House Buying

eljacko

Good morning everyone,

Most people reading this thread will have purchased a property at some time.

I am trying to find out what on average a solicitor charges for dealing with the purchase of a property. I have just bought mine and I feel I have been ripped off.

Would any of you mind posting me how much your solicitor charged you for your house purchase.

Year 2006 - 2007 excluding stamp duty but including searches and extras.

Cheers

Eljacko

Doozergirl

£500 fee
£70 VAT
£115 Local Authority Search
£47 Drainage Search
£39 Environmental Search
£35 Transfer Fee
£150 Land Registry Fee
£60 SDLT form

There are potentially additional searches. I usually budget £1100.

Curv

We are paying £1265 including vat for a sale and a purchase. This is a very similar amount to what I paid two years ago for a similar transaction.

Lomion

to buy and sell

Solicitors Fees £1048.00
VAT £183.40
Searches £260.00
Land Registry Fee £150.00

Total £1641.40 inc. VAT

and then Stamp Duty :mad:

Queen_B_3

I'm just buying (ftb) and ours is around £900-£1000.

.....oh and the stamp duty on top

dont you just hate it?

eljacko

thanks to you all for sharing your costs it sounds like i have been totally ripped off.


Ive been charged £1750 just for a purchase.

Robin bar stewards

Any one else out there who would wish to share information?

Cheers

Eljacko

[Deleted User]

Ouch. Think we paid 350 quid (+150 for land registry) because our solicitor was a friend of the family. Thank goodness for mates-rates

cattie

I'm in the process of selling & buying & my solicitor's legal fee is £300+vat for the sale, plus the usual disbursments. For my related purchase his legal fee is again £300+vat, plus disbursments & searches & land registry fee & stamp duty, but no extra charge for filling out & returning SDLT form.