Our services are offered on a fixed fee, “no move no fee” basis.

This means that if you don’t end up completing a transaction then we won’t charge you for our legal work (although this doesn’t include any 3rd party expenses).

Just complete our contact form, with a few details and we’ll email you a personalised estimate of costs relating to your specific circumstances.

Here is an illustration of the likely estimated costs involved in the purchase of a freehold property for £235,000:

PURCHASE (£)
Legal Fees 675.00
VAT on legal fees 135.00
Total 810.00
SUPPLEMENTS (£)
Stamp Duty Land Tax submission 85.00
Bank transfer fee 45.00
ID fee 30.00
e-conveyancing fee 30.00
VAT on supplements 38.00
Total 228.00
LIKELY 3rd PARTY EXPENSES (£)
Search bundle 300.00 (approx)
Land Registry fees 150.00
Land Registry searches 10.00 (approx)
Chancel insurance 12.00
Stamp Duty Land Tax see below

Notes:

  • The above illustration is based on a freehold property. If you are buying a leasehold property an additional charge will apply.
  • Stamp Duty Land Tax may be payable on the purchase of a property. For full details of how much is payable in your specific circumstances please visit: https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax
  • We do enter into referral agreements. Where this is applicable you will be advised when you ask us to go ahead. Our average referral fee is approx. £250+VAT.

Stamp Duty

Stamp duty land tax submission – our fee for completing your stamp duty land tax return to the Inland Revenue via their secure website. Please note that the Revenue require a return to be made in every case, even where no stamp duty is payable.

ID Fee

ID fee – this is our fee for checking and verifying your identity online, which usually avoids the need for you to visit us with or send to us your original identity documents.

E-conveyancing fee

E-conveyancing fee – this is our fee for providing a range of online facilities including our case management system, online legal indemnity insurance and access to the land registry e-conveyancing portal.

Search Bundle

Search bundle – this includes a local authority search, a water & drainage search and an environmental search.

Land Registry Fees

Land Registry fees – If the property you are buying is brand new or currently unregistered at Land Registry, then a higher Land Registry fee will apply. In the above example the higher fee would be £330.

Land Registry searches

Land Registry searches – searches carried out at the Land Registry before completion for your protection.

Chancel Insurance

Chancel Insurance – A one-off insurance premium to protect you and any mortgage lender against a claim for chancel repair contributions.

Don’t just take our word for it..

“Thank you for all your hard work in helping our move go so smoothly. We’re very aware that it was an extremely quick turnaround that wouldn’t have been possible without your extra efforts”

Mr & Mrs A, America