Solicitors fees: Does this look correct

Kuztardd

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fivepound

Hi Kuztardd,
This is my quote from the online service called - /www.conveyancing-warehouse.co.uk.

Sale @ 194k
Legal Fee £240.00
VAT £42.00
Office Copies £8.00
Telegraphic Transfer £35.00
Total £325.00

Purchase @ 245k
Legal Fee £250.00
VAT £43.75
Stamp Duty £2,450.00
Land Reg Search Fee £4.00
Land Reg Fee £220.00
Local Authority Search Fee £115.00
Telegraphic Transfer Fee £35.00
Bankruptcy Fee £4.00
Enviromental Search £39.00
Coal Mining search £24.00
Drainage £47.00
Total £3,231.75



Can anyone reccomend them or has anyone had problems.

njs1999

I thought stamp duty was supposed to be 1% of purchase price from if property is 125,000 - 250,000

TamTam72

njs1999 wrote:

I thought stamp duty was supposed to be 1% of purchase price from if property is 125,000 - 250,000

It is!

< £125,000 = 0%
£125,000 - £250,000 = 1%
£250,000 - £500,000 = 3%
> £500,000 = 4%

Suzi.Q_3

For purchase only ours is:

Solicitors Fees £425
VAT £74.48
Local Search Fee £112
Mining Search Fee - £24
Land Registry Search Fee - £12
Environment Search Fee - £44.65
Bankruptcy Search £4
Registration Fees £150
Stamp Duty £1,650
Bank Transfer Fee £41.13

Total £2,537.16

Stamp Duty makes me angry!

peterg1965

Fees look about right!

Wizwoo

What are the charges for selling?

Hippychick

Kuztardd wrote:

Sols insurance @6% = £19.50

Whats the insurance for? I've never heard of that before

zipwen1

Wizwoo wrote:

What are the charges for selling?

mine is charging £400 for selling