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Residential property pricing transparency
Our conveyancing team delivers expert legal support for property sales and purchases, offering clear, tailored estimates to suit your needs. While most conveyancing costs fall within the fee scale outlined below, the final price can be influenced by factors such as the property’s location, listed or conservation area status, valuation, or whether it involves a new lease in a development.
To ensure accuracy, our conveyancing solicitors provide an individual quote based on the specific details of your transaction. Although our fees may not be as low as bulk conveyancers or smaller high street firms, we offer exceptional value through proven experience, high-quality service, and a breadth of expertise that sets us apart. Most importantly, we give you peace of mind with professional, reliable conveyancing at a very competitive cost.
Quality assured: The team is CQS accredited, the Law Society’s quality standard for residential conveyancing, and is also a member of the Lender Exchange, a secure portal enabling law firms to exchange information with lenders designed to reduce risk and combat fraud. The firm is also Lexcel accredited, the Law Society’s legal practice quality mark for practice management and client care.
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CLICK HERE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH USIndicative residential conveyancing fee scale
| Type of conveyance | Base Value + VAT |
| <£600k | >£600k | > £800k | > £1m | >£2m | |
| Freehold sale | £1,800 | £1,920 | 0.28% | 0.50% | 1% |
| Leasehold sale | £1,920 | £2,040 | 0.30% | 0.75% | |
| Freehold purchase | £1,920 | £2,040 | 0.30% | 0.50% | 1% |
| Leasehold purchase | £2,160 | £2,280 | 0.35% | 0.75% |
| Remortgage of freehold property | £1,150 | £1,200 |
| Remortgage of leasehold property | £1,300 | £1,400 |
| Transfer of freehold interest | £1,150 (+ £100 if mortgage) | £1,300 |
| Transfer of leasehold interest | £1,300 (+ £100 if mortgage) | £1,400 |
| Lease extension* | £2,500 |
| HTB repay/redeem | £840 |
| HTB repay/redeem + remortgage | £1,150 |
*Please note we do not handle statutory lease extensions.
The example prices above are provided on a fixed-fee basis, and do not take into account any costs payable to a third party, including Land Registry fees and Stamp Duty Land Tax. For a guide to the amount of stamp duty due, please see this link for an accurate calculation of Stamp Duty.
We have provided average timescales based on previous experiences. However, please note that how long it will take from your offer being accepted until you can move in to your house will depend on a number of factors. It may be quicker or slower, depending on the parties in the chain.
For example, a first-time buyer, purchasing a new build property with a mortgage in principle, is likely to be significantly quicker than if you are buying a leasehold property that requires an extension of the lease.
In such situations additional charges may apply. Additional costs are incurred through the completion of searches on the property. Searches tell buyers practical information about a property. We have listed the most common searches below and use online providers to reduce the cost to you wherever possible.
- Title information - England & Wales: £4.50 + £3 per document or plan.
- Local authority searches to show council plans affecting the property - £90-£400
- Highways & access - £24-£180
- Drainage and water connection information - £60-£100
- Flood risk – £25-£48
- Environmental contamination history – £50-£100
- Mining & ground stability - £54-£110
- Landlord or developer’s pack containing some or all of the information above instead of the searches - £300-£1000
- Searches of agricultural property, if required, are determined by each property (bespoke) and more expensive.
We will obtain quotations and inform you of the cost. We may recommend further searches depending on risks revealed or local issues e.g. HS2 route or energy equipment; we will confirm as soon as we know if we need to do any further searches.
Exclusions
- If the legal title is not correctly registered
- If the property is not registered at Land Registry
- If there is an issue with the title to the property, and indemnity insurance is required or the defect in the titles requires remedying
- If a Deed of Variation or Lease Extension is required
- If there is more than one lender involved or there are Charging Orders that need to be dealt with
- If one of the people involved is represented by someone else
- If the property is a Listed Building
- If building regulations or planning permission have not been complied with in the past
- If there is a dispute with a neighbour or family member
- If there is to be a gift from a family member or friend
- If there is additional land with your home
- If there is a delay in receiving key information from third parties such as accounts from a landlord
- Should your property tax situation be complex.
Toni Peppard
Toni specialises in residential conveyancing transactions.
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