Our Conveyancing fees and ‘No Exchange No Fee’ offer
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By clicking on our Conveyancing Quote Tool, you can retrieve a full conveyancing quote for our fees plus VAT and disbursements (including Stamp Duty Land Tax and Land Registration fees) in MINUTES. The itemised quote will be emailed to you instantly (please telephone us if you do not have access to email and would like us to send a paper copy of the quote in the post - 01900 823127 and ask for Shirley Quigley or Jo Devoy).
Alternatively, please review the table below which contains our fixed fees and disbursements including VAT dependent upon the price band the property you are selling or buying falls in to and whether the property if freehold or leasehold (subject to a lease) -
SALE legal fees and disbursements including VAT
(our fixed fees include reviewing the deeds to your property, drafting Contract documentation and sending supporting documents, responding to enquiries raised by the purchaser(s) solicitors, approving Transfer documentation, acquiring a redemption statement for your mortgage (if you have one), keeping your estate agent up to date, preparing a completion statement and settling the estate agent fees, redeeming the mortgage (if you have one) and sending any balance sale proceeds to you. Signed documentation and balance of original deeds will be forwarded to the purchaser(s) solicitors on the day of completion. As per our ‘Terms of Business’ and client care letters, if the matter becomes complicated requiring further works we will advise you of this and prepare a quotation of anticipated additional legal fees for your approval)
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Property Price Band |
Legal fees |
Plus VAT @ 20% |
Total legal fees inc VAT |
Additional legal fee inc VAT @ 20% if the property is leasehold |
Possible Disbursements |
Price inc VAT |
£0 - £60,000 |
£714.00 |
£142.80 |
£856.80 |
£84.00 |
Telegraphic Bank Transfer (if there is a mortgage to redeem or you would like sale proceeds to be arrive in your account on the same day as complete) |
£36.00 |
£60,001 - £125,000 |
£794.00 |
£158.80 |
£952.50 |
£84.00 |
£125,001 - £135,000 |
£873.00 |
£174.60 |
£1,047.60 |
£84.00 |
£135,001 - £150,000 |
£952.00 |
£190.40 |
£1,142.40 |
£84.00 |
£150,001 - £165,000 |
£992.00 |
£198.40 |
£1,190.40 |
£84.00 |
£165,001 - £175,000 |
£1,032.00 |
£206.40 |
£1,238.40 |
£84.00 |
£175,001 - £185,000 |
£1,071.00 |
£214.20 |
£1,285.20 |
£84.00 |
Land Registry office copy title and plan (freehold) |
£6.00 (no VAT) |
£185,001 - £200,000 |
£1,111.00 |
£222.20 |
£1,333.20 |
£84.00 |
£200,001- £215,000 |
£1,135.00 |
£227.00 |
£1,362.00 |
£84.00 |
£215,001 - £225,000 |
£1,151.00 |
£230.20 |
£1,381.20 |
£84.00 |
£225,001 - £235,000 |
£1,166.00 |
£233.20 |
£1,399.20 |
£84.00 |
£235,001 - £250,000 |
£1,190.25 |
£238.00 |
£1,428.25 |
£84.00 |
£250,001 - £265,000 |
£1,214.00 |
£242.80 |
£1,456.80 |
£84.00 |
Land Registry office copy title, plan and lease (leasehold) |
£12.00 (no VAT) |
£265,001 - £275,000 |
£1,230.00 |
£246.00 |
£1,476.00 |
£84.00 |
£275,001 - £285,000 |
£1,245.00 |
£249.00 |
£1,494.00 |
£84.00 |
£285,001 - £300,000 |
£1,270.00 |
£254.00 |
£1,324.80 |
£84.00 |
£300,001 - £315,000 |
£1,294.00 |
£258.80 |
£1,552.80 |
£84.00 |
£315,001 - £325,000 |
£1,310.00 |
£262.00 |
£1,572.00 |
£84.00 |
Land Registry office copy documents referred to in the title (if there are any) |
£3.00 (no VAT) per document |
£325,001 - £335,000 |
£1,312.00 |
£262.40 |
£1,574.40 |
£84.00 |
£335,001 - £350,000 |
£1,349.00 |
£269.80 |
£1,618.80 |
£84.00 |
£350,001 - £365,000 |
£1,373.00 |
£274.60 |
£1,647.60 |
£84.00 |
£365,001 - £375,000 |
£1,389.00 |
£277.80 |
£1,666.80 |
£84.00 |
£375,001 - £385,000 |
£1,404.00 |
£280.00 |
£1,684.80 |
£84.00 |
During the sale conveyancing process, if the purchaser(s) solicitors discover an irregularity, they may request that the seller purchases an ‘Indemnity Policy’ as insurance cover to protect the purchaser. |
Price will be dependent upon the value of the property, whether there is to be a mortgage and if the policy needs to be bespoke. |
£385,001 - £400,000 |
£1,428.00 |
£285.60 |
£1,713.60 |
£168.00 |
£400,001 - £450,000 |
£1,587.00 |
£317.40 |
£1,904.40 |
£168.00 |
£450,001 - £500,000 |
