Conveyancing pricing information

Our team has over 25 years’ collective experience in delivering high quality work in all matters relating to residential property.

Whether you’re a first-time buyer or someone moving up the property ladder, we use our extensive experience to ensure your property sale and purchase goes as smoothly as possible.

For more information on how we can help you, contact our team today.

Cost Information

Sale

Our fees cover all of the work required to complete the sale of your home, including dealing with the paying of the Estate Agent, transferring you the sale proceeds on completion and paying off any mortgage registered against the property.

Please note that on all sale files a payment on account is taken of £150. This is to cover potential disbursements on the matter.

Price Range Fee (+VAT)
Up to £100,000 £895
Up to £200,000 £995
Up to £300,000 £1,045
Up to £500,000 £1,195
Up to £600,000 £1,245
Up to £750,000 £1,450
Up to £900,000 £1,595
Up to £1,500,000 £1,795

To make our quote as easy to understand as possible, we no longer charge separate fees for preparing stamp duty forms, money laundering checks, ID verification, bank transfers, or dealing with mortgage lenders. The fee quoted above covers all work expected to take place on your property sale.

There are however potentially additional charges should the transaction not be a simple freehold sale. The possible additional charges are noted below under ‘additional fees sale and purchase’.

Purchase

Our fees cover all of the work required to complete the purchase of your new home, including dealing with registration at the Land Registry and dealing with the payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax (Stamp Duty) if the property is in England, or Land Transaction Tax (Land Tax) if the property you wish to buy is in Wales.

Please note, on all purchase files a payment on account is taken of £400. This is to cover potential disbursements on the matter.

Price Range Fee (+VAT)
Up to £100,000 £995
Up to £200,000 £1,095
Up to £300,000 £1,145
Up to £500,000 £1,265
Up to £600,000 £1,395
Up to £750,000 £1,495
Up to £900,000 £1,695
Up to £1,500,000 £1,895

To make our quote as easy to understand as possible, we no longer charge separate fees for preparing stamp duty forms, money laundering checks, ID verification, bank transfers, or dealing with mortgage lenders. The fee quoted above covers all work expected to take place on your property purchase.

Additional fees (sale and purchase)

Extras Fee (+VAT)
Leasehold £300
New Build £300
Shared Ownership £200
Redemption of Help to Buy Equity Loan £150
Unregistered £250
Help to Buy/Lifetime ISA £50
Simple Declartion of Trust £150
Deed of Rectification/Variation £250
If you have more than one mortgage to redeem (per additional mortgage) £75
If there is a management company on freehold £125
Transfer of Equity Fee (+VAT)
Acting for person coming off deeds £500
Acting for person remaining on deeds £650
Acting for person remain on deeds with mortgage involved £800
Assent £500
Remortgage Fee (+VAT)
Freehold £600
Leasehold £800

How long will my house sale take?

How long it will take from your sale being agreed house will depend on a number of factors. The average process takes between 8 – 12 weeks.

It can be quicker or slower, depending on the parties in the chain. For example, if you or someone in the chain is selling a leasehold property that requires an extension of the lease, this can take significantly longer, between 3 and 6 months.

Stages of the house buying process

The precise stages involved in the sale of a residential property vary according to the circumstances. Key stages are:

  • Take your instructions and give you initial advice.
  • Obtain title documents from HM Land Registry.
  • Initial letter to client with protocol documentation to complete being Fittings and Contents Form, Property Information Form and if leasehold a Leasehold Information Form.
  • Issue Contracts.
  • Deal with any queries from the buyer’s solicitor.
  • Obtain signature of contract and transfer deed from you.
  • Obtain redemption figure for mortgage (if applicable)
  • Agree completion date (date keys are handed over)
  • Exchange contracts and notify you that this has happened (makes completion date binding on all parties.)
  • Complete sale.
  • Transfer sale proceeds to you, pay off mortgage (if applicable) and pay Estate Agent.