Pricing for Buying or Selling a Property

Our costs are set out below. Alternatively, contact us by clicking the ‘Get a quote’ button, and we can email or telephone you with the fixed costs for buying or selling your property.

Sale

 

Under £500,000	£960 + VAT
£500,000 and over	£1,050 + VAT
£1,000,000 and over	0.1% of Value + £150 + VAT
CHAPS Transfer (Per Transfer)	£25 + VAT
Client Onboarding  Fee (Per Person)	£45 + VAT
Disbursements
Office Copy Entries* (Per Document)	£3 + VAT

*Typically £6 for Freehold properties and £15 for Leasehold properties but can be higher if more documents required to be ordered from Land Registry.

Purchase

Under £500,000	£960 + VAT
£500,000 and over	£1,050 + VAT
£1,000,000 and over	0.1% of Value + £150 + VAT
CHAPS Transfer (Per Transfer)	£25 + VAT
Client Onboarding Fee (Per Person)	£45 + VAT
Electronic Registration with HM Land Registry	£60 + VAT
Dealing Stamp Duty Submission	£60 + VAT
Search pack*	£450 Approx
Pre-Completion title check (Per Title)	£3 + VAT
Bankruptcy Search (Per Person)	£2 + VAT
Pre-Completion LM04 Search	£5 + VAT
Solicitor Bank Check Fee	£18 + VAT
HM Land Registry Fee	See table below

*Search fees vary from local authority to local authority and can be both higher and lower than the figures quoted. The exact figures will be confirmed once the searches are ordered through our agent.

 

Remortgage

Legal Fees*	£675 + VAT
CHAPS Transfer	£25 + VAT
Electronic Registration with HM Land Registry	£60 + VAT
Client Onboarding  Fee (Per Person)	£45 + VAT
Disbursements
Office Copy Entries**	£6 + VAT
Pre-Completion title check (Per Title)	£3 + VAT
Bankruptcy Search (Per Person)	£2 + VAT
HM Land Registry Fee	See table below

*If a transfer of equity is proposed jointly with a re-mortgage then please discuss with us as further fees will be payable dependent on the nature of the transaction

**Can be higher if more documents required to be ordered from Land Registry at the cost of £3.00 per document.

 

HM Land Registry Fees (Buying)

Property Value	Fee-Postal applications, Transfers of Part and New Leases	Fee – Electronic Applications
£0 – 80,000	£45	£20
£80,001 – 100,000	£95	£40
£100,001 – 200,000	£230	£100
£200,001 – 500,000	£330	£150
£500,001 – 1,000,000	£655	£295
£1,000,001 and over	£1105	£500

 

HM Land Registry Fees (Buying)

Scale 2 (Not for Value and charges)	New Lease, Transfer Part & First Registration	Whole Title
£0 – 100,000	£45	£20
£100,001 – 200,000	£70	£30
£200,001 – 500,000	£100	£45
£500,001 – 1,000,000	£145	£65
£1,000,001 and over	£305	£125

Stamp Duty Land Tax / Land Transaction 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 or if the property is located in Wales by using the Welsh Revenue Authority’s website here.

Additional Fees

If the property falls into one of the categories below it will incur these additional legal fees

Leasehold	£150 + VAT
Share of freehold	£175 + VAT
Retirement Property	£100 + VAT
Shared ownership	£150 + VAT
Help to Buy ISA	£50 + VAT
New build (Purchase Only)	£150 + VAT
Help to Buy Equity Loan (Purchase)	£250 + VAT
Discharge of Equity Loan	£150 + VAT
Buy to Let already occupied	£150 + VAT

Lease Extension (Simultaneous with Sale/Purchase)

£650 + VAT

Lease Extension (Stand Alone Matter)	£900 + VAT
Obtaining Indemnity Insurance	£60 + VAT
Dealing with Receipt of funds (5 or more transfers)	£60 + VAT

Anticipated Disbursements

Notice of Transfer / Charge (Per Notice)	£30-90
Deed of Covenant	£100-£200
Certificate of Compliance	£100-£200
License to Assign	£200-£475
Freeholder Replies to Enquiries	£100-£350

Share Certificate

£100-£175

For more information about our pricing please contact us on 020 8866 1820 or email our specialist Property team on property@collinshoy.com and we would be happy to assist.