OUR conveyancing team is committed to providing you with the very best customer experience, in order that the process is completed as smoothly and as speedily as possible for you. Our high standards have been fully accredited by the Conveyancing Quality Scheme, operated by the Law Society, to give you ultimate peace of mind.
Over and above the highest quality service, we are also committed to being fully open and transparent with you regarding the fees we charge; the costs of expenses and disbursements that we anticipate; and how long the conveyancing process may take.
We have set out our pricing information below for the conveyancing process for freehold and leasehold properties. In addition, we have also shared our pricing information for carrying out the legal processes for transfer of equity, and remortgage.
Freehold and leasehold residential properties – our fees
Our fees cover all of the work required to complete the purchase of your new home, including dealing with registration at the Land Registry and dealing with the payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax (Stamp Duty) if the property is in England, or Land Transaction Tax (Land Tax) if the property you wish to buy is in Wales.
Please be aware that there may be factors that would typically increase the cost of our service. For example, if a legal title is defective or part of the property is unregistered; if you discover building regulations or planning permission has not been obtained; or if crucial documents you have previously requested from the client have not been provided. In such cases, we would make you aware at the earliest opportunity.
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as Land Registry fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
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Residential Transaction Fees
| Property Price | Milners Fee plus VAT, expenses and Disbursements |
| £0-£100,000.00 | £600 |
| £100,001.00-£200,000.00 | £650 |
| £200,000.00-£350,000.00 | £700 |
| 350,0001.00-£500,000.00 | £775 |
| £500,001.00-£600,000.00 | £845 |
| £600,001.00-£700,000.00 | £925 |
| £700,001.00-£750,000.00 | £945 |
| £750,001.00 + | Please contact us for a quote |
| Expenses and Disbursements | Fee |
| TT fee | £35.00 plus VAT |
| Search Fees | £350.00 (approximately) |
| Office Copy Entries | £6.00 |
| Land Registry Search | £3.00 |
| Bankruptcy Search | £2.00 (per name) |
| Identification Check | £12.00 (per name)-optional |
| SDLT Submission Return Fee | £50.00 plus VAT |
| Additional Leasehold Legal Fee | £200.00 plus VAT (only applies to Leasehold Properties) |
| Help to Buy | £250.00 plus VAT |
| Help to Buy ISA | £50.00 plus VAT |
Stamp Duty is payable from £125,000.00
Sale- £45.00 reduction can be given at discretion to receive instructions
Purchase- add SDLT submission fee £50.00 plus VAT plus additional fees
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Residential Transaction Fees
Transfer of Equity
| Mortgage Advance Amount | Milners Fee plus VAT, Expenses and Disbursements |
| £0-£100,000.00 | £425 |
| £100,001.00-£200,000.00 | £450 |
| £200,000.00-£350,000.00 | £500 |
| 350,0001.00-£500,000.00 | £545 |
| £500,001.00-£600,000.00 | £595 |
| £600,001.00 + | £645 |
| Expenses and Disbursements | Fee |
| TT fee | £35.00 plus VAT |
| Search Fees | £250.00 (approximately)- if applicable |
| Office Copy Entries | £6.00 |
| Land Registry Search | £3.00 |
| Bankruptcy Search | £2.00 (per name) |
| Identification Check | £12.00 (per name)-optional |
| SDLT Submission Return Fee | £50.00 plus VAT |
| Additional Leasehold Legal Fee | £200.00 plus VAT (only applies to Leasehold Properties) |
Remortgage
| Mortgage Advance Amount | Milners Fee plus VAT, Expenses and Disbursements |
| £0-£100,000.00 | £450 |
| £100,001.00-£200,000.00 | £495 |
| £200,000.00-£350,000.00 | £525 |
| 350,0001.00-£500,000.00 | £550 |
| £500,001.00-£600,000.00 | £595 |
| £600,001.00 + | £645 |
In addition, Stamp Duty Land Tax is payable on all purchases of £125,000 and above. This amount payable depends on the purchase price of your property. You can calculate the amount you will need to pay by using HMRC’s website or if the property is located in Wales by using the Welsh Revenue Authority’s website.
Freehold and leasehold residential properties – timescale and process
The length of time it will take from your offer being accepted until you can move into your house will depend on a number of factors. The process to achieve the exchange of contracts (both sale and purchase) can take on average six weeks.
It can be quicker or slower, depending on the parties in the chain. For example, if you are a first-time buyer, purchasing a new build property with a mortgage in principle, it could be shorter. However, if you are buying a leasehold property that requires an extension of the lease, this can take significantly longer.
