Overview

£450 + VAT + HM Land Registry Fee + Disbursements

The fee for our professional services includes:

• Investigation of the title deeds
• Preparation of the transfer deed 
• Submitting an application to register your ownership with HM Land Registry
• Dealing with any requisitions raised by HM Land Registry
• All associated correspondence and telephone calls with yourself

The HM Land Registry fee is dependent on the value of the property and whether the transfer is for monetary consideration. For more information on HM Land Registry’s fees, please visit the following link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hm-land-registry-registration-services-fees

Disbursements

Disbursements

• Anti-Money Laundering checks – £5.00 + VAT (per client)
• Official copies of documents from HM Land Registry – £3.00 (per document)
• AP1 Fee – £5.00 + VAT (per property)
• SDLT Fee – £5.00 + VAT (if applicable)

Leasehold

For dealing with a leasehold transfer, we charge an additional fee of £75 + VAT to handle all correspondence with your landlord for the purposes of obtaining their consent to the transfer (if required). Please note, your landlord is entitled to charge you their legal fees for the preparation of any necessary consent or notice of consent.

Monetary Consideration

Where property is transferred for monetary consideration, it shall be necessary for us to file a land transaction return to HMRC in order to register your ownership. We charge an additional fee of £75 + VAT to handle the preparation and filing of the return and all correspondence with HMRC. Please note, a land transaction return must be filed even where there is no stamp duty payable on the transaction.

Mortgage

Where there is a mortgage charged against your property, the terms of your mortgage will likely oblige us to obtain the consent of your lender before the change in ownership may be registered. We charge an additional fee of £150 + VAT to handle the necessary correspondence with your lender. Please note, your lender is entitled to charge you their legal fees in connection with providing their consent.

Restrictions

Where there is a restriction registered against the property, it may be necessary for us to obtain the consent of a third party (aside from a lender) to the transfer. We charge an additional fee of £125 + VAT to handle the correspondence necessary to obtain such con

£500 – £1,000* + VAT + HM Land Registry Fee + Disbursements

The fee for our professional services includes:

• Investigation of the title deeds and proposed plan
• Preparation of the transfer deed 
• Submitting an application to register the property with HM Land Registry
• Dealing with any requisitions raised by HM Land Registry
• All associated correspondence and telephone calls with yourself

Please note, it shall also be necessary to obtain a HM Land Registry compliant plan of the transferred part. For more information on HM Land Registry compliant plans, please visit the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preparing-plans-for-land-registry-applications/guidance-for-preparing-plans-for-land-registry-applications

*Depending upon the complexity of the matter