Buy land. They've stopped making it.
	- Mark Twain

Buying and selling houses can be a stressful and confusing process but we have the experience and understanding to help you through it quickly and efficiently.

There is a great deal of work involved in property transactions to ensure that you are legally protected and we will advise and help you with each step of that process from initial offer to getting the keys or from initial agreed sale to the money in the Bank.

We will keep you informed of progress along the way and explain what we are doing and why. We will answer any questions you may have as we go along.

You will have the personal attention of an experienced Conveyancer throughout the whole matter and the Conveyancer will be backed up by experienced and helpful secretarial support.

We will deal with all post-completion formalities to perfect your Title to the property if we are acting on a purchase.

After completion we can keep all of your important documents in safe custody if you wish for no charge.

We aim to make the property transaction as quick and easy as possible.

...and remember that our quoted fee for conveyancing work includes all the work needed. There are no hidden extras.

Our guideline prices are the same for a sale or a purchase as follows:

FREEHOLD	COSTS	VAT
Up to £100,000	£500.00	£87.50
£100,000 to £150,000	£550.00	£96.25
£150,000 to £200,000	£600.00	£105.00
£200,000 to £250,000	£650.00	£113.75
£250,000 to £500,000	£750.00	£131.25
Above £500,000	by arrangement

LEASEHOLD
Add an extra £50 to the costs figure.
Please note that the fee on a purchase includes acting for a lender.

Redferns fees are fixed and there are no hidden extras.
Please note that the above fee schedule is a maximum.
Discounts may be available in some cases. For a tailored personal quotation click: HERE if your property is on Portland or if you would like to deal with our Portland office - OR HERE if otherwise.

Other costs you have to pay:

Sales

If money is transferred electronically - to your lender on redemption - or to you there is a Bank fee of £23.50 for each one.

There may be some additional payments which have to be made on your behalf in connection with the sale and they could be:

Copies of missing planning permissions, building regulation approval, guarantees and the like - cost is unlikely to exceed £30.
In Leasehold cases a fee to Freeholders or Managing Agents to provide information - average £100.
If there should be a defect in your Title or there is no appropriate planning permission building regulation or the like you may have to provide an insurance policy to your purchaser - average premium £150.

Purchases

You will also be liable for the following payments which Redferns will make on your behalf. They vary in accordance with the purchase price.

Standard
Stamp Duty	Up to £125,000	Nil
	or £250,000 for a First Time Buyer
	£175,000-£250,000	1% of the full price
	£250,000-£500,000	3% of the full price
	£500,000 to £1m	4% of the full price
	Above £1m	5% of the full price
Land Registry registration fees	Up to £100,000	£130
	£100,000-£200,000	£200
	£200,000-£500,000	£280
	£500,000-£1m	£550
	Above £1m	£920
Land Registry and Bankruptcy search fees		about £8
Bank transfer fee for passing funds on completion		£23.50

In almost all cases we will have to put in hand a Local Search which is formal enquiries of the Council about matters affecting the property and a Drainage Search which gives detailed information about drain and water services and the costs are as follows:

Weymouth & Portland:	Local Search:	£124.00
	Drainage Search:	£38.07
West Dorset:	Local Search:	£90.00
	Drainage Search:	£38.07
Elsewhere:	Local Search:	average £150.00
	Drainage Search:	average £50.00

Optional
In some cases you may be advised to have either or both of the following searches:

Environmental search	approximately £50.00
Chancel repair search	£15.68

Our fee is fixed once quoted and includes acting for you for all the legal work required to complete your sale or purchase. There are no hidden extras.