What are the conveyancing costs in Beckenham?
The conveyancing costs are broken into two sections: the fixed fee you pay your solicitor, and the conveyancing disbursements (known as third-party costs). Here is a transparent breakdown of both costs for property transactions in your area.
1. Solicitor Legal Fees
At SAM Conveyancing, our fixed legal fees remain consistent nationwide, regardless of your property's location. We provide a guaranteed fixed fee for standard residential conveyancing based on your property's purchase price, its tenure (freehold or leasehold), and whether your transaction involves a mortgage or utilises affordable housing schemes such as shared ownership. Below are the current fixed conveyancing fees for a standard freehold valued at £250,000.
- Sale or Purchase: £748 INC VAT INC VAT (plus an additional £60 INC VAT if purchasing with a mortgage).
- Transfer of Equity: £399 INC VAT INC VAT
- Help to Buy Loan Repayment: £333 INC VAT INC VAT
- Shared Ownership Staircasing: £748 INC VAT INC VAT
- Remortgage: £399 INC VAT INC VAT
- Lease Extension: £720 INC VAT INC VAT
2. Conveyancing Disbursements (Third-Party Costs)
Disbursements are fixed third-party fees paid to external bodies (like local councils and HM Land Registry) to complete your legal paperwork. These costs shouldn't vary too much from solicitor to solicitor.
- Property Purchase Tax (SDLT / LTT): Calculated dynamically based on your purchase price, your buyer status (such as a first-time buyer), and whether the property is located in England or Wales.
- HM Land Registry Fee: Ranges from £20.00 to £1,105.00, scale-calculated dynamically based on your property’s purchase price and whether it is an existing registered property or a new build.
- Conveyancing Search Bundle: £325 INC VAT (Includes Local Authority, Water & Drainage & Environmental)
- Online ID Fee: Ranges from £15 to £48 and avoids having to send personal documents in the post or visit our office in order to prove your ID.
- Mortgage Portal Fee: The cost to download your mortgage offer and communicate with your lender. It is £12 if your mortgage lender uses the Lender Exchange portal, or £45 INC VAT if they use the LMS Portal.
Conveyancing search costs and turnaround for Beckenham
Search Provider | Cost | Turnaround Time |
|---|---|---|
Search Provider Bromley Council This is the local authority search, which is mandatory if you are obtaining a mortgage. | Cost £88.00 INC any VAT | Turnaround Time 5 to 10 Working Days |
Search Provider Thames Water This is the Water & Drainage Search, which is mandatory if you are obtaining a mortgage. | Cost £83.40 INC VAT | Turnaround Time 1 to 3 working days |
Beckenham Specific Searches |
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Why choose SAM Conveyancing Solicitors in Beckenham?
We are a hand-selected panel of SRA-regulated solicitors who deliver to you the high standards we expect, and you'll have a member of the SAM team to guide you through the process from start to finish. Just 1 person you know by name can email or call directly and get your question answered on the same day (normally instantly).
Doing it our way, we've helped over 56,000 clients and gained all the experience from the different transactions. From pressurising agents to complex legal enquiries, and even overcoming issues with your mortgage lender. Our strap line is Property Challenges Solved because that is simply what we do, day in, day out.
Get in contact today and see from the very first call why we are the best conveyancing solicitors for a property transaction in Beckenham.
Expert Tip: Check your property searches
Boundary disputes and mature trees are common issues in Beckenham. Your solicitor must check the local land charges register with Bromley Council to confirm if any mature trees are protected by Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs), which would severely restrict your ability to extend or landscape.
You can find this information in the property searches purchased during the conveyancing process.
Partner & Conveyancing Solicitor
We're first-time-buyer friendly
86% of our purchase clients are First-Time Buyers, so we are hyper-attuned to what you need when buying your first home.
- We take the time to explain the process
- We offer tips on timescales
- We keep it real, never overpromising
Our Conveyancing Services
We can help with all of your conveyancing needs; simple to complex, and always affordable.
- Purchase
- Sale
- Transfer
- Remortgage
- Help to Buy Repayment
- Help to Buy Sale or Transfer
- Auction Sale or Purchase
- Shared Ownership Sale & Purchase
- Shared Ownership Staircasing
- Lease Extension
- Purchase of Freehold
- New Builds & Off-plan Purchases
- First Time Buyers
- Second Homes
- Buy to Let landlords
Fixed quote for our legal costs plus a budget-friendly breakdown of third-party disbursements.
Your sale or purchase is protected by our no sale, no fee guarantee.
Our panel solicitors are pre-approved to work with 99% of mortgage lenders in England & Wales.
Panel solicitors accredited by the Conveyancing Quality Scheme; regulated by the SRA.
