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Our Service
We will (depending on whether we are acting for the buyer or seller):
How much will it cost?
If you are purchasing a freehold property, our fees on a purchase are:
|
Purchase price |
Our fee |
VAT |
Total |
|
£0-£100,000 |
£600 |
£120 |
£720 |
|
£100,001 - £150,000 |
£650 |
£130 |
£780 |
|
£150,001 - £200,000 |
£700 |
£140 |
£840 |
|
£200,001 - £250,000 |
£750 |
£150 |
£900 |
|
£250,001 - £300,000 |
£800 |
£160 |
£960 |
|
£300,001 - £400,000 |
£850 |
£170 |
£1020 |
|
£400,001 - £500,000 |
£900 |
£180 |
£1080 |
|
£500,001 - £750,000 |
£1000 |
£200 |
£1200 |
Each transaction will also incur the additional charges set out below:
|
Additional charge and explanation |
Our fee |
VAT |
Total |
|
Bank transfer fee |
£30.00 |
£6.00 |
£36.00 |
|
Independent ID verification (per person) |
£5.00 |
£1.00 |
£6.00 |
Depending on the specific nature of your purchase, we may also charge you the following:
|
Charge |
Our fee |
VAT |
Total |
|
Purchase of a leasehold house |
£100.00 |
£20.00 |
£120.00 |
|
Purchase of any other leasehold property |
£150.00 |
£30.00 |
£180.00 |
|
Purchase of a shared ownership property |
£250.00 |
£50.00 |
£300.00 |
|
Gifted deposit |
£50.00 |
£10.00 |
£60.00 |
|
New build property |
£250.00 |
£50.00 |
£300.00 |
The above costs are for our fees only and all are subject to the disbursements on your matter.
Disbursements on a purchase
Please note that, subject to the relevant rules in operation at the time of your purchase and the value and nature of your purchase (i.e. whether you are a first time buyer or if you are purchasing a buy to let property), you may be required to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax on your purchase. This is not classified as a disbursement and we will advise you on your tax liability, if any, upon receipt of your instructions or specific enquiry.
Please note that our search and service providers often increase charges at little notice and so the disbursements quoted below are subject to change. We update this website as soon as possible following any such change.
Typically, the following searches are required for a purchase (all charges are inclusive of any VAT or insurance premium tax):
|
Local Authority’s current search fee (if Blackpool, Wyre or Fylde) |
£122.70 inc VAT |
|
Drainage and Water search fee |
£79.50 inc VAT |
|
Environmental search |
£71.40 inc VAT |
|
Land Registry priority title search |
£3.00 no VAT |
|
Bankruptcy search - £2 per seller named on the Register of Title |
£2.00 no VAT |
|
Land charges search - £2 per seller named on the Register of Title |
£2.00 no VAT |
It may transpire through the course of your purchase that further searches are required, but this is not typically so and most of our purchase matters complete having undertaken only the searches listed above.
You will have to pay a fee to register your property.
|
Purchase price |
Land Registry registration fee (no VAT) |
|
£0 - £80,000 |
£20.00 no VAT |
|
£80,001 - £100,000 |
£40.00 no VAT |
|
£100,001 - £200,000 |
£100.00 no VAT |
|
£200,001 - £500,000 |
£150.00 no VAT |
|
£500,001 - £1,000,000 |
£295.00 no VAT |
|
£1,000,000 and above |
£500.00 no VAT |
How much will it cost? – Sale
If you are purchasing a freehold property, our fees on a purchase are:
|
Purchase price |
Our fee |
VAT |
Total |
|
£0-£100,000 |
£600.00 |
£120.00 |
£720.00 |
|
£100,001 - £150,000 |
£650.00 |
£130.00 |
£780.00 |
|
£150,001 - £200,000 |
£700.00 |
£140.00 |
£840.00 |
|
£200,001 - £250,000 |
£750.00 |
£150.00 |
£900.00 |
|
£250,001 - £300,000 |
£800.00 |
£160.00 |
£960.00 |
|
£300,001 - £400,000 |
£850.00 |
£170.00 |
£1020.00 |
|
£400,001 - £500,000 |
£900.00 |
£180.00 |
£1080.00 |
|
£500,001 - £750,000 |
£1000.00 |
£200.00 |
£1200.00 |
|
Over £750,000 |
To be negotiated |
To be applied |
To be agreed |
Each transaction will also incur the additional charges set out below:
|
Additional charge and explanation |
Our fee |
VAT |
Total |
|
Bank transfer fee |
£30.00 |
£6.00 |
£36.00 |
|
Independent ID verification (per person) |
£5.75 |
£1.15 |
£6.90 |
We are currently on the panels of Lloyds Banking Group (Halifax, Birmingham Midshires and Lloyds) and Barclays. If you are purchasing a property with any of these lenders, we would be delighted to assist you, but cannot act where the mortgage is provided by any other lender.
Depending on the specific nature of your purchase, we may also charge you the following:
|
Charge |
Our fee |
VAT |
Total |
|
Sale of a leasehold house |
£100.00 |
£20.00 |
£120.00 |
|
Sale of any other leasehold property |
£150.00 |
£30.00 |
£180.00 |
|
Sale of a shared ownership property |
£250.00 |
£50.00 |
£300.00 |
The above costs are for our fees only and all are subject to the disbursements on your matter.
Re-mortgages
We charge £500 plus VAT for acting on a re-mortgage.
Our disbursements are limited to the Land Registry searches of £3 per document (there is no VAT on Land Registry charges) and typically the total cost of these is between £6-£15 depending on how many documents are registered and whether the property being re-mortgaged is freehold or leasehold. Most lenders normally permit the purchase of no search insurance rather than undertaking new searches and this costs, inclusive of insurance premium tax.
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