Residential Sale: Our Fees
Fixed-fee conveyancing for selling your home
To help you choose a solicitor, the SRA requires us to publish clear price and service information. Below are our fees for selling your home, the disbursements you pay to third parties, whether VAT applies, the key stages of the work, typical timescales, and who will do the work. For a fixed-fee quote tailored to your property, call 01482 228808.
Our legal fees
We charge a fixed legal fee for a sale, based on the price of the property. The fee is confirmed in writing before any work begins and will only change if the work turns out to be materially different from what we were told, in which case we will tell you before doing any additional work.
| Property price | Legal fee | Including VAT at 20% |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £200,000 | £895 + VAT | £1,074 |
| £200,001 to £400,000 | £925 + VAT | £1,110 |
| £400,001 to £600,000 | £1,050 + VAT | £1,260 |
| £600,001 to £800,000 | £1,250 + VAT | £1,500 |
| £800,001 to £1,000,000 | £1,500 + VAT | £1,800 |
| Over £1,000,000 | Individual quote on request | |
Disbursements
Disbursements are costs paid to third parties on your behalf. On a typical sale they are:
| Disbursement | Cost | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Office copies of the title from HM Land Registry | £26.40 | No VAT |
| Faster Payments transfer fee | £20 | Plus VAT (£4) |
| Identity and anti-money laundering checks, per person | £16.80 | No VAT |
| Same-day bank transfer fee | £40 | Plus VAT (£8) |
Examples of the total cost
For one seller, including VAT and all disbursements:
| Price | Legal fee | VAT | Disbursements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £150,000 | £895 | £191 | £103.20 | £1,189.20 |
| £250,000 | £925 | £197 | £103.20 | £1,225.20 |
| £500,000 | £1,050 | £222 | £103.20 | £1,375.20 |
Where there is more than one seller, the identity check fees apply to each person. For a figure for your own sale, use our conveyancing fees calculator, which uses the same fee schedule as this page.
The conveyancing process, step by step
- Instruction and ID checks. We open the file, run the required anti-money-laundering and identification checks, and send our client care pack with the full fee breakdown.
Typical timescale: within the first week of your instructions. - Contract pack. We obtain your title documents and prepare the contract pack (and, for leasehold, request the management pack), then send it to the buyer's solicitor.
Typical timescale: one to two weeks once we have your completed property forms. For a leasehold property the management pack can take two to six weeks. - Enquiries. We answer the buyer's enquiries on the record and deal with anything raised.
Typical timescale: two to six weeks, depending on the buyer's searches and mortgage. - Exchange of contracts. A completion date is agreed and both parties become legally committed.
Typical timescale: when everyone in the chain is ready, often eight to ten weeks from instruction. - Completion. We complete the sale, redeem your existing mortgage, and account to you for the proceeds.
Typical timescale: usually one to four weeks after exchange, on the agreed date.
What is not included
Our fee assumes a standard transaction with no unforeseen complications. We will agree a separate fee, and tell you before doing the work, for additional matters, for example a defective title, a statutory declaration or indemnity policy, the redemption of a Help to Buy equity loan, or dealing with a missing consent or certificate the buyer requires. Our fee does not include financial advice or tax advice, including on Capital Gains Tax.
Typical timescales
Most residential sales take around eight to twelve weeks from instruction to completion. The overall timeline depends on the chain, the buyer's searches and mortgage, and anything raised in the buyer's enquiries; leasehold sales and long chains can take longer. We give you a realistic estimate at the outset and keep you updated at each stage.
Who will do the work
Your matter will be handled by a member of our residential conveyancing team, under the supervision of a Director. At our Hull office the team is supervised by Dennis Brewer together with Senior Conveyancer Jemma Tonkiss. At our Hornsea office it is supervised by Robert Wallace.
Supervision
- Dennis Brewer, Director, Solicitor. Qualified as a solicitor in 1978. Advises on all types of property matters and supervises the conveyancing team at our Hull office.
- Robert Wallace, Director, Solicitor. Qualified as a solicitor in 1992. Supervises the conveyancing team at our Hornsea office.
- Jemma Tonkiss, Senior Conveyancer. With the firm since 2016, after around two years with another firm of solicitors in Hull. Supervises the conveyancing team at our Hull office with Dennis Brewer.
The team
- Claire Sims, Conveyancer. With the firm since it was established in 2012, and working in law firms since the late 1980s. Handles residential conveyancing at our Hornsea office.
- Kamila Bukowska, Conveyancer. Law graduate. With the firm since 2019, at our Hull office.
- Sinyin Wong, Conveyancer. With the firm since January 2018, at our Hull office.
- Rachel Livingston, Conveyancer. Joined the firm in 2022 from another local firm.
- Laura Guy, Conveyancer. Continuing her professional studies alongside her conveyancing work.
- Matthew Foley, Conveyancer.
- Billie-Jo Herbert, Conveyancer.
- Nikki Fox, Conveyancing Assistant. More than 15 years in the legal profession. With the firm since 2017, at our Hornsea office.
- Donna Francis, Conveyancing Assistant.
- Rachel Burr, Conveyancing Assistant.
We will confirm who is handling your matter, and who supervises them, when you instruct us.
From our specialistWhen you sell with us, your fixed fee and every disbursement are set out in writing at the start, and a Director oversees the team handling your sale.”
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