Fees & Costs
No Hidden Costs. No Surprises.
You’ll know exactly what you’re paying before we start, and it won’t change unless your circumstances do.
How Much Does Conveyancing Cost?
Our fixed fee covers all the legal work required to complete your sale, based on the information you provide. No hidden costs and no surprises at the end. Get a free, no-obligation quote today.
What’s Covered?
Fixed Fee
Our fixed fee covers all the legal work required to complete your sale, including dealing with the repayment of any existing mortgage.
Disbursements
Disbursements are third-party costs we pay on your behalf (such as Land Registry Fees) to keep the process moving smoothly. We’ll always set these out clearly in your quote so nothing catches you off guard.
Our Fixed Fee Assumes
Our quoted fee is based on a standard transaction. Specifically, it assumes:
- The transaction is straightforward and no unforeseen issues arise. For example, a title defect requiring remedying before completion.
- The property is a freehold sale.
- The transaction completes in a timely manner without unforeseen complications.
- All parties cooperate and there are no unreasonable delays from third parties.
- No indemnity policies are required. If they are, additional disbursements may apply.
If anything changes during your matter that affects our fee, we’ll discuss it with you straight away before carrying out any additional work.
Selling a Leasehold Property?
Leasehold sales involve additional work and costs that aren’t always known at the outset. We may need to request information from your landlord or managing agent, including a completed Leasehold Property Enquiries form (LPE1), and there are likely to be additional fees associated with this.
As a guide, expect an additional charge from your management company for completing the LPE1 form. We’ll update you as soon as we have the exact figures.
Referral Fees
Where we have been introduced to you by a third party, we may pay a referral fee for that introduction. We will always disclose this to you at the outset of your move.
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How Long Will it Take?
Most sales complete within 10 to 14 weeks, though this depends on several factors.
These include:
- The number of parties in the chain and their individual circumstances.
- Whether your buyer requires a mortgage and any enquiries their lender raises.
- Whether any issues arise from the search results.Whether any issues are identified in the survey.
- The volume and complexity of enquiries raised and the time taken to gather responses.
Where any of these factors are likely to affect the timeline or our fee, we’ll let you know as soon as we become aware. We don’t do nasty surprises, so we’ll always talk to you about any changes before carrying out additional work.
The Process: What Happens When You Instruct Us
Once you instruct Nest Convey, here’s what we’ll do:
- Take your instructions, advise you and check the sale terms from your estate agent against your instructions.
- Send you the initial paperwork to complete and return.
- Request your title deeds and official copies from the Land Registry.
- Review your completed forms and forward them to the buyer’s solicitors.
- Prepare and issue the contract to the buyer’s solicitors.
- Handle enquiries from the buyer’s solicitors and approve the transfer deed.
- Obtain your signature on the necessary documents.
- Agree exchange and completion dates with all parties.
- Request a redemption figure to repay your mortgage.
- Exchange contracts, complete the sale, repay your lender, and return any surplus funds to you.
Additional Costs You May See
Most transactions are straightforward and our fixed fee will cover everything. However, certain circumstances require additional work. When this applies, we’ll always agree on the cost with you before proceeding.
