Newcastle Building Society
Remortgage Additional Fees
In certain circumstances the law firm will need to conduct non-standard work on your behalf. The cost of any additional services will be agreed between you and the law firm before work commences. Below are examples of the most common additional fees:
| Additional Work | Additional Fee (excl.VAT |
|---|---|
| Applying a declaration of trust | £195.00 |
| Applying a deed of guarantee | £150.00 |
| Applying a deed of variation | £150.00 |
| Checking an existing tenancy agreement | £50.00 |
| Checking and approving an existing solar panel lease | £90.00 |
| Completing and verifying Identification checks for expat customers | £40.00 |
| Completing electronic identity checks (per customer) (Paid to LMS) | £5.00 |
| Completing and verifying certified identification checks (per customer) (paid to law firm) | £5.00 |
| Completing tenement checks on a flat or temement property (Scotland) | £75.00 |
| Dealing with independent solicitors (hourly rate) | £130.00 |
| Dealing with independent solicitors (to send purchase monies only) | £40.00 |
| Dealing with lease extensions and amendments (acting for borrower, Simple Case) | £750.00 |
| Dealing with Stamp Duty Land Tax or Land Transaction Tax | £75.00 |
| Dealing with transfer of equity (excluding disbursements) | £245.00 |
| Drafting a matrimonial separation agreement | £50.00 |
| Drafting a matrimonial waiver | £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, excluding disbursements) (Complex registrations will incur higher fees which your law firm will confirm) | £95.00 |
| Forwarding a copy title 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 | £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 postponement 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 postponement | £195.00 |
| Ordering documents or leases referred to in office copies (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 interim share in a shared ownership property (excluding disbursements) | £195.00 |
| Purchasing related freehold title (excluding disbursements) | Up to £500.00 |
| Rectifying 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 | £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 |
| Reviewing and/or varying and estate agent rent charge | £195.00 |
| Satisfying a Land Registry Anti-Fraud Restriction | £75.00 |
| Satisfying a special condition in the mortgage offer (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 payment) to redeem 2nd and more existing loans | £30.00 |
| Validating the source of a shortfall over £1000 | £25.00 |
V10 May 2025