Residential Conveyancing Solicitors in and around Beckenham
Our Beckenham conveyancing solicitors can help you with your conveyance locally or in any of the surrounding areas, including London, Croydon, Bromley, Bellingham, Crystal Palace, Thornton Heath and Lewisham.
We have many offices throughout England and Wales, so you can find a solicitor near you.
- Bushey Way, Beckenham, Greater London, BR3 6TB
- 72 Cherry Tree Walk, Beckenham, Greater London, BR3 3PQ
- Rectory Rd, Beckenham, Greater London, BR3 1AA
- 26 Cowper Road, Bromley, BR2 9RX
- Flat 6, Cartmel Court, 30 Shortlands Road, Bromley, BR2 0XJ
- The Gardens (apartments) – 86 Albermarle Road, Beckenham.
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Beckenham Property Prices
Average property price in Beckenham Source: lasted updated on | £588,059 |
What is the population of Beckenham: Source: Office for National Statistics lasted updated in the 2021 Cencus | 87,275 (2012) |
Thinking of moving to Beckenham?
Beckenham is a town in London in the Bromley Borough, 8 miles from London's centre. It mixes a residential area with commerce and industry. The Chinese Garage is a notable landmark, a listed building built in pagoda style. There are numerous open spaces, such as Kelsey Park. Bethlem Royal Hospital is also in the locale, with a museum and archives.
Beckenham has nine railway stations, giving easy access to Central London (London Victoria and Charing Cross and Thameslink services to the City of London, Luton, St Albans and Bedford) and south (e.g. Sevenoaks) or, via changes, to the south coast, as well as a Tramlink station, which gives access to Croydon and Wimbledon. Beckenham lies between the A406 South Circular and the A232 for road transport.
Croydon University Hospital, Woodcroft Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7YE
Beckenham Beacon Hospital, 379-397 Croydon Road, Elmers End, Beckenham, BR3 3QL
Shirley Oaks Hospital, Poppy Lane, Croydon, CR9 8AB
Beckenham has nine railway stations, giving easy access to Central London (London Victoria and Charing Cross). There are Thameslink services to the City of London, Luton, St Albans and Bedford, as well as, via changes, to the south coast. There is a Tramlink Station, which gives access to Croydon and Wimbledon. Beckenham lies between the A406 South Circular and the A232 for road transport.
Distance to Airports from Beckenham
| Airport | miles by car |
| Gatwick | 22 miles |
| Heathrow | 24 miles |
| Stansted | 42.1 miles |
Langley Park School for Girls, Hawksbrook Ln, Beckenham, BR3 3BE
Harris Academy Beckenham, Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3SJ
Bishop Challoner Independent School, 228 Bromley Rd, Bromley, BR2 0BS
Local conveyancing solicitor
Are local, licensed conveyancing solicitors near me more expensive?
Buyers and sellers alike often start the process by searching online for conveyancing solicitors in Beckenham. But, can you find a better service, when you widen the search?
With advanced online security, you are no longer restricted to having to work with a licenced conveyancer near you. Often, an online conveyancing solicitor who specialises in property transactions will be preferable to a local one.
Affordable Housing Schemes
Several affordable housing schemes in Beckenham help make buying a property more achievable. The work is more complex, and we have specialist conveyancing solicitors to handle the following:
- Shared Ownership Solicitors
- Right to Buy Solicitors - speak to Bromley Council to find out if you are eligible
- Discount Market Sale - check with Bromley Council if they are running a DMS scheme
Beckenham conveyancing solicitors
You can rest assured that you're in good hands with us. We hand select our panel for skill and experience, from a simple purchase to complex transactions with specialist ownership structures and deeds of trust.
Are you buying or selling a short lease in Beckenham?
We have specialist leasehold conveyancing solicitors in to handle your sale & purchase of a leasehold property, as well as lease extensions and creation, sale, or purchase of a share-of-freehold property.
Due to the additional legal work surrounding the lease and terms, your quote will be calculated based on the tenure, so as long as you give us the correct details using the simple form above, this will be included in your fixed-fee leasehold conveyancing quote, not a surprise addition later on.
Look no further for your residential conveyancing solicitor in Beckenham
Whatever your property challenge, we can solve it.
Selling a property
Your expert conveyancing solicitor's role when selling a property will include:
- Draft contracts – Your conveyancing solicitor drafts the initial legal contract to be sent to the buyer's solicitor.
- Responding to enquiries – your solicitor responds to any questions the buyer's solicitor may have (this is where you'll find out if you are missing documents, which can cause delays to your sale).
- Investigating issues – your solicitor may need to complete further investigation to try and satisfy them.
