Below is a list of estimated fees for items which may transpire as the transaction progresses. These fees are per transaction and relate to either a sale or purchase and do not include VAT. They are an estimate only and may be more. This list is not exhaustive and other issues or necessary work may arise which gives rise to additional fees being applied.
| Service | Cost | Service | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Declaration | £500 | Arranging Indemnity Insurance | £150 per Indemnity |
| Arranging Additional Searches | £100 | Freehold Property with Management Company | £500 |
| Declaration of Trust | £500 | Tenanted Property | £300 |
| Registering a Declaration of Trust | £300 | Unregistered Property | £450 |
| New Build Property | £750 | Help to buy Mortgage | £750 |
| Fee for dealing with separate lenders Solicitors | £750 | Obtaining a Duplicate Guarantee or Certificate | £100 |
| Share of Freehold owned on Leasehold Property | £500 | Deed of Covenant | £200 |
| Shared Ownership property | £500 | Leasehold Property | £400 |
| Second and subsequent charges | £350 per charge | Requesting Planning Permissions | £150 |
| Returning Mortgage funds to Lender | £100 | Solar Panel Lease | £500 |
| Probate Sale | £450 | Green Deal Issues | £250 |
| Expediting Searches | £100 | Dealing with restrictions | £300 |
| Additional Title | £400 per title | Management Company Consent/ Certificate | £200 per consent/ certificate |
| Expediting Searches | £200 | Dealing with restrictions on title | £300 |
| Obtaining a Lease, original or copy | £200 | Notice of Transfer or Mortgage | £150 per notice |
| Gifted deposits | £250 per gift | Multiple bank transfers sent per transaction | £20 per transfer |
| Auction Sale or Purchase | £750 | Dealing with more than one management co | £300 per company |
| Non-booked attendance at our offices | £50per attendance | Translation of document | £250-£500 per transaction |
| New Lease | £1500 | Matrimonial sale | £400 |
| Raising enquiries from Homebuyers Survey | £300 | Help to Buy ISA | £50 per ISA |
| Lease Extension | £1500 | Complex AML Checks | £100 |
| Application to Alter Register | £250 | Dealing with Service Charge Retentions | £250 per retention |
| Checking Vendor Provided Indemnities | £150 per indemnity | Acting for Lender | £250 |
| Repossessed property | £750 | Dealing with Bridging loan | £1500 |
| Commercial | £2000 | Dead of Variation | £1500 |
| Dealing with Insolvency Matters | £1000 | Lenders Fee | £350 |
| Base Legal Fee for subsequent transactions where our no exchange no fee policy does not apply | £400 | ||
| Potentially flammable cladding | £1000 | ||
| Expedition fees: | |||
| General Expedition/ Priority Fee | £500 per transaction | Exchange and completion within 7 days of receipt of draft contracts | £1000+ |
| Completion within 10 working days of exchange of contracts If no general expedition fee paid) |
£250 per transaction | Exchange and Completion within one month of receipt of draft contracts | £850 |
| Simultaneous exchange of contracts and completion If no general expedition fee paid) |
£400 per transaction | Exchange and Completion within two months of receipt of draft contracts | £650 |
Your legal fees for an abortive matter where our no exchange no fee policy does not apply, or for matters where our fixed fee does not apply, will depend upon the time spent on your case and the level of correspondence undertaken. Upon conclusion of the matter you file will be costed to ascertain the level of fee payable. The rates charged (exc vat) are: time spent £100 per half hour, letters and emails in £10 each, letters and emails out £20 each, telephone calls made/received £10 each, photocopies £10 in total unless more than 20 in which case 40p per page. These charges include our profit margin and postage. These rates may be increased if the matter requires prioritisation, expedition or becomes more complex than anticipated.