£1,904.00 |
£380.80 |
£2,284.80 |
£168.00 |
£500,001 - £550,000 |
£1,904.00 |
£380.80 |
£2,284.80 |
£168.00 |
£550,001 - £600,000 |
£2,063.00 |
£412.60 |
£2,475.60 |
£168.00 |
£600,001 - £650,000 |
£2,381.00 |
£476.20 |
£2,857.20 |
£168.00 |
£650,001 - £700,000 |
£2,539.00 |
£507.80 |
£3,046.80 |
£168.00 |
£700,001 - £750,000 |
£2,698.00 |
£539.60 |
£3,237.60 |
£168.00 |
£750,001 - £925,000 |
£2,856.00 |
£571.20 |
£3,427.20 |
£168.00 |
For properties above £925,000 our legal fees will be at a rate of 0.5% plus VAT |
PURCHASE legal fees and disbursements including VAT
(our fixed fees include reviewing the title and deeds to the property, approving Contract documentation, investigating the title to the property, raising enquiries to the seller(s) solicitors, preparing Transfer documentation, reviewing your mortgage offer and advising you of the terms and conditions (if you acquire one), keeping the estate agent up to date, preparing a completion statement, applying for the mortgage monies in good time for completion (if you acquire one) and advising you of any monies required of you for completion. Following completion, if you have provided us with sufficient information and authorised us to do so, we will submit a Stamp Duty Land Tax return to HMRC on your behalf. Once signed documentation and the balance of the original deeds are received from the seller(s) solicitors we will submit an application to the Land Registry to have the property registered in to your name. As per our ‘Terms of Business’ and client care letters, if the matter becomes complicated requiring further works we will advise you of this and prepare a quotation of anticipated additional legal fees for your approval)
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Property Price Band |
Legal fees |
Plus VAT @ 20% |
Total legal fees inc VAT |
Additional legal fee inc VAT @ 20% if the property is leasehold |
Possible Disbursements |
Price inc VAT |
£0 - £60,000 |
£714.00 |
£142.80 |
£856.80 |
£84.00 |
Telegraphic Bank Transfer (to enable purchase monies to be sent on the day of completion) |
£36.00 |
£60,001 - £125,000 |
£794.00 |
£158.80 |
£952.80 |
£84.00 |
£125,001 - £135,000 |
£873.00 |
£174.60 |
£1,047.60 |
£84.00 |
£135,001 - £150,000 |
£1,032.00 |
£206.40 |
£1,238.40 |
£84.00 |
£150,001 - £175,000 |
£1,072.00 |
£214.40 |
£1,268.40 |
£84.00 |
Deeds Storage fee (optional)
Lawyer Checker Search (to verify the identity and bank details of the seller(s) solicitors |
£30.00
£18.00 |
£175,001 - £185,000 |
£1,111.00 |
£222.20 |
£1,333.20 |
£84.00 |
£185,001 – £200,000 |
£1,135.00 |
£227.00 |
£1,362.00 |
£84.00 |
£200,001- £215,000 |
£1,150.00 |
£230.00 |
£1,380.00 |
£84.00 |
£215,001 - £225,000 |
£1,166.00 |
£233.20 |
£1,399.20 |
£84.00 |
£225,000 - £235,000 |
£1,190.00 |
£238.00 |
£1,428.00 |
£84.00 |
£235,001 - £250,000 |
£1,214.00 |
£242.80 |
£1,456.80 |
£84.00 |
Land Registry search of title to protect priority before making an application to change register OS1 |
£3.00 (no VAT) |
£250,001- £265,000 |
£1,230.00 |
£246.00 |
£1,476.00 |
£84.00 |
£265,001 - £275,000 |
£1,245.00 |
£249.00 |
£1,494.00 |
£84.00 |
£275,001 - £285,000 |
£1,270.00 |
£254.00 |
£1,524.00 |
£84.00 |
£285,001 - £300,000 |
£1,294.00 |
£258.80 |
£1,552.80 |
£84.00 |
£300,0001- £315,000 |
£1,310.00 |
£262.00 |
£1,572.00 |
£84.00 |
Land Registry bankruptcy searches against purchasers
(Land Registration fee dependent on value) |
£2.00 (no VAT) per person |
£315,001 - £325,000 |
£1,312.00 |
£262.40 |
£1,574.00 |
£84.00 |
£325,001 - £335,000 |
£1,349.00 |
£269.80 |
£1,618.80 |
£84.00 |
£335,001 - £350,000 |
£1,373.00 |
£274.60 |
£1,647.60 |
£84.00 |
£350,001 - £365,000 |
£1,389.00 |
£277.80 |
£1,666.80 |
£84.00 |
£365,001 - £375,000 |
£1,404.00 |
£280.80 |
£1,684.80 |
£84.00 |
Search pack including Local Authority, Environmental and Water
(depending on the area in which you are purchasing the solicitor and/or a mortgage lender may ask for specific searches to be carried out e.g. Coal Report) |
£273.92 |
£375,001 - £385,000 |
£1,428.00 |
£285.60 |
£1,713.60 |
£168.00 |
£385,001 - £400,000 |
£1,587.00 |
£317.40 |
£1,904.40 |
£168.00 |
£400,001 - £450,000 |
£1,904.00 |
£380.80 |
£2,284.80 |
£168.00 |
£450,001 - £500,000 |
£1,904.00 |
£380.80 |
£2,284.80 |
£168.00 |
£500,001 - £550,000 |