- Exchange contracts – once the buyer's solicitor has satisfied their enquiries, contracts are finalised and exchanged.
- On the day of completion – your solicitor receives the money for the sale, discharges the mortgage (if required), pays the estate agent, deducts their fee and then sends the net sale proceeds to you.
- Post completion – your solicitor receives the DS1 discharge documents and, when leasehold, settles your liabilities for ground rent and service charges.
Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for selling a property starts from £748 INC VAT.
Buying a home
- Draft contracts – Your solicitor reviews the draft contract sent by the seller's solicitor.
- Raising enquiries – your solicitor will ask the seller's solicitor questions based on the contract, title, and property documents to protect you from any nasty surprises.
- Exchange contracts – once your solicitor is satisfied with their enquiries, they agree with the seller to finalise and exchange contracts
- Day of completion – on the day of completion, your solicitor transfers the money for the sale.
- Post completion – following completion, your solicitor makes an application to HM Land Registry to register you as the new owner.
Our Beckenham conveyancing solicitors' cost for buying a property starts from £748 INC VAT.
Add or remove someone from a property title
With a Transfer of Equity, you can buy someone out of a shared property and remove them from the title, or add someone to the title to transfer ownership of a share of the property, making them a joint owner. This service includes:
- Property solicitors' fees, including ID checks, office copies
- HM Land Registration fees
- (if party being removed) ID1 Form verification fee
- (if mortgage) Change of mortgage fee
- (if leasehold) Notice fee to freeholder
Our Beckenham conveyancing solicitors' cost for a Transfer of Equity starts at £399 INC VAT.
If someone is giving up their share of the property for less than market value, they may be required to get independent legal advice, which will be an additional expense.
Switch your mortgage deal in Beckenham
Your remortgage solicitor will perform all the necessary checks, review your new mortgage offer, and update HM Land Registry post-completion. The process is similar to when you purchase but should take less time, as the solicitor doesn't need to raise any legal enquiries.
If you own a leasehold property, your solicitor must carry out extra work to investigate the lease terms. Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for a remortgage in Beckenham starts at £399 INC VAT.
Purchase the next chunk of your equity
When you're ready to buy the next chunk of the equity in your shared ownership property, a conveyancer will be required to handle:
- The bank transfer;
- obtaining a mortgage redemption statement from your existing lender;
- receiving your new mortgage offer and confirming the lender terms;
- receiving the memorandum of staircasing;
- handling completion;
- filing SDLT form (if required); and
- registration at the Land Registry.
Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for shared ownership staircasing in Beckenham starts at £823 INC VAT.
If you need to add someone to the legal title, you will need to pay an additional fee for a transfer of equity.
Paying off your Help to Buy equity loan
You'll need a solicitor to:
- Receive redemption letter;
- review title for ownership and restrictions;
- obtain Authority to Complete;
- draft a deed of postponement for your current lender;
- handling completion;
- bank transfer; and
- if repaid in full, removal of the loan restriction at the Land Registry.
Our conveyancing solicitors' cost for Help to Buy loan redemption in Beckenham starts at £333 INC VAT.
Price based on a freehold with the loan being repaid in full using savings.
Islamic finance solicitors
Specialists in Sharia-compliant conveyancing for Islamic mortgages.
- Can review, advise and negotiate with all Sharia Mortgage Lenders.
- Terms of the contract fully explained with confirmation of Sharia compliance and UK legal compliance.
- We can help with Ijara (Lease), Diminishing Musharaka (Reducing Partnership), and Murabaha (Cost-Plus Financing).
Conveyancing FAQs
What are the conveyancing costs?
Fees vary between online conveyancing solicitors, high street conveyancers or housing solicitors introduced by your estate agent.
The actual conveyancing costs, outside of the legal work, should be fixed, including:
For buyers: stamp duty, land registration, property searches, ID searches and leasehold charges (if buying a leasehold property).
For sellers: office copies, title plan and management information (if selling a leasehold property).
Make sure to budget for all of the above conveyancing costs and to get a fixed fee conveyancing quote from several firms, to compare value.
Making the right choice of solicitor is key to the whole process:
- Cheap Conveyancing
- Fast Conveyancing
- Best Conveyancing Service
Should you pay a 'reservation deposit' to get an offer accepted?
Some estate agents now impose reservation deposits on buyers, which ostensibly ensure that a property is taken off the market when an offer is accepted.
As long as the reservation deposit monies paid are deducted from the seller's asking price, this may be regarded as entirely fair; however, the terms of any such deposit need to be carefully scrutinised.
If it turns out that the terms indicate that this fee is non-refundable and payable to the estate agent, then it should be questioned from the outset – estate agents should be generating their income from sellers of property, not potential buyers.
