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Whether buying, selling or remortgaging your home a legal transaction takes place and an appropriately qualified person needs to carry out that work. Fees that individual solicitors charge do vary quite widely. Other fees payable are listed below, there may be more depending on the property but these are the most common, you will find they are referred to as disbursements.
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Local Authority Search
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£250.00 maximum – dependant on Local Authority
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Drainage Search
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£50.00 + VAT (approximate)
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Environmental Search
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£45.00 + VAT (approximate)
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Chancel Check Search
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£15.00 + VAT
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Pre-completion Searches
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£12 (approximately – dependant on number of purchasers and whether there is a mortgagee)
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Land Registry Fees (assessed on purchase price):
£0.00 - £50,000
£50,001 - £80,000
£80,001 - £100,000
£100,001 - £200,000
£200,001 - £500,000
£500,001 - £1,000,000
£1,00,001 and over
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£50.00
£80.00
£130.00
£200.00
£280.00
£550.00
£920.00
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Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)
(assessed on purchase price):
£0.00 - £125,000
£125,000 - £250,000
£250,001 - £500,000
£500,001 - £1,000,000
Over £1,000,000
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0%
1%
3%
4%
5%
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