Our firm is not registered for VAT, therefore we do not charge VAT on our legal fee, however you might be asked to pay VAT for third party services if these service providers are regsitered for VAT, for example surveyors, accountants, experts, searches, and other disbursements. We will inform you when you are required to pay these services and VAT for these services (when appropriate). The current VAT rate is 20%.
Your case will be handled by our solicitor Ms Maggie Wong.
Immigration
Maggie Wong & Co aims at providing bespoke immigration advices and assistances to you, the fees below are for reference only, each case is assessed individually. No two cases are the same, we will give you accurate estimate of costs after we review your individual circumstances and documents. Our firm is not registered for VAT, therefore we do not charge VAT on our legal fee, however you might need to pay VAT for third parties services if the service providers are registered for VAT such as surveyor\'s fees, accountant\'s fee, translator\'s fee, accommodation report fees, experts, searches, and other disbursements. We will advise you when these fees are payable and VAT for these services (when appropriate).
Entrepreneur
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Main applicant only |
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Extension Application |
£8000.00-£10000.00 |
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Settlement Application |
£8000.00-£10000.00 |
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Accelerated Settlement |
£10,000.00-£12,000.00 |
Add Spouse £850.00
Add Child £750.00 (each)
Investor
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Initial Application (main applicant only) |
£9,000.00 - £11,000.00 |
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Extension Application (main applicant only) |
£9000.00- £14,000.00 |
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Settlement Application (main applicant only) |
£10,000.00 - £18,000.00 |
Add Spouse £1000.00
Add Child £750.00(each)
Skilled Workers and Students
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Initial Application (main applicant only) |
£750- £1500.00 |
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Extension Application (main applicant only) |
£800- £1500.00 |
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Settlement Application (main applicant only) |
£1000-£1800.00 |
Add Spouse £750.00
Add Child £750.00 (each)
Overseas Sole Representative
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Initial Application (main applicant only) |
£5000.00-£8000.00 |
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Extension Application (main applicant only) |
£6000.00-£8000.00 |
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Settlement Application (main applicant only) |
£7000.00-£9000.00 |
Add Spouse £850.00
Add Child £750.00(each)
Spouse/Unmarried Partner/Same Sex Partner/Civil Partners /Fiancée
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Initial Application (main applicant only) |
£900-£1500.00 |
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Extension Application (main applicant only) |
£900-£1500 |
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Settlement Applicant (main applicant only) |
£1200-£1800 |
Add Child £750.00 (each)
Long Residence Application (10 Years Rule) – Settlement
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Main Applicant |
£900-£1800.00 |
Family Visitor /Business Visitor
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Main Applicant |
£600-£1500.00 |
EEA National / Family Member Application
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Main Applicant only |
£900-£1500.00 |
Naturalisation
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Main Applicant |
£600-£1500.00 |
Immigration Appeal
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First Tier Immigration Appeal |
From £3000.00 |
*The above fees are varied depending on the complexity of each application, individual’s immigration history, circumstances, number of dependants joining the main applicant, methods of submission. We usually agree a fixed fee with our client before we start the case. However if there are any complications or unforseen circumstances happen during the course of your case, we will reserve our right to adjust our legal fees.
* The above fees do not include Home Office fees and disbursements
*The above fees do not cover the works after the Home Office makes a decision of your application.
* The above fees do not cover us attending any interview with the Home Office and travel expenses.
Consultation - we sometimes provide consultation to individual who wants some initial advices about their immigration status. Our standard hourly rate is £220.00. Please note that this service requires appointment in advance, we do not accept walk-in consultation.
Additional Fees and Disbursements
1. Home Office Application fees / Visa Centre services fees various, please refer to Home Office website at https://visa-fees.homeoffice.gov.uk/y
2. Immigration Health Surcharge - this fee is various depends on the type of visa, adult, children and duration of your visa period. You can find more details on the Home Office website at https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application/how-much-pay
3. Immigration Skill Charges
4. Translation fees – we do not provide translation services
5. Tuberculosis (TB) medical report
6. Criminal record checks
7. Independent expert reports such as medical experts, social care report. These are not required in many cases, we will let you know as soon as possible if we consider an expert report is necessary (and why)
8. Barrister fees
9. Accommodation report
10. Postage, DHL
11. Court fees
12. Any other costs that are related to your matter
We will discuss the above Additional Fees and Disbursements after we assess your matter in details. We can handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
What Services are included?
1. We will discuss your circumstances and whether this is the most appropriate application for you and what other options may be available to you;
2. We will check your documents and assess if your documents are qualified for the application category.
3. We will advise about the requirements of the Immigration Rules and whether you meet the criteria;
4. We will complete the application form with you together to make sure that the content is accurate
5. We will prepare your application and submit it on your behalf
6. We will advise about the outcome of the application and any further steps you need to take.
7. We will liaise with the Home Office after the application is submitted and check the progress
Stages of Immigration Cases
1. Take your immigration history and record.
2. Advise which type of visa is suitable for your circumstances
3. Advise the minimium requirements and conditions to meet the immigration rules under a particular type of visa
4. Advise how to prepare the application
5. Discuss how to fill in application form
6. Assist you to submit an application to the Home Office
7. Advise the outcome of the application (approval or refusal)
How Long Does it Take for the Home Office to Process the Application?
Provided you provide all required documents in timely manner, we should be able to submit your application 2-4 weeks. However we cannot guarantee how long the Home Office / Visa Centre will take to process your application. The process is vastly different depending on the type of visa that you are making. We will be able to advise more details once we are instructed and assessed your case. We always ask our clients to instruct us at least 6 months before the visa expiry date. This will give you and our firm sufficient time to prepare the application. The Home Office has published its normal process time on its website. Please refer to the current processing time on the Home Office Website https://visa-processingtimes.homeoffice.gov.uk/.
