The whole thing, in one line
Most people selling an inherited house pay an estate agent, and then a conveyancer, and then find out about the extras. You pay 1.8% + VAT, once, and you pay it on the day it completes. The least it can ever be is £2,750 + VAT.
- Selling the house and doing the legal work
- 1.8% + VATOne combined fee. No separate conveyancing bill.
- The minimum fee
- £2,750 + VATIf 1.8% comes to less than this, you pay this instead. That happens on a sale under about £153,000.
- The probate valuation
- FreeYours to keep whether or not you sell with us.
- To pay today
- NothingThe fee comes out of the sale on completion.
- If it does not sell
- NothingNo sale, no fee. It is in our terms, not just on this page.
Questions about the fee
The things people ask before they commit
What is not included?
Money we pay out on your behalf - things like search fees, Land Registry fees and any insurance the property needs while it sits empty. Those are costs from other people, not our fee, and your conveyancer tells you each one before it is spent. We do not add a margin to them. The legal fees and extra costs page lists every one of them.
Is there a minimum fee?
Yes. It is £2,750 + VAT. If 1.8% of the sale price comes to less than that, you pay the minimum instead. That happens on a sale under about £153,000, and it means the fee works out as more than 1.8%. We tell you which one applies to your house before you sign anything.
Is there really nothing to pay up front?
Nothing. We are paid out of the sale proceeds on the day it completes. If the sale never happens, we are not paid.
What if I was referred by someone?
Some of our partners have a reduced rate for the people they refer. If someone sent you to us, tell us who and we will check before you sign anything.
1.8% sounds more than an online agent.
It is, and it should be. An online agent charges you a listing fee whether or not it sells, does not do the viewings, and does not do the legal work - you still need a conveyancer, and that bill lands separately. This is one fee, contingent on a sale, covering both jobs.
Can I use you to sell it but keep my own conveyancer?
You can. You are never tied to us for the legal work, and the agreement says so. But the 1.8% is one price for two jobs, and the saved weeks come from the same firm doing both. If you bring your own conveyancer, the fee covers the estate agency work only, and you pay them separately for the legal side and for searches. Probate sales are where doing both together helps most, so say so on the call and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right people.
Who pays if the house needs work first?
We do, up front. We take the cost back plus 20% of the uplift out of the sale, so nothing comes out of the estate before completion and there is no share to take if the work does not lift the value. That is our Renovate for Sale service, and we will tell you honestly when a house is not worth doing up.
Start with the valuation
You need one for the grant application anyway. It costs nothing, and it does not commit you to selling with us - or to selling at all.