Additional Fees

When Might there be an Additional Fee?

We will only advise you of the additional fee if we become aware of a change once the transaction starts. For example, we assume that the house title is registered so, if we discover the title is unregistered then the additional fee will be advised and added to your final invoice.

Which transactions require additional fees?

Transaction	Fee
Leasehold House	£50
Leasehold Flat	£200
Leasehold with Freehold Involvement	£200-£300
New Build Property	£250
Unregistered Title	£100
Freehold Management Company Admin Fee	£200
Shared Ownership	£500
Voluntary First Registration	£450
Acting for a Company *This fee does not involve providing Independent Legal Advice to Directors to satisfy any lender requirements. Any such work will be supplemental and quoted separately.	£295*
Buying at Auction Our Auction Pack Review fee is 50% of the legal fee calculated under our standard purchase fee scale. If you go on to purchase the property and instruct us to act on the purchase, the Auction Pack Review fee you have already paid will be deducted from your full purchase legal fee. Tier 1. Modern Method of Auction	£350
Tier 2. Standard 28-day auction	£500
Tier 3. 14-day/short-timescale auctions - subject to discussion with our New Business Team before quoting	£750 - £1000

Other Additional Costs

Our standard fee includes the usual source of funds checks. Where funding arrangements are unusual or complex, or additional investigation is required, there may be an additional charge to reflect the extra work involved. Your conveyancer will review this once the file is open and will advise you of any additional fee before carrying out the additional work.

Every property transaction is different and issues can arise that need to be resolved to progress the sale or purchase. These are the types of issue that only become apparent during the conveyancing process. Any additional work will be explained to you before the additional costs are incurred on top of the Legal Fee quoted to you. Below is a list of the most common issues that can arise together with the likely fee involved. If a major issue has to be resolved, then we will give you an estimate of the range of likely costs. The list is not exhaustive.

Item	Additional Cost
Gifted Deposit	£50 per gift
Indemnity Policy Admin Fee	£25
Declaration of Trust	£400
Additional Mortgage/Charge (each)	£150
Variation of Lease	£200-600
Split Representation Fee	£150
Help to Buy ISA	£50
Lifetime ISA	£50
Additional Bank Transfer Fee	£30 per transfer
International Bank Transfer Fee	£100
Statement of Truth	£100
Bridging Finance	£750 - £1000
Service Charge Retention Fee	£75
Key Undertaking for Access	£75
Help to Buy Loan Repayment	£200
Solar Panels	£150
Private Drainage (e.g. Septic Tanks)	£150
Occupiers Consent Admin Fee	£75
Sale subject to a Tenancy	£150