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Our fees cover all of the legal work required to complete the remortgage of your home.
Conveyancers’ fees depend on the complexity of the transaction. Some of the disbursements depend on the purchase price.
By way of an example a remortgage involving the discharge of a previous mortgage and the draw down of a new mortgage would incur the following fees and disbursements:
| Legal Fee | £900 |
| Electronic money transfer fee | £40 |
| VAT (charged at 20%) | £188 |
| Subtotal | £1,128 |
Disbursements are costs related to your remortgage that are payable to third parties, such as search fees and Land Registry fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
| Search fees (may or may not be required by the lender and can be variable according to the location of the property but this is an average cost. As an alternative we may be able to obtain - if the lender permits it - search indemnity insurance at a considerably reduced rate.) | £450 |
| HM Land Registry fee (this depends on the value of the property but assuming a £400,000 property would by £150) | £150 |
| Legal Title fee | £20 |
| Subtotal | £620 |
It can be quicker or slower, depending on any issues with the title or available information but you can expect it to take around 8 weeks
The precise stages involved in the remortgage of a residential property vary according to the circumstances. However, the following is an outline of typical stages:
This is a standard transaction and that no unforeseen matters arise including for example (but not limited to) a defect in title which requires remedying prior to completion or the preparation of additional documents ancillary to the main transaction;
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We also undertake:
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