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Costs Transparency – Residential Property
Our fees cover all of the work required to complete the sale or purchase of your 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.
In addition to our charges we will also need to charge you for disbursements. Disbursements are costs payable to third-parties that relate to your matter. See the examples below for descriptions of the type of payments which are normally made.
Our fees also do not include the work required to rectify any defects in the seller’s title.
All prices quoted are subject to VAT.
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Property Price |
Charges |
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Up to £250,000 |
£650.00 - £1,050.00 |
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£250,001 - £500,000 |
£1,050.00 - £1,550.00 |
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£500,001 - £1 million |
£1,650.00 - £1,900.00 |
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Leasehold Properties |
£450.00 |
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Expedition Fee if Completed within 28 days |
£95.00 |
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Re-Mortgage |
£550.00 |
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Council House Purchase |
£650.00 |
In addition to the above charges we may make additional charges if any additional work is required. These are referred to in our Terms of Business as Additional Tariffs. The tables below show which additional work you will be charged for.
Please note, however, that the additional work mentioned below will not apply in all cases. We can give you an accurate figure once we know more about your property and circumstances.
Additional Administrative Charges:
In additional to our charges for the work we also make an administrative charge for work associated with your file.
| Description of Administrative Charges |
Additional Charge + VAT |
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Bank Telegraphic Transfer Fee if we need to send funds direct to another bank account. E.g. to send completion monies, repay a mortgage, send proceeds of a sale etc. |
£40.00 |
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BACS Transfer Fee need to send funds direct to another bank account, usually to send proceeds of a sale |
£30.00 |
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Administration charge to cover regulatory and ID check |
£75.00 |
Example: Couple buying a Registered Freehold Property in the York Area with a Mortgage:
Property purchase price: £250,000 with a mortgage and no additional work required.
This fee breaks down as follows:
Legal fees: Our charges for carrying out the work.
| Charge Description |
Charge |
VAT |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Our fee |
£1,050.00 |
£210.00 |
£1,260.00 |
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Dealing with a Mortgage |
£95.00 |
£19.00 |
£114.00 |
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Bank Telegraphic fee to send completion monies to sellers Solicitor |
£40.00 |
£8.00 |
£48.00 |
|
Administration charge |
£75.00 |
£15.00 |
£90.00 |
|
Sub Total: |
£1,260.00 |
£252.00 |
£1,512.00 |
Disbursements: Costs payable to third-parties that relate to your matter.
| Charge Description |
Charge |
VAT |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chancel Search |
£14.32 |
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£14.32 |
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Environmental Search |
£61.20 |
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£61.20 |
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Drainage and Water Search |
£50.16 |
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£50.16 |
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Local Authority Search |
£132.00 |
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£132.00 |
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Land Registry Search fee |
£3.00 |
£0.60 |
£3.60 |
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Bankruptcy Search (£2.00 per borrower) |
£4.00 |
£0.80 |
£4.80 |
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Land Registry Fee |
£135.00 |
|
£135.00 |
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Stamp Duty Land Tax (Stamp Duty) * |
£0.00 |
|
£0.00 |
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Sub Total |
£399.68 |
£1.40 |
£401.08 |
* Stamp Duty is subject to change and can vary dependent upon your personal circumstances, for example if you are purchasing a second property. The figure shown above is for a straightforward purchase where you do not own a second property. For an accurate figure taking into account your personal circumstances please visit the HMRC website.
| Grand Total |
Charge |
VAT |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Charges |
£1,659.68 |
£253.40 |
£1,913.08 |
Process:
How long it will take from instructing us to the completion of the transaction will depend on a number of factors. The average process takes between 6-8 weeks.
The precise stages involved in the purchase of a residential property vary according to the circumstances.
However, below is the typical sequence of events from when we take instructions through to the end of the transaction:
- Take your instructions and give you initial advice
- Send Terms of Business and obtain identification documents
- Check finances are in place to fund purchase and contact lender's solicitors if separately represented
- Obtain Memorandum of Sale from Estate Agents
- Receive and advise on contract documents
- Carry out searches
- Check searches and documentation received
- Make any necessary enquiries of seller's solicitor
- Prepare Transfer and SDLT Form
- Give you advice on all documents and information received
- Give you advice on mortgage offer
- Go through the contract and documentation and obtain signatures
- Agree completion date (date from which you own the property)
- Exchange contracts and notify you that this has happened
- Arrange for all monies needed to be received from lender and you
- Complete the purchase
- Deal with payment of Stamp Duty/Land Tax
- Deal with service of notices to the Landlord / Management Company if Leasehold
- Deal with application for registration at Land Registry
Example: Couple selling a Registered Freehold Property in the York Area with a Mortgage:
Property purchase price: £250,000 with a mortgage to repay and no additional work required.