The precise stages involved in the purchase of a residential property vary according to the circumstances. However, below we have suggested some key stages that you may wish to include:
The Money Advice Service has put together a helpful video that explains the process for moving home, which you can watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDroLvBtrus&feature=youtu.be
Transfer of Equity – our fees
| Mortgage Advance Amount | Milners Fee plus VAT, Expenses and Disbursements |
| £0-£100,000 | £325.00 |
| £100,001-£200,000 | £350.00 |
| £200,001-£350,000 | £400.00 |
| 350,0001-£500,000 | £445.00 |
| £500,001-£600,000 | £495.00 |
| £600,001 + | £545.00 |
| Expenses and Disbursements | Fee |
| Telegraphic Transaction of Funds Fee | £35.00 plus VAT |
| Search Fees | £250.00 (approximately)- if applicable |
| Office Copy Entries | £6.00 |
| Land Registry Search | £3.00 |
| Bankruptcy Search | £2.00 (per name) |
| Identification Check | £12.00 (per name)-optional |
| SDLT Submission Return Fee | £50.00 plus VAT |
| Additional Leasehold Legal Fee | £200.00 plus VAT (only applies to Leasehold Properties) |
Remortgage – our fees
| Mortgage Advance Amount | Milners Fee plus VAT, Expenses and Disbursements |
| £0-£100,000 | £350.00 |
| £100,001-£200,000 | £395.00 |
| £200,000 -£350,000 | £425.00 |
| 350,001-£500,000 | £450.00 |
| £500,001 -£600,000 | £495.00 |
| £600,001.00 + | £545.00 |
We will handle the full process of applying for the Grant of Probate for you and our fixed fee for this service is £850 plus VAT. This quote is for estates where:
Disbursements required in addition to this fee:
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as court fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process. Additional disbursements may be required depending on individual requirements.
Typically, obtaining the grant of probate takes 10-12 weeks as the application is with the Probate Registry for around 8 weeks.
As part of our fixed fee we will:
Collecting estate information and applying for the Grant of Probate
If you do not have the necessary values of all estate assets and liabilities, we can correspondence with the relevant institutions on your behalf. This work will be charged at an hourly rate of £195 plus VAT in addition to the fixed fee above.
We anticipate that this will take between 3-7 hours which at £195 plus VAT would equate to a further £585-£1,365 plus VAT bringing the total estimate for collection of information and obtaining the Grant of Probate to £1,435- £2,215 plus VAT and disbursements.
We will handle the full process for you. This quote is for estates where:
Disbursements required in addition to this fee:
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as court fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process. Additional disbursements may be required depending on individual requirements.
We anticipate this will take between 10 and 25 hours of work at £195 per hour. Total costs estimated at £1,950-£4,875 (+VAT).
The exact cost will depend on the individual circumstances of the matter. For example, if there is one beneficiary and no property, costs will be at the lower end of the range. If there are multiple beneficiaries, a property and multiple bank accounts, costs will be at the higher end.
We will handle the full process for you. This quote is for estates where:
Disbursements required in addition to this fee:
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as court fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process. Additional disbursements may be required depending on individual requirements.
How long will this take?
On average, estates that fall within this range are dealt with within 3-6 months from the date of the Grant of Probate. Typically, obtaining the grant of probate takes 10-12 weeks from receipt of full instructions. Collecting assets then follows, which can take between 2-6 weeks. Once this has been done, we can distribute the assets, which normally takes 2-3 weeks.
Potential additional costs
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Bringing and defending claims for unfair or wrongful dismissal – pricing information
Whether you are an individual mounting a claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal, or a business defending one, our employment law team is committed to providing you with the highest quality advice and service. Both inside and outside of a potential Employment Tribunal or Court hearing.
Our highly rated and experienced employment law team is based in Leeds, Harrogate and Pontefract. We pride ourselves on providing you with good, efficient, fast and local advice on employment law.
Over and above the highest quality legal support, we are also committed to being fully open and transparent with you regarding the fees we charge, and how long the process may take.
We have set out our pricing information below for both individuals and businesses involved in an unfair or wrongful dismissal case.
Transparency of costs for unfair dismissal and/or wrongful dismissal cases for an individual
NB “Admitted Staff” includes employed Barristers and members of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.
The work will be undertaken by any of the personnel referred to in point 2 above. All supervision is undertaken by a Partner.
If a claim for wrongful dismissal is brought in the Court system then a court fee will be payable subject to the value of the case. These can range from £35 up to £10,000. If a claim is brought in the Tribunal system or the Court system then a Barrister will be instructed to represent the individual at any hearings. The average range of cost of a Barrister ranges from £750 to £1,200 for attendance and preparation for a preliminary hearing and for a final hearing ranges between £1,500 to £3,500 for a brief fee with daily refresher fees of approximately £800 to £1,200**.
All Barrister fees and legal costs attract VAT at the current rate of 20%. Court fees are not subject to VAT.
The services included with the price displayed at point 1 include:
The key stages for a Tribunal claim for unfair/wrongful dismissal are***:
The services not included within the displayed prices are:
*range of costs is based upon a simple, straight forward case where a junior lawyer handles the case
**Barrister costs are subject to variation depending upon the individual facts of a case, the experience of the Barrister and the length of the final hearing
*** the key stages are provided as a general overview but subject to the availability and agreement of a Court/Tribunal upon listing the case
Transparency of costs for unfair dismissal and/or wrongful dismissal cases for a business
NB “Admitted Staff” includes employed Barristers and members of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.
