Our administrative charges  will be as follows:-

In case of the following circumstances, additional charges as shown below would apply:-

The above fees assumes that:

• This is a standard transaction and that no unforeseen matters arise including for example (but not limited to) a defect in title which requires remedying prior to completion or the preparation of additional documents ancillary to the main transaction
• The transaction is concluded in a timely manner and no unforeseen complication arise
• All parties to the transaction are co-operative and there is no unreasonable delay from third parties providing documentation
• No indemnity policies are required. Additional disbursements may apply if indemnity policies are required.

Please note that our fees  increase further if, for example:

• If legal title to the property is defective or the property or part of it is unregistered
• If we discover that building regulations or planning permission has not been obtained
• If important documents that have previously been requested by us from you or the seller’s solicitors have not been provided
• If further investigative work is required to be done because of matters revealed by searches and title documentation.
• If the assumptions referred to above prove not to be correct.

Before incurring additional charges we will advise you of the additional charge and obtain your agreement.

These are costs/expenses related to your matter that are payable to third parties, as listed below. We handle the payment of these costs on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.

• Local Authority search – £80.00 – £350.00 depending on the local authority
• Drainage & Water search – £70.81
• Environmental search – £65.16
• Chancel Check search – £25.20
• HM Land Registry priority search – £3.00
• HM Land Registry bankruptcy search – £2.00 per person
• Consumer Bank account checker fee inc VAT – £3.00
• Anti money laundering search fee including VAT – £2.70 per person
• Electronic money transfer fee inc VAT – £18.00
• Stamp Duty Land Tax – this depends on the purchase price of your property. You can calculate the amount you will need to pay by using HMRC’s website https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/calculate-stamp-duty-land-tax/#/intro
• Land Registry fee – this depends on the purchase price of your property.

Personalised quotation

We will be happy to provide a personalised quote to include the Local Authority search fee; Stamp Duty and Land Registry fee depending on the price being paid for the purchase of your property.

From the time of your offer being accepted until you can move into your new house will depend on a number of factors. The average process takes between 6-8 weeks to exchange of contracts from the time of receiving full set of papers from the seller/s solicitors.

The typical key stages involved in the purchase of a residential property are as below:

• Take your instructions and give you initial advice
• Check finances are in place to fund purchase and contact lender’s solicitors if needed
• Receive and advise on contract documents
• Carry out searches
• Obtain further planning documentation if required
• Make any necessary enquiries of seller’s solicitor
• Give you advice on all documents and information received
• Go through conditions of mortgage offer with you
• Arrange for you to sign the  contract
• Draft Transfer
• Advise you on joint ownership
• Obtain pre-completion searches
• Agree completion date (date from which you own the property)
• Exchange contracts and notify you that this has happened
• Arrange for all monies needed to be received from lender and you
• Complete purchase
• Deal with payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax
• Deal with application of registration at Land Registry
• In case of leasehold properties to deal to obtain leasehold pack and consider the same and give appropriate notices.