This fee breaks down as follows:
Legal fees: Our charges for carrying out the work.
| Charge Description |
Charge |
VAT |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Our fee |
£850.00 |
£170.00 |
£1,020.00 |
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Bank Telegraphic fee to repay mortgage |
£40.00 |
£8.00 |
£48.00 |
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Administrator charge |
£75.00 |
£15.00 |
£90.00 |
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Sub Total: |
£965.00 |
£193.00 |
£1,158.00 |
Disbursements: Costs payable to third-parties that relate to your matter.
| Charge Description |
Charge |
VAT |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Office Copies |
£6.00 |
£1.20 |
£7.20 |
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Sub Total |
£6.00 |
£1.20 |
£7.20 |
|
Grand Total |
Charge |
VAT |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Charges |
£971.00 |
£194.20 |
£1,165.20 |
Process:
How long it will take from instructing us to the completion of the transaction will depend on a number of factors. The average process takes between 6-8 weeks.
The precise stages involved in the sale of a residential property vary according to the circumstances.
However, below is the typical sequence of events from when we take instructions through to the end of the transaction:
- Take your instructions and give you initial advice
- Send Terms of Business and obtain identification documents
- Provide Fittings and Contents, Property Information and Leasehold Information forms
- Obtain any title documentation and mortgage details
- Obtain Memorandum of Sale from Estate Agents
- Provide buyers Solicitors with contract pack
- Obtain management pack from Landlord / Management Company if applicable
- Answer any enquiries from the buyers Solicitors
- Go through the contract and documentation and obtain signatures
- Agree completion date
- Exchange contracts
- Obtain mortgage redemption figures
- Complete the sale
Example: Couple re-mortgaging a Registered Freehold Property in the York Area:
Mortgage: £100,000.
This fee breaks down as follows:
Legal fees: Our charges for carrying out the work.
| Charge Description |
Charge |
VAT |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
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Our fee |
£550.00 |
£110.00 |
£660.00 |
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Bank Telegraphic fee to repay mortgage |
£40.00 |
£8.00 |
£48.00 |
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Administration charge |
£50.00 |
£10.00 |
£60.00 |
|
Sub Total: |
£640.00 |
£128.00 |
£768.00 |
Disbursements: Costs payable to third-parties that relate to your matter.
| Charge Description |
Charge |
VAT |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Environmental Search * |
£61.20 |
|
£61.20 |
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Drainage and Water Search * |
£50.16 |
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£50.16 |
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Local Authority Search * |
£132.00 |
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£132.00 |
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Land Registry Fee |
£20.00 |
|
£20.00 |
|
Sub Total |
£263.36 |
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£263.36 |
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Grand Total |
Charge |
VAT |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Charges |
£903.36 |
£128.00 |
£1,031.36 |
* Some lenders will you to take out a search insurance policy which is generally cheaper that the search fees.
Process:
How long it will take from instructing us to the completion of the transaction will depend on a number of factors. The average process takes between 4-6 weeks.
The precise stages involved in the re-mortgage of a residential property vary according to the circumstances.
However, below is the typical sequence of events from when we take instructions through to the end of the transaction:
- Take your instructions and give you initial advice
- Send Terms of Business and obtain identification documents
- Check that finances are in place if balance required
- Obtain details of current mortgage lender
- Obtain copies of the title
- Land Searches if required by the mortgage lender
- Check title and property
- Obtain mortgage offer and prepare mortgage report
- Advise on mortgage and obtain signatures to the mortgage deed
- Agree completion date
- Obtain mortgage redemption figures
- Obtain search insurance if required where no searches we carried out
- Complete the re-mortgage
- Deal with application for registration at Land Registry
Residential Conveyancing Team:
Our residential conveyancing department consists of a mix of qualified Solicitors, Legal Executives, Licensed Conveyancers, Conveyancing Executives, all supported by a team of experienced paralegals and secretarial staff.
Regardless of who works on your matter, they will be supervised by Lucy Gilman Head of the Wetherby Office and Head of Residential Property (Wetherby), Holly Stevens, Director, Head of Residential Property in York.
You can view more information about the individual team members by following the links on our Conveyancing services page.
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