Svetlova LLP

Fees

Svetlova LLP is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”).
SRA rules require all solicitors to publish information on their website relating to legal costs and services for certain types of legal work.

Residential Property Fees

Our fee on purchases and sales are generally at 1% of the purchase price plus VAT. Our minimal fee for any property transaction is £2,500.00 plus VAT. Our fee does not include mortgage work for acting for your lender on complying with the mortgage terms and security requirements.

Other charges in addition to our professional fee:

1. Bank transfer fee: £50.00 plus VAT for each bank transfer (you can expect 2 to 3 bank transfers)

2. Anti-money laundering client-onboarding search: approximately £14.90 per person (depending on nationality)

3. Property search fee: approximately £480.00 depending on location of the property

4. Land registry registration fee: £655.00 for purchase price of £500,001.00 to £1,000,000.00 /  £1,105.00 for purchase price of above £1,000,000.00

5. Stamp Duty Land Tax

6. For leasehold properties,
a. Landlord’s fee for notice of transfer and charge: approximately £250.00
b. Landlord’s fee for a certificate of compliance: approximately £180.00
c. Landlord’s fee for deed of covenant: approximately £250.00 (if needed)

Immigration Fees

We offer legal advice for applications under the Immigration Rules:

• Innovator Founder visa

• Extension of Tier 1 (Investor) visa

Turkish Businessperson visa

Family visa

  • spouse or partner
  • fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner
  • child
  • parent
  • relative who’ll provide long-term care for you

Skilled worker visa

Indefinite leave to remain

• Citizenship

Our fees

Depending on the complexity of your application, we estimate we will spend around 5 to 20 hours to prepare your application and compile all required documents. On average, our costs are between £2,500.00 plus VAT and £10,000.00 plus VAT.

Our hourly rates are:

Partner – £705.00 plus VAT

Associate Solicitor – £465.00 plus VAT

Trainee and Paralegal – £285.00 plus VAT

Other charges in addition to our professional fee:

  1. Anti-money laundering client-onboarding search: approximately £14.90 per person (depending on nationality)
  2. Official visa application fee
  3. Immigration health surcharge
  4. Biometric appointment fee