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Solicitors fees?

Athlete
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I've had a quote for the solicitors fees on a house I'm buying, are they comparable to what other solicitors would charge, not online ones.
House price = £109,750
Legal fees = £395 vat £59.25
Transfer of purchase monies = £30 vat £4.50
Environmental search = £43
Official searches = £8
Land Transaction Form = £57.50
Land Reg. fee = £200
Total = £795.25
Thanks for looking...
House price = £109,750
Legal fees = £395 vat £59.25
Transfer of purchase monies = £30 vat £4.50
Environmental search = £43
Official searches = £8
Land Transaction Form = £57.50
Land Reg. fee = £200
Total = £795.25
Thanks for looking...
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Hi Athlete,
I'm a solicitor at a high street firm in Cheshire. This is a little under our standard pricing. Just double check with them that no local search is needed (there is normally one in the HIP but it is often a "personal search" which may or may not be accepted by your lender) as this will be approx another £150 depending on your area.
Anna.0 -
Legal fees = £395 vat £59.25Transfer of purchase monies = £30 vat £4.50
Environmental search = £43
Official searches = £8
Land Transaction Form = £57.50
Land Reg. fee = £200
Total = £795.25
There might be further, unexplected, fees along the way, which you should budget for. Things the solicitor uncovers. If these occur it's not his fault, you'd have encountered them if you'd done your own conveyancing.
These could be anything from additional surveys/searches to dealing with odd lease items that weren't expected to occur.
If there are extras, it wouldn't be more than £30-50 or so for unusual surveys (e.g. radon, mining search, mundic survey, etc).
Just budget for a round £1000 to be 100% safe.0
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