consents and building regulations TBA
Bank or building society solicitor to redeem mortgage £150.00 plus VAT (estimated)
PURCHASE
Local search fee £200.00 (estimated)
Drainage search fees £45.00
Environmental search fee £45.00
Land Registry search fee £5.00
Land Registry bankruptcy search fee £6.00 per name
Bank CHAPS fee £20.00
Bank BACS fee £0.45

We will carry out an electronic search on each client that instructs us.  This will cover anti-money laundering (AML), politically exposed person (PEP), sanctions checks and monitoring, costs from £6.00 per person.  These costs will increase if a client is resident overseas.

SDLT fees as per current rates https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/residential-property-rates

Additional charges made for the following:-

Indemnities and Insurance £125.00 £150.00
Trust documentation in special circumstances POA
Any extraordinary drafting eg. undertakings, access, statutory declarations – each document £95.00 £114.00
Deed of Trust (where single owner transfers property) £650.00 £780.00

Conveyancing transactions on average take between 2 to 6 months to complete. 

Prices will be confirmed at the meeting with a fee earner – any work carried out which is not covered by the initial instructions received from our client will be charged in accordance with our hourly rates.

Valid until 31 December 2025