| Additional Work | Summary | Charge | VAT(@ 20%) | Total | Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Document Fee | If the title to the property refers to other documents which must be reviewed or we are required to review any other documents to satisfy our enquiries, we will charge a fee for the time taken to review this document. The fee will be charged per document review | £100 | £20 | £120 | |
| Additional Title Fee | If you are buying, selling or (re)mortgaging a property where the property is split over two or more titles or there is a superior/secondary title, we will charge for checking (and transferring where relevant) that title | £295 | £59 | £354 | |
| Alteration of Official Copies | If it becomes necessary for us to alter the Official Copies, for example, to update your name, we will charge this fee | £100 | £20 | £120 | |
| Amended Mortgage Offer | If a revised mortgage offer is received, we will have to review the document for any changes made by the lender. We will charge a fee for each revised mortgage offer received | £100 | £20 | £120 | |
| Re-Issue Contract New Solicitors | This fee is for the re -issue of the updated contract to the new buyers solicitors | £100 | £20 | £120 | |
| Amended Sale/Purchase Price | If instructions are received that the purchase price has been changed during the course of the transaction, then additional fees will be payable in respect of documents being updated | £100 | £20 | £120 | |
| Appointment of a Trustee | If it becomes necessary to appoint an additional trustee, we will charge for preparing the necessary documentation | £100 | £20 | £120 | |
| Sale/Purchase by Auction | If we are acting on a sale or purchase and this is subject to an auction contract then this additional fee will be payable if we were not advised when providing your initial quotation | £450 | £90 | £540 | |
| Dealing With Ex New Builds | If we are acting on a sale and the property is less than 10 years old | £350 | £70 | £420 | |
| Bridging Loan | If you are obtaining bridging finance in connection with a purchase | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Buy to Let loan | If you are buying a property and getting a specialist ‘buy to let’ mortgage your lender will require us to do additional up to | £200 | £40 | £240 | |
| Company Transaction | If you are acting as a company and we were not aware when your initial estimate was provided, we will charge this fee | £250 | £50 | £300 | Company Search |
| Concessionary Purchase | If you are buying a property from a friend or relative at less than the market value we will charge for the extra work involved with this type of transaction | £150 | £30 | £180 | |
| Contaminated Land Issue or Adverse Coal Mining Search | If the property does not receive a ‘pass certificate when an environmental search is undertaken or your coal mining search reveals mine entries or historic claims | £250 | £50 | £300 | |
| Dealing with Unregistered | Where the property is not registered with HMLR | £300 | £60 | £360 | |
| Declaration of Trust | If two or more joint owners wish to specify in detail the terms upon which they own a property – this is our basic charge for a simple Declaration of Trust | £300 | £60 | £360 | |
| Deed of Covenant | This is the charge for each deed required | £250 | £50 | £300 | |
| Deed of Easement | If we are required to deal with the formal grant of any rights in connection with the property then this fee will be payable for drafting or approving the Deed | £900 | £180 | £1080 | Land Registry Fee |
| Deed of Postponement | If there is more than one lender and the lenders require a deed regulating their respective priorities – this is the fee for the first two lenders | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Defective Title | If there is a title defect and we have to take action to correct it | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Deputy | If the property is being sold under an existing Deputyship Order or any of the parties to a transaction is a Deputy (under an existing Order), this is the fee for each Deputyship Order | £175 | £35 | £210 | |
| Discharge of Charge / Unsecured Debts | Our basic price on sales or remortgages includes the discharge of one standard registered charge – each additional registered charge and any unsecured debt that is a condition of your lender to be repaid by us attracts this fee | £150 | £30 | £180 | |
| Discharge of Help to Buy Equity Loan | If we have to arrange for repayment of a Help to Buy equity loan | £300 | £60 | £360 | |
| Documents from Third Parties | If we obtain documentation from third parties on your behalf such as replacement certificates, planning documents or guarantees we will charge this fee for liaising with the third party. This fee is per document | £100 | £20 | £120 | |
| Duplicate Correspondence | If we are required to copy correspondence to any other than the client or the client’s are using multiple email addresses and correspondence cannot be sent in one email then this fee will be payable (per party) | £75 | £15 | £90 | |
| First Registration at the Land Registry | If the property is not yet registered at the Land Registry | £600 | £120 | £720 | Land Registry Fee |
