Price & Service Information

These prices are guidelines only and are not meant to be a binding quotation.  Full details and supporting information will be supplied if we are instructed and a Client Care Letter will be provided.  Within such Client Care Letter will be as detailed as possible a full quotation.

AREAS OF WORK

1.    Conveyancing (Residential):-

Depending upon the instructions received from you our likely cost range from £825.00 to £975.00 plus VAT and of course dependent upon whether this is a Freehold or Leasehold.  In addition to our profit cost the following at the time of this price list apply:-

Sale:-

(a)    Office Copy Entries                                                                                £  16.00
(b)    Lawyer Check (if required)                                                                   £  12.00
(c)    Telegraphic Transfer fees each one                                                    £  36.00
(d)    ID Checks per person named on the Deeds                                      £  15.00
(e)    Additional overheads for Postage, telephones etc.                          £  24.00
(f)    Storage one off fee                                                                                  £  24.00
(g)    Leasehold sales Managing Agents pack                                              £447.00 approx

What is included:-

This will include all correspondence with you and the Estate Agent and the Buyer’s solicitors.  The fees only cover general and normal matters within the Conveyancing process called the Transaction Scheme.  This will include getting details of your current Mortgage Company if applicable and your authority to obtain the Deeds, or obtain the Deeds from you.  It will include preparing the Draft Contract and getting you to complete all the necessary Transaction Forms.  Any basis enquiry raised by the buyer’s solicitors.  Please note that if there are considerable amount of additional enquiries raised and additional matters that will require investigation and/or obtaining any form of Indemnity Policy or documentation of Third Parties, additional fees may be payable and a quotation for this service will be provided as soon as the position is known.








Our services will also include dealing with the exchange and thereafter Post Exchange formalities.

On the day fixed for completion this will include dealing with all matters required on completion and accounting to you for the net sale proceeds after deduction of any existing mortgage, Estate Agents fees and our fees.


Purchase:-

(a)    Local Authority Search                                                                              £   150.00 approx
(b)    Water Search & Environmental Search (if needed)                              £  136.00 approx
(c)    Priority Search                                                                                             £      3.00
(d)    Bankruptcy Search per person                                                                £      2.00
(e)    Lawyer Check                                                                                              £    12.00
(f)    ID Checks per person                                                                                 £    15.00
(g)    Telegraphic Transfer fees each one                                                        £    36.00
(h)    Additional overheads for Postage, telephones etc.                             £    24.00
(i)    Storage one off fee                                                                                     £    24.00
(j)    Land Registry fee                    £to be advised
(k)    Stamp Duty Land Tax                    £to be advised

If we are acting for you on the purchase our fees include taking your instructions, writing to any Agent and Sellers Solicitors, receiving Contract and draft papers, investigating the Title and other matters referred to therein and raising standard additional matters if and when required.  Please note that if there are considerable amount of additional enquiries raised and additional matters that will require investigation and/or obtaining any form of Indemnity Policy or documentation of Third Parties, additional fees may be payable and a quotation for this service will be provided as soon as the position is known.

Our fees would also include advising you as to whether you are able to proceed and to confirm that all mortgage requirements if applicable have been dealt with.  It will include exchanging contracts thereafter Post Exchange formalities and preparing for completion.  It will also include advising you of the monies required to complete, obtaining your execution of all necessary documentation including the Mortgage, Stamp Duty Forms if applicable and Land Registry Forms.  Once completion has taken place it will deal with all Post Completion matters including Stamp Duty Returns if applicable and registration at the Land Registry and advising you once this has been completed.

The above does not apply to Transfer of Equity or Re-mortgaging where our fees are based on actual time that we spend and the requirements of the circumstances.

Our charging rates are £250.00 per hour plus VAT







2.    Probate uncontested:-

For acting on a normal Probate where matters are not unduly complicated our fees are based on:-

(a)    Time spent at the rate of £250.00 per hour plus VAT
(b)    ½ % of the gross value of the Estate

Standard letters in and standard letters out and telephone calls are classed as 1 unit and each hour is divided into 10 units.

