Within the normal range of house buying and selling, I expect to work as hard for you whether the price is £150,000, £300,000 or £450,000; so, for sales and purchases without any issues up to £500,000 value my fees are:
Freehold Sales £1,400
Leasehold Sales £1,800
Freehold Purchases £1,600
Leasehold Purchases £2,000
For very low value transactions, such as buying a bit of garden from a neighbour, I will assess the complexity and advise accordingly, but expect at least a £500 fee.
For higher value properties, a fee estimate would be to add £175 for each extra £100,000 on the price.
If the property is unregistered there will be an additional roughly £300-£500 depending on the complexity of the title.
For properties, freehold or leasehold, where there is private estate management (eg for maintenance of common areas, estate roads that are not adopted for local authority maintenance, private surface water drainage systems) there will be additional fees of £200 – £400. Those management companies can also charge £300 – £600 or so for providing information to help a sale and similarly for providing confirmation that property transfer requirements have been met.
Bank transfers are charged at £35 each.
Commercial property sale and purchase fees start with the residential fees above plus £300 (for higher insurance levies), but will then vary according to complexity.
VAT at 20% is added on all those charges.
There will be standard additional charges for Land Registry fees, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on purchases, electronic identity checks. Please ask for a full quote so you have all the figures for your budget. If you want to check the SDLT you can start with using the government calculator at Calculate Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)