Selling a Property - Solicitor Fees
Award-winning conveyancing solicitors
At Hart Brown, we understand the challenges you may face when selling your home. Our dedicated award-winning team brings a wealth of experience in property sales, equipped to offer expert guidance and support throughout the entire process.
With the support of our experienced solicitors, you can trust that we will work diligently to expedite the exchange of contracts with the new buyer, minimising delays and facilitating a swift transaction.
As well as helping you to sell your residential home, our local conveyancing solicitors can also help with the following:
- Selling agricultural land or farmland
- Selling property at auction
- Selling a buy-to-let or other investment property
- Selling a leasehold property or a retirement property
- Selling a shared ownership property
- Selling land for development
- Selling your property
Whether you are selling your home, investment property, agricultural land, farmland or retirement home, our solicitors are ready to assist. With extensive experience in all types of property transactions, we have the expertise to navigate any scenario. We understand that potential buyers often come with questions and concerns about the property in question and sometimes issues can arise. Our experience in conveyancing means that we recognise the questions that may be raised by potential buyers and we can help you to consider these before you market the property or land.
Selling your property at auction
If you are considering selling your property at auction, you should instruct a specialist property conveyancing solicitor before you list the property for sale, as you will need to have information about the title, the terms of the contract and replies to enquiries before the auction takes place. We have expert solicitors in our property department who can prepare the necessary auction pack.
Selling land for development
If you are considering selling part of your land for development, you should seek legal advice before doing so. We will take the time to understand your objectives in selling part of your land and we will ensure that your rights are protected.
Selling a shared ownership property
If you are selling a shared ownership property, strict procedures must be followed including giving notice (of at least 2 months) to the housing association and obtaining the housing association’s consent to your sale. We regularly act for sellers of shared ownership properties and we are very familiar with the issues that commonly arise, so rest assured knowing that you are in expert hands.
To discuss selling your property with our experienced solicitors, or to find out more about the fees involved, please call us today on 01483 887766, email us or start a live chat.
Our Fees
Fees:
Our legal fees for the sale of a freehold property:
Minimum fee: £1,770 including VAT at 20%
Average fee: £2,154 including VAT at 20%
Our legal fees for the sale of a leasehold property:
Minimum fee: £2,100 including VAT at 20%
Average fee: £2,520 including VAT at 20%
Our fees are calculated based upon various factors that include the sale price, the complexity of matters that affect the property, the desired timescale for the transaction and capacity at the time of instruction. Please contact us so that we can provide an estimate of costs tailored to your intended transaction.
Our fees detailed above are based on the assumption that the transaction is straightforward, without unforeseen complexities and that:
- the property is held under a single title at the Land Registry with no title defects;
- one contract is sent to one buyer;
- the sale is subject to an unconditional contract;
- the property is sold with vacant possession;
- completion takes place on the date agreed in the contract; and
- if you are selling a leasehold property, there is an existing lease (not the grant of a new lease), in an acceptable form with an effective management set up and not requiring formal variation of the provisions or an extension of the lease term.
Depending upon whether you are selling a freehold or leasehold property, you can also expect to pay the following additional fees:
Our admin fee for customer due diligence : £24 (per client) including VAT at 20%
Land Registry fee for copy title: £6.60 including VAT at 20%.
Estimated landlord’s management fee (leasehold properties): £180 including VAT at 20%.
Our money transfer fee to repay mortgage: £54.00 including VAT at 20%.
Our money transfer fee to pay the balance of the sale proceeds to you: £54.00 including VAT at 20%.
Any fee (usually not exceeding £20) charged by the Land Registry for a copy document referred to in your title.
For a leasehold sale, any administration fee charged by your lessor or managing agent for providing information required by your buyer’s solicitor, and any legal fees charged by your lessor for consent to sell if this is a condition of your lease.
What work do our fees cover? To:
- obtain and check the title to the property;
- obtain and check completed information forms with all relevant paperwork;
- obtain and check management information for a leasehold property;
- obtain an initial redemption figure if there is a mortgage;
- prepare and send a full pack of paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors;
- negotiate the sale contract;
- respond to enquiries from the buyer’s solicitors;
- proceed to exchange contracts and then complete the sale;
- transfer funds to redeem any mortgage;
- discharge commission due to your estate agent; and
- transfer any balance to your account.
How long can you expect your sale transaction to take?
The average time frame to complete the sale of a property is between 8 and 12 weeks.
* Last updated October 2023