Buying, selling, subletting or remortgaging
Use the apply and buy links in the table to pay the fee.
Service | What the service is for | Cost | Apply and buy |
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Leasehold sell-on pack | Information for solicitors | £227 | Leasehold sell-on pack |
Freehold sell-on pack | Information for solicitors | £98 | Freehold sell-on pack |
Leasehold re-mortgage pack | Information for solicitors | £162 | Leasehold re-mortgage pack |
Freehold re-mortgage pack | Information for solicitors | £83 | Freehold re-mortgage pack |
Sublet registration | To allow subletting of property including short-term "holiday" lets | £50 | Sublet registration |
Notice of assignment | Registering a change of leaseholder | £80 | Notice of assignment |
Notice of charge | Registering change of mortgage lender or secured loan | £80 | Notice of charge |
Combined notice of assignment and charge | Registering both a change of leaseholder and mortgage lender or secured loan | £160 | Notice of assignment and charge |
Removal of Land Registry charge | Repayment of right to buy discount | £153 | Removal of Land Registry charge |
Documents and information
Type of document | Cost |
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Copy of lease / transfer document | £32 |
Copy of invoice for a previous year | £32 per year |
Breakdown of charges for a previous year | £32 per year |
Copy of certificate for a previous year | £59 |
Details of planned major work for your block or estate in the next five years | £66 |
Letter of satisfaction to confirm a county court judgment debt has been paid | £65 |
Home improvements and alterations
Type of alteration | Home ownership fee | Technical fee | Legal fee | Extra inspections cost |
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Minor alterations (like flues, extractor fan) | £105 for letter of consent | None applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Deed of Variation for windows | £291 | None applicable |
£15 | Not applicable |
Varying of Deed of Variation for windows | £62 | None applicable |
£563 | Not applicable |
Bigger internal alterations (such as altering a load-bearing internal wall) - includes licence of alteration | £105 | £234 | £563 | Not applicable |
Major alterations (like adding a conservatory) - includes deed of variation and licence of alteration | £127 | £234 | £1,092 | £70 per hour |
Retrospective consent - fee on top of either of the above four alterations | £368 | £469 | £1,089 | £70 per hour |
Redrawing lease plans - includes deed of variation | £62 | £567 | £563 | Not applicable |
Purchase of land / space (like garden, loft, basement) - technical fee includes valuation fee and legal fee includes supplemental lease | £130 | £1,290 | £1,907 | £70 per hour |
Other fees
Type of fee | Cost |
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Postponement of charge - legal fees to prioritise a mortgage or secured loan over the Council’s legal charge at the Land Registry for the repayment of right to buy discount | £310 |
Certificate of compliance | £310 |
Major works extended payment plan legal charge | £255 |
Removal of Land registry charge for major works extended payment plan |
£153 |
Devolution of title fee |
£77 |
Letter before legal action - pre-legal action letter regarding breach of lease |
£48 |
S146 forfeiture notice - legal notice regarding breach of lease |
£328 |
Breach of lease |
Depends on costs incurred by the council and time spent by officer investigating and remedying the breach |