For all purchases, our fees start from £1495+VAT.
Additional standard charges:
For all sales, our fees start from £1495+VAT.
Additional standard charges:
Please note that where cases are more complex, such as newbuild properties, HelpToBuy schemes or complex legal work such as exclusivity agreements, additional charges may apply.
When buying or selling a property, there are always charges that we have to pay on your behalf to third parties such as management companies or local authorities. These are called “Disbursements” and may include;
Although each transaction is unique – the stages are generally the same:
1. Formally instruct us – we’ll need to verify your identity and ensure all the correct forms are completed.
2. For sales, we send a contract pack to your buyer. For purchases, we wait to receive the contract pack from your seller.
3. For sales, we respond to any enquiries from your buyer. For purchases, we carry out searches and ask enquiries of the seller.
4. For purchases, we produce a report for your property and for your mortgage.
5. When everyone is happy with all aspects of the transaction, we exchange contracts. For sales, we wait for the buyer to send through the deposit and for purchases we send the deposit to your seller.
6. On completion, for sales, we wait for the money to be sent by the buyer, pay off any mortgages and return the remainder to you. On purchases, we send both your payment and your mortgage money to the seller.
7. Finally, for purchases, we register the property and ensure that the Stamp Duty Land Tax is paid.
For more information on the key stages please refer to : https://www.gov.uk/buy-sell-your-home
Currently, the national average for a transaction is around 21 weeks.
Naturally, we are considerably faster than this – we would expect the process to take us about 15 weeks currently.
We have financial arrangements with some introducers but we absorb these costs and do not pass them onto our clients.
We employ 23 lawyers, and 23 legal assistants, with an estimated total experience of over 270 years experience between them.
Clients have the right to complain to us and to contact the Legal Ombudsman if they are dissatisfied with our handling of their complaint.
Further information is available in our Complaints Procedure.