3. The work will be undertaken by any of the personnel referred to in point 2 above. All supervision is undertaken by a Partner
4. If a claim for wrongful dismissal is brought in the Court system then a court fee will be payable subject to the value of the case. These can range from £35 up to £10,000. If a claim is brought in the Tribunal system or the Court system then a Barrister will be instructed to represent the individual at any hearings. The average range of cost of a Barrister ranges from £750 to £1,750 for attendance and preparation for a preliminary hearing and for a final hearing ranges between £1,750 to £3,500 for a brief fee with daily refresher fees of approximately £800 to £1,200**.
5. All Barrister fees and legal costs attract VAT at the current rate of 20%. Court fees are not subject to VAT.
6.The services included with the price displayed at point 1 include:
The key stages for a Tribunal claim for unfair/wrongful dismissal are***:
The services not included within the displayed prices are:
*range of costs is based upon a simple, straight forward case where a junior lawyer handles the case
**Barrister costs are subject to variation depending upon the individual facts of a case, the experience of the Barrister and the length of the final hearing
*** the key stages are provided as a general overview but subject to the availability and agreement of a Court/Tribunal upon listing the case.
We are committed to providing high quality legal services to all our clients. However, we recognise that occasionally things go wrong, and we need you to tell us about it. This will help us to improve our standards and ensure that client care is at the forefront of our firm.
Our Complaint’s Procedure
In most cases, an informal chat with the person responsible for your matter will resolve your concerns.
If that does not resolve the issue to your satisfaction, or you would prefer to speak to somebody else, then please contact the supervising partner responsible (details of which you would have been provided to you at the outset). The fee earner or partner will consider your complaint and will contact you within seven days of receiving your letter to discuss a resolution of the complaint.
If that does not produce a satisfactory solution please refer the matter to Simon Bass, the firm’s designated complaint’s partner and responsible for monitoring all complaints received by the firm.
What we need to know
To deal with your compliant correctly, it would be helpful when contacting us if you could provide the following information:
What will happen next?
(a) Acknowledgement – within 7 days of your request Simon Bass will write and acknowledge your complaint and confirm the details of the person who will be investigating the matter (as this will have to be a person who has no previous dealings with the matter). In the normal course of events Mr Bass will investigate the complaint personally.
He may require you to confirm or clarify the details set out and will also set out the timescale within which we expect to complete our investigation which will not exceed a maximum of eight weeks. We are currently aiming to investigate and reply within 21 days, but you will be contacted in advance of this deadline with a proposed new date and an explanation of why the additional time is required.
(b) Our investigation – We will record your complaint in our central register and open a separate file for your complaint.
The investigation will normally involve the following steps:-
(c) Our findings – we will write to you with a detailed letter of our response into your complaint. This will explain whether your complaint has been upheld whether in whole or in part and the reasons for the decision based on the evidence available. This could include any suggestions for resolving the matter, including an apology from the firm or an explanation of what went wrong. Alternatively, we will write to you inviting you to meet Mr Bass to discuss and hopefully resolve your complaint. That meeting will take place on the first mutually convenient date available.
If you are still not satisfied you can contact us again. We will then review our decision in the light of any points you make. We will send you a written response within 10 days.
(d) Legal Ombudsman – for complaints about our service and after a thorough investigation you remain unsatisfied you can contact the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) via one of the methods below:
Any complaint to the Legal Ombudsman must usually be made within six months of the date of our final written response to your complaint. Other time limits to be aware of are:
The Ombudsman will consider your complaint if you refer it on to them within either of the following: six years of the problem happening or three years from when you found out about it.
The Ombudsman will not accept complaints where the act/ omission or the date of awareness was before 5 October 2010.
Note that the Legal Ombudsman service cannot be used by businesses or most other organisations unless they are below certain size limits. Further details are available from the Legal Ombudsman.
If your unresolved complaint relates to an insurance policy covering your case, you may contact the Financial Ombudsman Service:
If a complaint cannot be resolved, you may also be able to ask for it to be referred to a process of alternative dispute resolution using a certified provider. We are not required to agree to such a request. In any case this is not available to businesses, only consumers. We will give you more information about that right if it becomes relevant.
(e) If you have concerns about our behaviour whether you are a client or not, the Solicitors Regulation Authority can help you. This might involve issues of dishonesty, taking or losing your money or treating you unfairly because of your age, a disability or other characteristic. You can raise your concerns with the Solicitors Regulation Authority whose contact details are:
The Cube
199 Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1RN
Telephone 03706068555
Email report@sra.org.uk
Milners solicitors is always working to help our clients. Researching current issues and providing clear and easy to understand help.
Leeds-based solicitors, we also have offices in Harrogate and Pontefract but operate throughout Yorkshire and further afield.
Let’s work together.
At Milners solicitors we offer a free initial consultation where you can speak to a member of our specialist team.
