What does your conveyancing quote include?
Complete quote
A complete quote includes a detailed breakdown of all legal fees and disbursements you'll pay to your solicitor, for a standard conveyancing transaction.
Any potential cost that can be identified at the quote stage will be included in your quote.
Fixed fee promise
The fixed fee promise means that you pay exactly what you are quoted, provided the information you've given us is correct.
If you want your solicitor to carry out additional legal work that falls outside of the standard conveyancing process, such as a lease extension, deed of trust or deed of covenant, your solicitor may charge you additional fees.
If you do ask your solicitor to complete any additional work, your solicitor will inform you of any additional costs.
No sale, no fee guarantee
Our 'No Completion, No Fee' guarantee ensures you don’t pay your solicitor's fixed legal fees if your property transaction doesn’t complete. A fee included in your initial quote covers this guarantee. If your transaction falls through, you can either apply this fee to your next transaction or request a full refund. Third party costs (disbursements) incurred on your behalf remain payable.
Search plus protection
If your property transaction does not complete and you need a second set of searches on a different property, the second set is free of charge. (Terms and conditions apply).
All lender panels
When you buy a property with a mortgage, your solicitor will need to be an approved member of the bank or building society's legal panel. If your solicitor is not on the panel, you will incur additional costs and delays. As our solicitors can act for all UK lenders, your move can proceed with lender delays or additional costs.
Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS)
Quotes are provided by our highly experienced panel of SRA regulated conveyancing solicitors and CLC regulated licensed conveyancers.
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Conveyancing fees
Conveyancing fees are paid to your solicitor for the legal work that they complete on your behalf. Your conveyancing solicitor's quote should clearly detail the legal fees, including VAT, that you'll pay when your transaction completes.
Conveyancing disbursements
Disbursements are third party costs incurred by a solicitor on behalf of their clients. Examples of disbursements include Stamp Duty, HM Land Registry fees, bank transfer fees, and managing agent leasehold information packs.
In the event that additional disbursements are necessary, your solicitor will notify you.
Are there any other legal fees to pay?
No, your conveyancing quote includes fees for all of the legal work your solicitor will need to do to complete a standard conveyancing transaction.
If I want my solicitor to do additional legal work, what will it cost?
In certain circumstances, you may ask your solicitor to complete additional legal work that is not part of a standard conveyancing transaction, such as a lease extension or a deed of trust. Your solicitor will notify you of any additional fee or disbursement cost implications.
| Example | Description |
|---|---|
| Lease extension | If you are extending your lease during the sale, this requires additional legal work beyond standard conveyancing. |
| Contract race | When a seller opens the property to multiple buyers, with the first to complete the purchase winning the property. Solicitors must expedite their work to outpace competing buyers, knowing they may not get paid if their client loses the race. |
| Declaration of trust | When 2 or more owners with different shares in a property draw up a separate contract detailing their agreement. |
| Deed of covenant | An agreement between a leaseholder and a freeholder that sets out obligations such as property maintenance. |
| Deed of easement | An agreement that grants the right to use another person's land for a specifically stated purpose. |
| Deed of postponement | A deed required by some lenders in order to prioritise certain ‘charges’ |
| Deed of variation | A separate deed enabling a freeholder and tenant to change the terms of the lease. |
| Lockout agreement | An agreement between a seller and a buyer giving the buyer exclusive rights to proceed with the purchase for a defined amount of time. |
| Mutual deed of covenant for flying freehold | A legally binding agreement between you and the freeholder which sets out obligations on a property with a flying freehold. |
| Notice of Transfer or assignment | An agreement to pass on the responsibilities of the lease to someone else. |
| Removal of a registered caution or restriction at HM Land Registry | Restrictions can be placed at the HM Land Registry against land or property to prevent any owner from making any specific changes. |
| Examples of additional disbursements: | |
| Example | Description |
| Indemnity insurance policy | Indemnity insurance in conveyancing covers unresolvable or time-consuming legal issues with a property, such as an extension lacking planning permission or building regulation approval. |
| Management information pack | When selling a leasehold property, you'll need to request a leasehold management pack from the freeholder or managing agent. This pack contains essential information like service charge accounts, ground rent, and planned major works, and may come with a fee. |
| Additional pre-contract search | Additional searches may be required if initial searches identify an issue needing further investigation. An example could be a mining search, HS2 route search or a Crossrail search. |