| Freehold Property With a Management Company | If you are buying, selling or (re)mortgaging a freehold property which has an obligation to make contributions to a management company, we will charge for the extra work involved in making enquiries of the management company. Such enquiries may include obtaining receipts to check that all payments are up to date, what the payments are going forward, obtaining accounts for previous years. This fee is charged for each management company and is in addition to any costs raised by the management company for providing the information | £250 | £50 | £300 | |
| Freehold Property With Leasehold Title Fee | If you are buying, selling or (re)mortgaging a freehold property with an associated leasehold title, such as a leasehold garage, we will charge for checking the lease and all leasehold relating to the extra title. This fee is charged for each extra leasehold title | £350 | £70 | £420 | |
| Gift (Gifted Deposit) | If you are receiving a gift of money or property | £175 | £35 | £210 | ID checks |
| Ground Rent / Service Charge Arrears | If you pay a ground rent or service charge and the account is in arrears and you require us to bring the account up to date or we are required to make apportionments on completion, we will charge this fee for the extra work involved in settling the account and obtaining the confirmation from the other lawyer | £100 | £20 | £120 | |
| First Home Scheme (H2B) | If you are buying a property using the Government’s First Home scheme | £300 | £60 | £360 | |
| Help to Buy Forces Loan | If you are buying a property with the assistance of a Help to Buy Forces loan, we will charge for the extra work involved in liaising with the Ministry of Defence and resolving any conditions relating to each mortgage | £250 | £50 | £300 | |
| Help to Buy ISA | If you instruct us to make an application on your behalf for a Help to Buy ISA bonus | £50 | £10 | £60 | |
| Indemnity Insurance | If a standard indemnity insurance policy is required this is the fee for each policy and also approving any existing polices already in place | £100 | £20 | £120 | |
| Insufficient Postage | If correspondence is sent to us and incorrect postage is paid, this fee will be payable together with the additional postage cost paid (per letter) | £25 | £5 | £30 | |
| Key Undertaking | Sometimes, the buyer will negotiate access to the property before completion on the strength of a key undertaking | £250 | £50 | £300 | |
| Lease Extension | If the lease being transferred needs to be extended – this is our standard charge for straightforward extensions and does not include any other party’s legal costs | £950 | £190 | £1140 | Land Registry |
| Late Notice Fee | Dealing with serving notice on a late completion | £200 | £20 | £220 | |
| Change to Completion Date | Fee applies should the completion date change after the file has been set up | £200 | £20 | £220 | |
| Lender (Acting For) | If you are buying a property and we knew there was a lender we will have included this fee in our estimate, otherwise, this fee will be due if we agree to act for your lender as well (note that even if we knew there was a lender there may be additional charges – see ‘Buy to Let loan’ and ‘Lender (special requirements)’ | £150 | £30 | £180 | |
| Lender (Special Requirements) | Where a lender has requirements outside standard instructions. Charges apply up to the amount shown. We will notify you of the applicable charge as soon as this becomes apparent | £350 | £70 | £420 | |
| Lender’s Separate Lawyers | If your lender is separately represented. Prices start from £450 + vat , as they are subject to different lender conditions and requirements | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Lender Portal Fee | Lenders’ administration charge for digital documents | £35 | £7 | £42 | |
| Licence to Assign a Lease | If a licence is required before a leasehold property can be transferred – this is our standard charge for a straightforward licence and does not include any other party’s legal costs | £350 | £70 | £420 | |
| Licence to Occupy | If occupation of the property is required before completion has taken place, we will charge a fee for drafting or approving the licence to occupy | £500 | £100 | £600 | |
| Lifetime ISA | If you instruct us to make an application on your behalf for a withdrawal from your Lifetime ISA | £100 | £20 | £120 | |
| Merger of Leasehold and Freehold | If a freehold and leasehold title are to be merged. | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Occupiers | Your lender may require occupiers to sign a consent or release – this is our fee for dealing with the additional work as is per occupier | £100 | £20 | £120 | |
| Other Lawyer | If we have to liaise with a lawyer acting for a co-owner or other person with a legal interest in the property, or you are using separate lawyers for your sale, purchase or other connected matter, we will charge for the extra work involved in liaising with them, resolving any issues and keeping them updated concerning the transaction. This fee is charged for each lawyer that we liaise with | £200 | £40 | £240 | |
| Power of Attorney | If the property is being sold under an existing power of attorney, or any of the parties to a transaction is acting as attorney, a fee is charged for each power | £175 | £35 | £210 | |
| Priority Fee | If you require us to complete your transaction in reduced timescales, we reserve the right to charge this fee to cover the extra work required in expediting the matter | £300 | £60 | £360 | |
| (Re)mortgage – Shared Ownership | If we are dealing with a (re)mortgage rather than a sale or purchase and the property is part-owned and part-leased on a shared ownership basis and we did not know about this when we provided our estimate | £250 | £50 | £300 | |
