Remortgage Additional Fees
Additional fees may also be charged for additional work and services over and above the legal work in a fees assisted remortgage/unemcumbered case. The law firm will discuss your requirements with you and obtain your consent to proceed before any such fees are incurred.
Below are examples of some of the most common additional fees:
| Additional Work | Additional Fee (excluding VAT) |
|---|---|
| Applying a declaration of trust | £195.00 |
| Applying a deed of guarantee | £150.00 |
| Applying a deed of variation | £150.00 |
| Checking and approving an existing solar panel lease | £90.00 |
| Checking an existing HMO tenancy agreement (per agreement) | £50.00 |
| Completing LMS Validate identification checks (per customer) (Paid to LMS) | £5.00 |
| Completing and verifying additional checks (certified, per customer) (paid to law firm) | £5.00 |
| Completing and verifying identification checks for expat customers | £40.00 |
| Dealing with independent solicitors (hourly rate) | £130.00 |
| Dealing with independent solicitors (to send purchase monies only) | £40.00 |
| Dealing with Stamp Duty Land Tax or Land Transaction Tax | £75.00 |
| Dealing with transfer of equity (excluding disbursements) | £245.00 |
| Declaration of Solvency and Obtaining Indemnity Insurance (Transfer of Equity) | £95.00 |
| Drafting a matrimonial separation agreement (transfer of equity cases) | £50.00 |
| Drafting a matrimonial waiver (transfer of equity cases) | £15.00 |
| Drafting a statutory declaration | £50.00 |
| Drafting an assured shorthold tenancy | £95.00 |
| First registration at Land Registry (excluding Land registry fee) | £95.00 |
| First registration in Scotland (from Sasine Register, excluding disbursements) (Complex registrations will incur higher fees which your law firm will confirm) | £95.00 |
| Forwarding a copy tiitle information document/updated registers of title to the customer | £20.00 |
| Forwarding pre-registration deeds and documents | £10.00 |
| Investigating bankruptcy entries per case (insolvency register check) | £30.00 |
| Investigating the title to additional land (including separate titles) | £45.00 |
| Investigating unexpected unclear Land Registry priority searches | £75.00 |
| Obtaining a bespoke indemnity insurance policy (not a block policy, excluding policy premium) | £45.00 |
| Obtaining a letter of postponment from the Ministry of Defence or local authorities (per letter) | £50.00 |
| Obtaining a letter of undertaking regarding searches (Scotland) | £15.00 |
| Obtaining a letter of undertaking regarding title (Scotland) | £50.00 |
| Obtaining and registering a deed of postponment | £195.00 |
| Ordering documents or leases referred in office cpoies (excluding disbursements) | £10.00 |
| Other additional work not listed here (hourly rate) | £130.00 |
| Processing a change of name or address at Land Registry | £20.00 |
| Purchasing a further share in a shared ownership property (excluding disbursements) | £195.00 |
| Purchasing related freehold title (excluding disbursements) | Up to £500.00 |
| Recitifying a defective title (hourly rate excluding disbursements) | £130.00 |
| Redeeming and discharging an Islamic finance loan | £245.00 |
| Redeeming an existing Help to Buy Equity loan | £75.00 |
| Registering a third party transfer document (excluding disbursements) | £100.00 |
| Removing a personal charge (per charge) | £150.00 |
| Removing a tenancy in common restriction (Form A) | £50.00 |
| Removing second and subsequent charges (per charge) | £30.00 |
| Returning a mortgage advance to a lender when completion delayed by the customer | £50.00 |
| Reversing legal completion (excluding disbursements) | Up to £390.00 |
| Satisfying a Land Registry Anti Fraud Restriction | £75.00 |
| Satisfying a special condition in the mortgage offer not covered by these instructions (per condition) | £45.00 |
| Satisfying or removing a restriction or caution or inhibition (not for tenancy in common) | £150.00 |
| Separating title and creation of servitude rights/burdens (Scotland) (excluding disbursements) | £195.00 |
| Storing title deeds (Scotland) (per annum) | £75.00 |
| Telegraphic transfer (same day payment) of surplus funds to the customer (per transfer) | £30.00 |
| Telegraphic transfer (same day transfer) to redeem existing loans | £30.00 |
| Validating the source of a shortfall over £5000.00 | £25.00 |
V8 April 2025