Our fees cover all of the legal work required to complete the purchase of a property, including dealing with registration of the transaction at the Land Registry and with the payment of any 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.
This information is based on a number of assumptions and in particular the fee assumes that:
There may be circumstances when other costs may be incurred due to the particular circumstances of your transaction e.g. the land is unregistered, purchase of part of a registered title, but we shall advise you if that is the case and will inform you about any additional costs when they arise.
Conveyancing Legal Fees and Disbursements:
NOTE: Disbursements are costs/expenses related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as pre-contract searches and Land Registry fees. Some payments attract VAT, others do not. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure the smooth process of the matter.
Stamp Duty or Land Tax:
You may have to pay Stamp Duty or Land Tax (see above) on your transaction. This depends on a number of factors in addition to the property value. You can calculate the amount you may have to pay by using HMRC’s website http://www.tax.service.gov.uk/calculate-stamp-duty-land-tax/#/intro or if the property is located in Wales by using the Welsh Revenue Authority’s website http://beta.gov.wales/land-transaction-tax-calculation.
The experience of the people who may carry out the work for you:
Please see details of the firm’s residential conveyancers under the tabs ‘Our Services’ & ‘Our Team’ on our website.
The typical timescales and key stages of the purchase transaction:
The time it takes from your offer being accepted until you can move into your new home will depend on a number of factors not least of which is whether you require mortgage finance and whether you have a property to sell. On average the process will take between 4 to 8 week but longer if you have a property to sell.
Main stages of the Process:
Our fees cover all of the legal work required to complete the purchase of a property, including dealing with registration of the transaction at the Land Registry and with the payment of any 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.
This information is based on a number of assumptions and in particular the fee assumes that:
There may be circumstances when other costs may be incurred due to the particular circumstances of your transaction but we shall advise you if that is the case and will inform you about any additional costs when they arise.
Conveyancing Legal Fees and Disbursements:
Note: Disbursements are costs / expenses related to your matter that are payable to third parties such as pre-contract searches and Land Registry fees. Some payments attract VAT others do not. We handle the payment of disbursements on your behalf to ensure the smooth progress of your matter. Some disbursements will be detailed in the lease relating to the property. We shall advise you of those disbursements once we have seen the lease.
In the case of Leasehold property you should be aware that ground rent and service charges may be payable. We will confirm those payments to you as soon as we receive the relevant documentation.
Anticipated additional Disbursements
• Notice of Transfer / mortgage fees payable to the Landlord – these fees are usually detailed in the Lease.
• Deed of Covenant fee – payable to the Landlord. This fee is detailed in the Lease.
Anticipated additional Disbursements
• Notice of Transfer / mortgage fees payable to the Landlord – these fees are usually detailed in the Lease.
• Deed of Covenant fee – payable to the Landlord. This fee is detailed in the Lease.
Stamp Duty or Land Tax:
You may have to pay Stamp Duty or Land Tax (see above) on your transaction. This depends on a number of factors in addition to the property value. You can calculate the amount you may have to pay by using HMRC’s website http://www.tax.service.gov.uk/calculate-stamp-duty-land-tax/#/intro or if the property is located in Wales by using the Welsh Revenue Authority’s website http://beta.gov.wales/land-transaction-tax-calculation.
The experience of the people who may carry out the work for you:
Please see details of the firm’s residential conveyancers under the tabs ‘Our Services’ & ‘Our Team’ on our website.
The typical timescales and key stages of the purchase transaction:
How long it will take from your offer being accepted until you can move in to your new home will depend on a number of factors not least of which is whether you require mortgage finance and whether you have a property to sell. On average the process will take between 4 to 8 week but longer if you have a property to sell.
Main stages of the Process:
Our fees cover all of the legal work required to complete the sale of property based in England & Wales.
The information is based on a number of assumptions and in particular the fee assumes that:
There may be circumstances when other costs may be incurred due to the particular circumstances of your transaction e.g. the property is unregistered but we will advise you if this becomes the case and will tell you about any additional costs when they arise.