| Registering a Restriction | If you are buying, selling or (re)mortgaging a property and we are required to register a restriction, we will charge for preparing and registering the restriction, this is charged for each entry. This fee will not be charged on any standard restrictions associated with a leasehold title, new build or mortgage | £250 | £50 | £300 | |
| Referring Matters to the Lender | If we are required to refer any matter to your mortgage lender which is not covered under their standard instructions, or we consider that their explicit consent is required to a matter then this fee will be payable | £150 | £30 | £180 | |
| Rent Charge (Releasing) | If the property is subject to a rent charge and we need to deal with a release of that rent charge then this fee will be payable | £750 | £150 | £900 | |
| Repossession | If the property being purchased is being sold by a lender following repossession | £250 | £50 | £300 | |
| Restriction, Caution or Notice | For removing or otherwise dealing with each restriction, notice or caution on a registered title | £250 | £50 | £300 | |
| Retention | If we have to arrange for a retention on completion | £150 | £30 | £180 | |
| Search Issues | Sometimes the search results reveal entries that require further investigation | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Second or Subsequent Charge | If you are borrowing money from more than one lender and each lender requires a mortgage, this is the fee for the second and each subsequent mortgage | £150 | £30 | £180 | Land Registry |
| Septic Tank | If the property has a septic tank this is the fee for undertaking the additional enquiries which will be required | £300 | £60 | £360 | |
| Share Certificate Fee | If you are selling/(re)mortgaging a property and own a share in that landlord or management company and we are required to obtain and provide a share certificate and stock transfer form we will charge for this. Please note the company may also charge for this fee if a replacement is required | £125 | £25 | £150 | |
| Share of Freehold | If, when buying a leasehold, property you also purchase a share of the freehold interest in the building | £350 | £70 | £420 | |
| Shared Ownership Lease (Purchase or Sale | If the property being bought or sold is part-owned and part-leased on a shared ownership basis and we did not know about this when we provided our estimate | £500 | £100 | £600 | |
| Shared Ownership (Remortgage) | If the property being remortgaged is part-owned and part-leased on a shared ownership basis and we did not know this when providing our estimate | £200 | £40 | £240 | |
| Shared Ownership staircasing) | If you ask us to deal with an increase of the amount of the shared ownership property you own or buy | £200 | £40 | £240 | |
| Solar Panels | If the property has solar panels we charge this additional charge for dealing with the additional requirements | £300 | £60 | £360 | |
| Source of Funds (Multiple Bank Accounts) |
As part of our legal requirements we are required to investigate the source of funds. If your funds are coming from more than two bank account then this additional fee will be payable to account for the additional work involved |
£100 | £20 | £120 | |
| Crypto Source of Funds | Reviewing complex digital currency and criteria for compliance sign-off | £500 | £100 | £600 | |
| Statutory Declaration/ Statement of Truth | If a statutory declaration or statement of truth has to be prepared or approved by us this is the fee for each declaration/statement. This is on the basis the document is a standard document and no complex in nature | £250 – £500 | £50 – £100 | £300 – £600 | Swear Fee |
| Tenancy | If we are required to draft or approve a tenancy agreement, this is our basic fee for each tenancy agreement | £500 | £100 | £600 | |
| Tenanted Property |
Fee applies where the property is tenanted. This is the price for each tenancy agreement we have to consider |
£300 | £60 | £360 | |
| Third-Party Family Lawyer Fee | If you are going through a divorce, separation or other family proceedings and we have to liaise with a family lawyer acting for a co-owner we will charge for the extra work involved in liaising with them, resolving any issues relating to the property and keeping them updated concerning the transaction. This is charged for each lawyer that we liaise with and does include dealing with a lawyer appointed by you | £250 | £50 | £300 | |
| Transfer of Part | If the property is only part of a registered title | £295 – £595 | £59 – £119 | £354 – £714 | |
| Upgrading a Legal Title | If the property title is updated at Land Registry | £50 | £10 | £60 | Land Registry |
| Verifying identification Fee (Including non-UK Residents) | We are legally required to certify your identity. In most cases the cost of this is included in our basic charge. If your circumstance mean that you do not pass our initial check and further investigation is required before we can proceed, we will make an additional charge of up. This will also be payable if any funds are being gifted from third parties outside of the UK | £150 | £30 | £180 | ID Checks |
| Voluntary First Registration | If we have to apply to register the title before a sale | £300 – £600 | £60 – £120 | £360 – £720 | Land Registry Fees |
All fees are subject to VAT at the prevailing rate of 20%. Where a fee is shown as TBA, we will provide a specific quote once we understand the full circumstances of your matter.
