Overview

Reviewing and advising on the contract and supporting documents, negotiating its terms, making any necessary enquiries and reporting to you, discussing the buyer entity and its implications.

Ensuring the survey and other inspections are satisfactory.

Attending to signing the contract and transfer.

Exchanging contracts and satisfying the lender’s requirements.

Making requisitions and receiving replies and undertakings.

Completing the stamp duty land tax/land transaction tax return and attending to payment and stamping.

Completing, advising on and attending to signing of mortgage documentation and arranging compliance with the lender’s requirements.

Arranging and attending to searches and completion, overseeing registration of the title into your name and finalising the accounts and reporting to you.

All attendances, correspondence and telephone calls.

The scope of work covered by our retainer is confined to the conveyance of the property and not unusual additional work, for instance disputes or advice on tax issues. If the work on the matter exceeds the normal reasonable bounds there will be additional charges.

Please note that in circumstances where the purchase is not proceeding we will render an account for work completed.

Please note where the price states excluding VAT, then no VAT is payable.

Services

*VAT is currently chargeable at 20%

Please note we charge a fee of £75.00 plus VAT to draft and submit the SDLT submission form to HMRC in order to register the property at HM Land Registry.

(NB this is not a definitive list but covers the main exceptional costs) we require the funds in advance in order to carry out this additional works.

• Dealing with unregistered property  from: £1,000.00 + VAT 
• Epitome of title – from £500.00+VAT
• Deed of Covenant/Other basic deed : £180.00 + VAT
• Dealing with a charge that the lender has neglected to discharge – £350.00+VAT
• Licence to Assign/Other basis Licence: £180.00 + VAT
• Deed of guarantee : from £500.00 + VAT
• Deed of postponement : £350.00 + VAT
• Upgrade of title : £250.00 + VAT
• Drafting a rider – £125.00+VAT
• Share of freehold in connection with a lease : £250.00 + VAT
• Preparing a Statutory Declaration : £150.00 + VAT
• Dealing with sale/purchase as a contract race : £500.00 + VAT
• Sale/Purchase subject to an existing tenant : £200.00 + VAT
• Dealing with and agreeing a retention : from £75.00 + VAT
• Deed of priorities : £250.00 + VAT
• Assured Shorthold Tenancies Enquiries : £250.00 + VAT
• Acquiring an extension in an existing lease from: £750.00 + VAT
• Solar Panel Lease for a Sale : £150.00 + VAT
• Solar Panel Enquiries: £75.00 + VAT
• Drafting TP1 (Transfer of part) from : £125 + VAT
• Deed of Appointment of a New Trustee : £75.00 + VAT
• Removal of registered Caution or restriction or Notice (Each Time) from : £250.00 + VAT
• Dealing with more than one title number : £120.00 + VAT

• If it transpires that the property is Leasehold and we were not informed at the time of instruction, there will be a charge for dealing with the lease of £150 + VAT.

Disbursements

*VAT is currently chargeable at 20%

Key Stages and Timescales

Please note the timescale may be varied depending on the circumstances however we will discuss the matter alongside as the matter progresses and update you fully in relation to any delays incurred during the transaction.