Heppenstalls Solicitors Fees




Private Client Fees
Wills | |
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Fees
Single/Mirror | |
Simple Wills | £350 / £625 |
IPDI Wills | £650 / £1125 |
Codicils | £275 / £475 |
Discretionary Trust Wills | From £1,250/£1,995 |
Mutual Wills Contract
Supplemental to
Will Cost | £500 |
Other | |
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Fees | |
Severence of joint tenancy | £500 / 200 with wills |
Deed of variation | From £650 with probate
From £1,000 standalone |
Change of Name Deed | £500 |
Deed of Appointment
of Assets and Trustee
Minutes / Resolution | From £1,000 |
Declaration of Trust | From £850 |
Estates | |
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Fees | |
Grant only with no IHT
to pay | From £2,750 |
IHT400 + Grant with no
IHT to pay | From £3,750 |
IHT400 + Grant on a
taxable Estate | From £4,500 |
Trust Registration | From £650 (4 pax)
+ £50pp |
Complex Estate
Registration | £650 |
Trust & Estate Tax
Returns | From £400 |
Court of Protection | |
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Individual/Couple | |
LPA for Property & Financial Affairs | £525/£895 |
LPA for Health & Welfare | £525/£895 |
Both types of LPA | £895/£1,595 |
OPG LPA fee | £92 per document |
General Power of Attorney | £500 |
Registration of EPA | From £650 |
Certification of LPAs | £50 |
Deputyship & COP
Orders | Hourly rate |
Advanced Directive | £500 |
All fees are subject to VAT @ 20% |
Hourly Rates | |
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Mrs Alex Jennings | £380 |
Mrs Jesamine Somerville | £350 |
Mrs Roz Caldwell | £255 |
Mrs Helen Corbin | £255 |
Mr Zafeiris Tsiftzis | £255 |
Trainee Solicitors | £215 |
Other Support Staff | £210 |
All fees are subject to VAT – currently 20% |
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Residential Sales & Purchases
Transaction Value | Sale | Purchase | |
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£0 – £199,999 | £1,470 + VAT | £1,575 + VAT | |
£200,000 – £299,999 | £1,575 + VAT | £1,785 + VAT | |
£300,000 – £399,999 | £1,680 + VAT | £1,995 + VAT | |
£400,000 – £499,999 | £1,840 + VAT | £2,100 + VAT | |
£500,000 – £599,999 | £1,995 + VAT | £2,110 + VAT | |
£600,000 – £699,999 | £2,100 + VAT | £2,415 + VAT | |
£700,000 – £799,999 | £2,310 +VAT | £2,625 + VAT | |
£800,000 – £899,999 | £2,625 + VAT | £2,625 + VAT | |
£900,000 – £999,999 | £3,150 + VAT | £3,465 + VAT | |
£1million + | £3,675 + VAT | £4,090 + VAT | |
£2million + | £4,200 + VAT | £4,515 + VAT | |
£3million + | £1% of value + VAT | £1% of value + VAT |
Additional Notes on Services
Leasehold fee* For properties smaller than 11m or 5 storeys. Not applicable to shared ownership properties. | This fee is only payable if the property you are purchasing is leasehold due to the large amount of additional work Regretfully we will not act on any flat in a building of more than 11m or 5 storeys or above. Regretfully we will not act on any property which is under a shared ownership scheme. | £525 plus VAT |
Freehold Management Fee | An additional fee is payable if the property you are purchasing is a freehold property subject to a management company or estate rent charge arrangement, due to the additional work involved in reviewing and reporting on these obligations. Please note that it is not always apparent from the outset whether a freehold property is subject to such arrangements. This often only becomes clear once we have received and reviewed the contract pack from the seller’s solicitors. | £275 plus VAT |
New Build fee* | This fee is only payable if the property you are purchasing is brand new due to the large amount of additional work. | £525 plus VAT |
Retirement Property* | This fee is only payable if the property you are purchasing is a retirement property due to the large amount of additional work. | £525 plus VAT |
Attorney or Executor Sale | This fee is only payable if you are buying or selling a property as an executor or an attorney due to the additional work required. | £275 plus VAT |
Unregistered Land | This fee is only payable if you are buying or selling a property which is not yet registered at HM Land Registry. | £525 plus VAT |
Deed Of Variation | If, upon review of the lease and contract documentation, we identify any anomalies, omissions, or provisions that do not meet current lender or legal requirements, it may be necessary for a Deed of Variation to be entered into. This is not always apparent at the outset and may only become clear during the course of the transaction. In such cases, we would need to request and review the Deed of Variation from the seller’s solicitors, which involves additional work and liaison. An additional fee would be payable for this service, and we will advise you if this becomes necessary. | £275 plus VAT |
Declaration of Trust | This fee is only payable where two or more persons are purchasing a property and they wish to record their ownership in some way other than as 50:50. | £500 plus VAT |
Digital Signing of Documents | This fee is only payable where a document is signed digitally via Sign IT, DocuSign, or a similar platform, and must be completed in a manner compliant with HM Land Registry requirements. | £4.80 plus VAT |
Other Fees
- Commercial Sales, Purchases, Leases – Price on request.
- Auction Sale – Price on request.
- Auction Purchase – Price on request.
- Remortgages – £790 + VAT
- First Registration – £1,050 + VAT
- Transfer of Equity – £1,000 + VAT
- Declaration of Trust – £425 + VAT
- Assents – £800 + VAT
- Deeds of Severance – £800 + VAT
- Voluntary Lease Extension – £1,500 + VAT
- Statutory Lease Extension – £3,750 + VAT (assuming matters settle before tribunal)
Note, matters we will not act on:-
- Equity Release and/or Lifetime Mortgages (Note, if it is porting on a sale and purchase, this is fine).
- Any property transaction where the Building Safety Act 2022 applies.
- Help to Buy Schemes
- Option Agreements
- Promotion Agreements
- Overage Agreements