In addition to the above there will be probate fees and other costs and disbursements which can only be advised once the value of the Estate is known.

Our fees will include assisting you in collating the information ready for a Return to enable a Probate Application to be made also an Oath for Executors or Administration if the deceased left no Will and thereafter applying for Grant of Probate, obtaining that for you.

Please note if you require the account to be called in and distributed then a quotation will be given for this as this is separate work.

3.    Motoring Offences (summary only):-

Please note that we do not provide a fixed quote for motoring offences as our fees are charged on time spent as follows:-

(a)    Attendance at Court £300.00 per hour
(b)    Travelling to and from Court £200.00 per hour
(c)    Standard letters in and standard letters out and telephone calls, preparation and perusal of documentation at the rate of £250.00 per hour.  Hourly rate consists of 10 units per hour.

Our fees will include taking your instructions, perusal of any Court papers, and attendance at Court where necessary and all relevant correspondence.

If required we will on your instructions send papers to a Barrister to either advise and/or conduct any hearing and in such case quotations will be obtained beforehand for your acceptance.

4.    Immigration – we do not give advice on immigration

5.    Employment Tribunals – we do not provide advice on these matters

6.    Debt Recovery (up to £100,000.00):-

Please note that we do not provide a fixed quote for Debt Recovery as our fees are charged on time spent as follows:-

(a)    Attendance at Court £300.00 per hour
(b)    Travelling to and from Court £200.00 per hour
(c)    Standard letters in and standard letters out and telephone calls, preparation and perusal of documentation at the rate of £250.00 per hour.  Hourly rate consists of 10 units per hour.

In addition there will be disbursements such as Court fees which can be verified at the HM.gov.website setting out fees that are based on the scale of the amount claimed.

Our fees include receiving your instructions, perusal of the same, raising any enquiries and where necessary preparing and issuing County Court proceedings.

Should proceedings be issued then thereafter our work will include such stages as the case progresses to such as default, judgements, or full hearing and all processes relating thereto.

7.    Licensing Application for business premises:-

Please note that we do not provide a fixed quote for Licensing Applications as our fees are charged on time spent as follows:-

(a)    Attendance at Court £300.00 per hour
(b)    Travelling to and from Court £200.00 per hour
(c)    Standard letters in and standard letters out and telephone calls, preparation and perusal of documentation at the rate of £250.00 per hour.  Hourly rate consists of 10 units per hour.

In addition please note that there may well be disbursements such as the Licensing fee payable to third parties or others details of which can only be provided as and when the matter proceeds.

Our fees will include receiving your instructions, checking papers, speaking with necessary Licensing Authorities, completing all necessary forms, lodgement and compliance with all Licensing requirements relating to the case.

NB.  PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL WORK CARRIED OUT BY THIS FIRM IS DONE BY OUR PRINCIPAL MR MARTYN HOWARD SANTER WHO HAS BEEN QUALIFIED SINCE JANUARY 1982.  WHERE NECESSARY SECRETARIAL STAFF WILL PROVIDE ANCILLIARY SERVICES AND/OR THIRD PARTY ASSISTANCE WILL BE GIVEN SUCH AS USING EITHER BARRISTERS, ENQUIRY AGENTS OR OTHER AGENCIES SUCH AS SEARCH AGENCIES AS AND WHEN REQUIRED.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SPECIFIC TIMESCALES AND KEY STAGES OF MATTERS DEPEND UPON CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE AND ACCURATE GUIDELINES WILL BE GIVEN AT THE TIME THE CLIENT CARE LETTER IS PROVIDED.

WE ALSO REMIND YOU THAT THE FIGURES QUOTED HERE ARE FOR GENERAL GUIDANCE ONLY AND SPECIFICALLY DEPEND UPON CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE AND IN CERTAIN MATTERS THE CRITERIA MAY CHANGE AS THE CASE GOES ON AND A REVISED ESTIMATE OR QUOTATION WILL BE PROVIDED.