Conveyancing fees calculator
What should the legal work cost when you buy or sell? Choose your situation and see the typical fee range, with disbursements shown separately - the way an honest quote should be.
Conveyancing fees calculator
Typical legal fees
£1,050 - £1,820
Indicative range for guidance, not a quote. Ask every firm for an itemised, fixed-fee quote so you're comparing like for like.
How this estimate works
Conveyancing quotes have two parts, and mixing them up is how people get misled. The legal fee is what the firm charges for its work. Disbursements are costs passed through at face value: local authority searches, Land Registry fees, bank transfer fees. This calculator shows them separately so you can compare like for like.
Most firms band their legal fee by property price, so the calculator does too. Leasehold adds genuine work - lease review, management pack chasing, notices to the freeholder - which is why it adds to the fee rather than being a surcharge for nothing.
Buying and selling together is usually a little cheaper than two separate instructions with different firms, and considerably less stressful, since one firm controls both sides of your chain timing.
What adds to conveyancing costs
- Leasehold: lease review, management packs and freeholder notices add hours
- New builds: developer deadlines and first registration add complexity
- Shared ownership, Help to Buy redemption or gifted deposits
- Unregistered land or title defects that need fixing before exchange
- Slow searches in some local authorities - not a fee, but the main timing risk
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between the legal fee and disbursements?
The legal fee pays the firm; disbursements are third-party costs passed through, such as searches and Land Registry fees. A quote that looks cheap sometimes just hides disbursements - always ask for an itemised, fixed-fee quote.
Is stamp duty included here?
No - stamp duty depends on your price, circumstances and current thresholds, and your conveyancer calculates and files it as part of completion. Budget for it on top of everything shown here.
Conveyancer or solicitor?
Licensed conveyancers specialise purely in property; many solicitors also specialise in it. For a standard sale or purchase either can act for you - what matters is fee transparency, communication and speed.
How long does conveyancing take?
A straightforward freehold purchase commonly runs eight to twelve weeks; leaseholds and chains stretch it. Responsive firms make the biggest difference, so ask about communication when comparing quotes.
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