Sale or Purchases
| Property Sale or Purchase Price | Base Legal Fee |
| £0–£300,000 | £1,250+VAT |
| £300,001–£500,000 | £1,500+VAT |
| £500,001–£750,000 | £1,750+VAT |
| £750,001–£1,000,000 | £1,950+VAT |
| £1,000,001+ | Price on request |
Residential conveyancing charges
Please note that our base legal fees are scaled depending on the final sale/purchase. The scale reflects our risk and professional indemnity insurance costings. Our Conveyancing Services are carried out by a Solicitor or other equivalent Fee Earner.
Our Solicitors have varying hourly rates depending on experience but for conveyancing transactions we work on a fixed fee basis. All fees are subject to change should circumstances require it during the course of the transaction. You will be notified of any change in fee before the additional work is undertaken on your behalf.
The purpose of this document is to help you make an informed choice about the costs of our conveyancing services, before formally approaching our firm and instructing us. A formal estimate will be provided to you once we are instructed.
Timescales for conveyancing transactions can largely depend on the circumstances. The national average from instruction to completion is usually around 10-12 weeks with exchange of contracts typically achieved within 8 weeks.
At JPC we are often able to achieve much shorter timescales due to our proactive approach and expertise.
Remortgages
| Property Value | Base Legal Fee |
| £0–£500,000 | £750+VAT |
| £1,000,001+ | £950+VAT |
| £1,000,001+ | Price on request |
Usual Third Party Costs & Disbursements
| On purchases – Local Authority, Drainage and Environmental approx. Search Fees (incl. VAT) | £600 |
| On purchases – Land Registry and Land Charge Search Fees (incl. VAT) | £8.40 |
| On purchases – Stamp Duty Land Tax | https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/calculate-stamp-duty-land-tax/#/intro |
| On purchases – Land Registration Fees | https://landregistry.data.gov.uk/fees-calculator.html |
| Our fee for making Bank CHAPS payments (including the banks’ fee and VAT) | £60 |
| On sales – Land Registry fees (incl. VAT) | £18 |
Attended or Expedited Exchanges
For attended or expedited exchanges, please note that an additional is payable on top of our Base Legal depending on the circumstances and complexities of the matter.
Other Potential Additional Charges:
| Submitting the SDLT Return | £200+VAT |
| Declaration of Trust | £550+VAT |
| Exchanging contracts where Completion is less than 5 working days from Exchange of Contracts | £350+VAT |
| Simultaneous exchange of contracts and completion | £550+VAT |
| Dealing with the transfer of a Share Certificate | £50+VAT |
| Transfer of Equity | £750+VAT |
| Approval of landlord's Licence to Assign | £750+VAT |
| Rent Deposit Deed | £750+VAT |
| Approval of landlord’s Deed of Covenant | £550+VAT |
| Licence for Alterations | £1,950+VAT |
| Dealing with a Help to Buy ISA | £50+VAT |
| Dealing with a Help to Buy Loan | £750+VAT |