Your Conveyancer’s Residential Property Fees for clients contacting us directly. All fees and any additional outlays will be fully listed in the terms of business letter sent to you at the start of any transaction.
The following is a general guide to the fees and outlays for an average sale and purchase transaction:
Sale of a residential property
Our fees cover all of the work required to complete the sale of your current property, dealing with your offer and subsequent missives, ordering searches, repaying any secured loans and registering any deeds at Registers of Scotland and paying any funds to you.
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Scotland
Residential Property Sale
Professional Charges:
- Legal Fee: £665.00 (Negotiating and concluding missives, obtaining property enquiry certificates, preparing discharge, instructing search, settling transaction)
- VAT on Legal Fees @ 20%: £133.00
- Additional Legal Fees: £222.50
- VAT on Additional Fees: £44.50
- Total Professional Charges: £1,065.00
Outlays (Payments to Third Parties):
- Multisearch: £160.00
- Registration Dues - Discharge: £80.00
- Copy Deed: £30.00
- Registers of Scotland Fee for Advance Notice Registration: £20.00
- Total Outlays: £290.00
Total Fees and Outlays: £1,355.00
Purchase of a residential property
Our fees cover all of the work required to complete the purchase of your property, dealing with any offers and subsequent missives, examining title deeds and searches and raising necessary observations, dealing with all funding from you, liaising with any mortgage company, drafting relevant security documents and ordering loan funds and registering any deeds at Registers of Scotland.
Residential Property Purchase
Professional Charges:
- Legal Fee: £625.00 (Negotiating and concluding missives, examining title, preparing security documentation, settling transaction)
- VAT on Legal Fees @ 20%: £125.00
- Additional Legal Fees: £235.00
- VAT on Additional Fees: £47.00
- Total Professional Charges: £1,032.00
Outlays (Payments to Third Parties):
- Registration Dues - Standard Security (Lender): £80.00
- Registration Dues - Disposition: £140.00
- Registers of Scotland Fee for Advance Notice Registration (Lender): £20.00
- Total Outlays: £240.00
Additional Fees:
- ID Verification Charge: £15.00
- Telegraphic Transfer: £45.00
- LBTT Preparation: £75.00
- Help to Buy ISA (x2): £100.00
- Total Additional Fees: £235.00
Total Fees and Outlays: £1,272.00
Sale of a residential property
Our fees cover all of the work required to complete the sale of your property. This includes handling your offer and subsequent contract negotiations, ordering property searches, redeeming any secured loans, registering any deeds with HM Land Registry, and transferring any proceeds to you.
England and Wales
Residential Property Sale
Professional Charges:
- Legal Fee: £620.00 (Negotiating and concluding missives, obtaining property enquiry
- VAT on Legal Fees @ 20%: £124.00
- Additional Legal Fees: £90.00 (Electronic ID Check: £10.00 per person, Telegraphic Transfer: £30.00 per transfer, Mortgage Redemption: £50.00)
- VAT on Additional Fees: £18.00
- Total Professional Charges: £852.00
Outlays (Payments to Third Parties):
- Copy Documents from Land Registry: £6.00
- Total Outlays: £6.00
Total Fees and Outlays: £858.00
Purchase of a residential property
Our fees cover all of the work required to complete the purchase of your property. This includes handling any offers and subsequent contract negotiations, examining title deeds and searches, raising any necessary enquiries, managing all funding from you, liaising with your mortgage provider, drafting relevant security documents, arranging for the release of loan funds, and registering any deeds with HM Land Registry.
Residential Property Purchase
Professional Charges:
- Legal Fee: £620.00 (Negotiating and concluding missives, examining title, preparing security documentation, settling transaction)
- VAT on Legal Fees @ 20%: £124.00
- Additional Legal Fees: £90.00 (Electronic ID Check: £10.00 per person, Telegraphic Transfer: £30.00 per transfer, Mortgage Redemption: £50.00)
- VAT on Additional Fees: £18.00
- Total Professional Charges: £852.00
Outlays (Payments to Third Parties):
- Copy Documents from Land Registry: £6.00
- Total Outlays: £6.00
Total Fees and Outlays: £858.00
Disclaimer: The above fees are average estimates. Different cases can present unique challenges that could lead to unexpected outlays. For a comprehensive breakdown of fees applicable to your specific case, please refer to our Terms of Business letter and consult with your conveyancer.