£2,063.00 |
£412.60 |
£2,475.60 |
£168.00 |
£550,001 - £600,000 |
£2,380.00 |
£476.00 |
£2,856.00 |
£168.00 |
£600,001 - £650,000 |
£2,539.00 |
£507.80 |
£3,046.80 |
£168.00 |
£650,000 - £700,000 |
£2,698.00 |
£539.60 |
£3,237.60 |
£168.00 |
£700,001 - £750,000 |
£2,857.00 |
£571.40 |
£3,428.40 |
£168.00 |
£750,001 - £925,000 |
£3,015.00 |
£603.00 |
£3,618.00 |
£168.00 |
For properties above £925,000 our legal fees will be at a rate of 0.7% plus VAT |
HMRC Stamp Duty Land Tax will be payable dependent upon your circumstances for example, if you are first time buyer, whether the property is to be a ‘second home’ etc. You can check using the HMRC online Stamp Duty Land Tax calculator https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/calculate-stamp-duty-land-tax/#!/intro
Please note we do not charge an additional fee for processing a Stamp Duty Land Tax Return on your behalf if we have your authority to do so.
We also do not charge to process the release of monies from Help to Buy ISAs and can support the release monies from Lifetime ISAs. You should contact your product provider to check how many days’ notice is required in order for monies to be released as these can differ significantly. |
If you wish to transfer your property to another or include someone else on your title our fixed fee will be £300 plus VAT. There are no disbursements if it is a gift otherwise the Land Registration fee will be based on the value of the property.
If you wish to re-mortgage your property our fixed fee is £600 plus VAT. Searches will be approximately £350 depending upon the area and the Land Registration fee will be based on the value of the property.
Occasionally, a sale or purchase transaction may not proceed for example due to an unsatisfactory survey or broken chain- there is no legal commitment to the transaction until Contracts are exchanged. Whatever the reason, if a transaction is aborted, WE WILL NOT CHARGE OUR CLIENTS FOR OUR FEES-
ONLY INCURRED DISBURSEMENTS (e.g. searches). Full information on our offer can be found below:-
No Exchange No Fee
The company we use to provide our searches of properties, namely Brighter Law, also offer a ‘SEARCH FEE GUARANTEE’. This means that if your purchase does not proceed to exchange of contracts once your searches have been ordered, you will entitled to a SECOND SEARCH PACK FREE IF YOU FIND A SUBSEQUENT PROPERTY TO PURCHASE WITHIN SIX MONTHS.
Search fee guarantee
The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS)
We are proud to have achieved the standards of practice and integrity required to be accredited by the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme.
This scheme's logo is your guarantee that our practice will provide you with a professional and quality conveyancing service.
CQS client charter -
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Guidance on the Conveyancing Process
Conveyancing describes the process by which legal ownership of a property is transferred from one owner to another.
There are many important stages of conveyancing which must take place before contracts can be exchanged and
completion can take place. There is a useful summary of these stages in ‘The Law Society- Your guide to buying a home’:-
Your guide to Buying a home- The Law Society
Additionally, there is guidance on securing your future whether buying or renting a home with a partner:-
Your guide to Setting up home with your partner.pdf
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Sellers will find ‘The Law Society- Your guide to Buying a home’ a useful read as it summarises most of the stages for them too. Essentially the buyer’s solicitor/conveyancer will investigate the title on their behalf and the seller’s solicitor/conveyancer will provide evidence of the title and respond to any enquiries on their behalf.
How long will it take?
Understandably, clients often ask how long it will take for a sale or a purchase transaction to complete.
Transactions usually complete within 6-8 weeks though it does depend on how each of the stages go throughout the process and whether there is a chain of linked transactions. Communication between the parties solicitor/conveyancer is essential as is our communication with you to ensure that you are fully informed throughout the transaction.