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Fees on Residential Purchase

A lot more work is involved if you are buying 'off the Plans' than if you are buying a house that is already built

Print out this page and build up a costing from the information below 

 

Price from· To·

Fee

being

built

Fee - already built

 Total      

£ £ £ £ £
0 100,000 600 500  
100,001 300,000 700 600  
300,001 500,000 800 700  
500,001 800,000 1100 900  
800,001 1,000,000 1650 1450  
1,000,001 1,500,000 2250 1750  
1,500,001 3,000,000 3500

 2750

 
         

Mortgage Advance

 

£

   
0 100,000 150 >>>  
100,001 300,000 175 >>>  
300,001 500,000 200 >>>  
500,001 800,000 300 >>>  
800,001 1,000,000 400 >>>  
1,000,001 1,500,000 500 >>>  
1,500,001 3,000,000 900 >>>  
         

ADD

 

     
Leasehold property 200 >>>  
Synchronise with sale 50 >>>  
Unregistered land (if so)  200 >>>  
Additional titles (each) 50 >>>  

Bank fee

23.50    
SUB-TOTAL >>>  
VAT@ 17.5% >>>  
TOTAL >>>  
STAMP DUTY LAND TAX is paid on the whole of the purchase price at the following rates    
Price from· To Percentage    
0 125,000 Nil >>>  
125,001 250,000 1% >>>  
250,001 500,000 3% >>>  
500,001 and above 4% >>>  
         
HMLR Fees    
Price from· To· Fee    
0 50,000 40 >>>  
50,001 80,000 60 >>>  
80,001 100,000 100 >>>  
100,001 200,000 150 >>>  
200,001 500,000 220 >>>  
500,001 1,000,000 420 >>>  
1,000,001 and over 700 >>>  
         

EXPENSES

£

   

Local Authority fee - varies between authorities, say

175 >>>  

Land Registry Search fee

3 >>>  

Bankruptcy Search (per name)

2 >>>  

Landlord's solicitors fees, if leasehold

Unknown >>>  
Drainage Search, say 40 >>>  

Contaminated Land search fee

40 >>>  

Courier fee if needed

POA >>>  

Special clearance fee on cheque if needed

10 >>>  
  TOTAL  

Money on account

We have to pay to get office copy entries from HM Land Registry and various copy documents. We therefore require  £350 on account of costs.

Call Michael Breeze on 07900 195 195 or call 0845 270 2511 to set up an appointment