Conveyancing Legal Fees and Disbursements:
Note: Disbursements are costs / expenses related to your matter that are payable to third parties. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
Anticipated Disbursements
• Office Copies entries per title £6.00 / £9.00
• Bankruptcy search fee £2.00 per person
The experience of the people who may carry out the work for you:
Please see details of the firm’s residential conveyancers under the tabs ‘Our Services’ & ‘Our Team’ on our website.
The typical timescales and key stages of the sale transaction:
The time it takes from your offer being accepted until you have to vacate your home will depend on a number of factors. On average the process takes between 4 to 8 weeks.
It can be quicker or slower, depending on the parties in the chain. For example, if your buyer has a property to sell it could take longer than 8 weeks.
Main stages of the Process:
The precise stages involved in the sale of a residential property vary according to the circumstances but will typically include:
Our fees cover all of the legal work required to complete the sale of a property based in England & Wales.
This information is based on a number of assumptions and in particular the fee assumes that:
There may be circumstances when other costs may be incurred due to the particular circumstances of your transaction but we will advise you if this becomes the case and will tell you about any additional costs when they arise.
Conveyancing Legal Fees and Disbursements:
Note: Disbursements are costs / expenses related to your matter that are payable to third parties. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process. There are certain disbursements which will be set out in the lease relating to the Property. We can confirm those disbursements on perusing the lease.
Anticipated Disbursements
• Office Copies entries per title £6.00 / £9.00
• Bankruptcy search fee £2.00 per person
The experience of the people who may carry out the work for you:
Please see details of the firm’s residential conveyancers under the tabs ‘Our Services’ & ‘Our Team’ on our website.
The typical timescales and key stages of the sale transaction:
How long it will take from the offer being accepted until you have to vacate your home will depend on a number of factors. On average the process takes between 4 – 8 weeks.
It can be quicker or slower, depending on the parties in the chain. For example, if your buyer has a property to sell, it could take longer.
Main stages of the Process:
The precise stages involved in the purchase of a residential property vary according to the circumstances but will typically include:
A mortgage is a loan secured against your property where there is no current mortgage. A re-mortgage occurs when you redeem your existing mortgage and replace it with a new mortgage with either the same lender or a different lender. Our fees for a mortgage or re-mortgage as detailed below only apply if you are using a mainstream or high street Lender. If your lender is not mainstream or a high street lender then our fees will be higher.
It is important to note that you cannot normally re-mortgage your property unless you have owned it for longer than 6 months. You should check the situation with your lender.
Our fees are based on a number of assumptions in particular:
In addition to the fees and disbursements stated additional costs may arise due to the particular circumstances of the transactions. We shall advise you of those when and if they arise.
Please note that some lenders require local and other searches to be carried out against the property whereas some will accept Indemnity Insurance instead which is usually cheaper than the cost of the searches. We shall advise you of the situation once we know who your lender is.
Conveyancing Legal Fees and Disbursements:
Note: Disbursements are costs / expenses related to your matter that are payable to third parties. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
Anticipated Disbursements
• Search fees £163 – £190 (inclusive of VAT) or search Indemnity Insurance depending on lenders requirements
• Office Copy entries fee per title £6.00
• Land Registry search fee £3.00
• Bankruptcy search fee £2.00 per name
• Land Registry Registration fee £40.00
The experience of the people who may carry out the work for you:
Please see details of the firm’s residential conveyancers under the tabs ‘Our Services’ & ‘Our Team’ on our website.
The typical timescales and key stages of the transaction:
How long it will take from the offer being made until the mortgage/re-mortgage is completed will depend on a number of factors. On average the process takes between around 3 to 4 weeks.
It can be quicker or slower, depending on the lender requirements.
Main stages of the Process:
The precise stages involved vary according to the lender but will typically include:
If the transaction does not complete we shall make a charge for the work carried out up to the date / cessation as follows:
Stage: Prior to preparing / perusing draft documentation
% of our charge: 20%
Stage: Upon commencement of drafting documentation or perusing draft documentation received
% of our charge: 70%
Stage: Upon finalising the draft documentation
% of our charge: 90%
Plus disbursements incurred