{"id":601,"date":"2025-07-28T14:59:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/advice-dev.rm.posiweb.net\/?p=601"},"modified":"2025-08-01T22:46:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:46:26","slug":"conveyancing-cost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/buyer\/once-offer-accepted\/conveyancing-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"The costs of conveyancing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When it comes to buying a property, it\u2019s not just the mortgage you need to worry about. The following costs usually need to be paid before you can think \u201chome, sweet home!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"mortgage-costs-and-fees\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mortgage costs and fees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve had your offer accepted, and if you are buying with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/mortgages\">mortgage<\/a>, there will be a number of fees that you may need to pay in order to progress with your application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"conveyancing-and-legal-costs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conveyancing and legal costs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You will need to instruct a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/buyer\/once-offer-accepted\/conveyancing\/\">solicitor or registered conveyancer<\/a> to do the legal work for you and their fee will depend on the type of property that you are buying (either leasehold or freehold) and the property price. They generally offer a fixed fee or a fee based on a percentage of the property price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should expect that when you ask the solicitor to do the work for you, you will need to give them some money \u2018to hold on account \u2018 to cover the initial costs. The balance of the fees will need to be paid before the property purchase completes.  They will send you \u2018completion statement\u2019 which will show all the costs that have been incurred along with a total amount that you will need to pay before the property is yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The solicitors will also have to pay for information and checks for which you will need to cover the costs, these are generally known as disbursements.  These includes \u2018searches which will be required by your lender as they may affect the potential future value of the property.  All of the searches normally cost \u00a3150 -\u00a3250.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"surveys-and-reports\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Surveys and reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as checking all of the paperwork, it is always recommended that you have a survey of the property undertaken. This will give you independent professional advice as to its condition, and highlight any potential issues or concerns. It is always recommended to use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rics.org\/uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) (opens in a new tab)\">Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)<\/a> member to do the report for you.  The cost will vary substantially depending on the type of survey, the location, condition and size of the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three main types of survey inspection which increase in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Home Condition Report<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Home Buyer Report<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full Building Survey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/guides\/buyer\/mortgages-and-financing\/lenders-valuation\/\">more information on these surveys and what they mean here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to buying a property, it\u2019s not just the mortgage you need to worry about. The following costs usually need to be paid before you can think \u201chome, sweet home!\u201d Mortgage costs and fees Once you\u2019ve had your offer accepted, and if you are buying with a mortgage, there will be a number [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":1261,"menu_order":133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-601","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"author_profile":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The costs of conveyancing | Rightmove Guides<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A solicitor or registered conveyancer will charge a fee to do the legal work that&#039;s part of your property purchase. 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