Residential Properties Conveyancing
We provide conveyancing services for selling or buying residential properties. Our legal fee is quoted mainly based on the sale price and whether we act for selling or buying.
Our firm is not registered for VAT, therefore we do not charge VAT on our legal fee, however you might be asked to pay VAT for third party services if these service providers are registerered for VAT, for example surveyors, accountant, experts, searches, and other disbursements. We will inform you when you are required to pay these services and VAT for these services (when appropriate).
Our legal fees cover the works to complete the sale or purchase of your property.
Selling - Standard Legal Fees Quote
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Freehold (sale price below £1 million) |
Leasehold (sale price below £1 million) |
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£800-£3000 |
£900-£3000 |
Buying - Standard Legal Fees Quote
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Freehold (purchase price below £1 million) |
Leasehold (purchase price below £1 million) |
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£800-£3000 |
£900 -£3000 |
· If value of the property is above £1 million, please contact our office directly, it will attract a further premium. For a property between £1 million and £3 million, we estimate that our legal fee will be at least £5000.00-£8000.00.
· From February 2019, our office will take on leasehold purchase for the properties located in the West Midlands area only.
PLEASE NOTE:
* There might be other factors which might affect your legal fees. We reserve our right to increase your legal fees if
· the transaction is delayed due to matters outside our control or unforeseen circumstances
· the matter becomes complicated
· the source of funds is complicated
· foreign documents need translation
· additional legal documents are required e.g. statutory declaration
· the presence of a tenant refusing to leave
· a defect in title which requires remedying
We will always try to agree a fixed legal fee with you when we start the case, however this fixed fee might be changed if your circcumstances or the above factors happen during the course of the transaction. Our normal hourly rate is £220.00.
Our legal fees do not include disbursements.
Disbursements
Disbursements are costs which are related to your matter and payable to the third parties. We will handle the payment of disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process. The normal disbursements are set out in the list below. Please note that this list is not exhaustive, other disbursements may be applicable depending on your case. We will update you on the specific fees upon receipt and review of the lease and title deeds.
· Searches fees £200+VAT-500.00+VAT (£240.00 - £600.00) - our standard searches include Local Authority Search, Environmental Search, Chancel Repair Liability Search and Water & Drainage Search. The fee is various depending on the council and case by case. We will confirm the search fees once we are instructed and received more information from the seller\'s solicitors.
· Property survey – this is various. We do not obtain a property survey for you
· HM Land Registry fee: £40- £910.00 (depends on the value of the property - the fees chargeable by the land registry can be found here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hm-land-registry-registration-services-fees)
· Stamp Duty Land Tax (based on individual circumstances and value of property). The HMRC’s website provides a calculator for calculating SDLT, please go to the HMRC website for detail information at https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/calculate-stamp-duty-land-tax/#!/intro
· Third parties fees – payable to a third party when consent may be required under the lease or title such as management agent and landlord.
· Bank Electronic Transfer fee (£30.00 each)
· Bankruptcy search £4.00 each
· Pre-completion search £6.00-£8.00 each
For leasehold properties, you will be required to pay ground rent and services charges throughout the period when you own the property, we will advise you on these payments when we receive further information.
When the property is involved with management company whether leasehold or freehold, there might be additional disbursements payable including but not limited to:
1. Notice of Transfer Fee - this is set out in the lease and the management company\\\\\'s management pack/sale pack, the estimate fee is £0-£250+VAT (£0-£300.00)
2. Deed of Covenant Fee - this should be set out in the management company\\\\\'s management pack/sale pack, the fee is difficult to estimated as it is different from various management companies, it is often between £0- £300+VAT (£0-£360.00).
3. Certificate of Compliance Fee - this should be set out in the management company\\\\\'s management pack/sale pack, the fee is difficult to estimated as it is different from various management companies, it is often betwee £0-£300+VAT (£0 - £360.00).
4. Management Pack/Sale pack - this can be very different depending on the management company\\\\\'s decision, based on our experience, it can be ranged from £300-£600+VAT (£360.00-£720.00). We can tell you more details after we are instructed and applied the pack from the management companies.
The above fees can be different from property to property, it can be significantly more than what we have stated above. We will advise you when we receive more information from the management company after we are instructed to act for you.
Stages of Transaction
1. Taking initial instructions
2. Checking your finance and funding
3. Carrying out searches
4. Raising enquiries to the seller’s solicitors
5. Making additional enquiries, if required
6. Advising you the contract and on the documents that we have received
7. Exchange contract – this is a legally binding, usually 10% deposit is payable
8. Completion – the remaining balance is paid and the property is handed over
9. Dealing with the payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax
10. Dealing with application to the Land Registry for registration of title
How long does the process take?
The timeframe from you make an offer to moving into the property will depend on a number of factors. For example if you are buying a property and there is a related sale, it will take longer time. The average process takes at least 8 weeks.
Licensing
We provide service for applying and transferring Premises Licence and applying Certificate of Lawful Use. Our firm is not registered for VAT, therefore we do not charge VAT on our legal fee, however you might be asked to pay VAT for third party services if these service providers are registered for VAT, for example surveyors, accountant, experts, searches, and other disbursements. We will inform you when you are required to pay these services and VAT for these services (when appropriate).
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New Premises Licence Application
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Transfer Premises Licence |
Variation of Premises Licence |
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£900.00 - £1800.00 |
£300.00-£500.00 |
£900.00-£1500.00 |
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New Personal Licence Application
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Certificate of Lawful Existing Use Application |
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£600.00-£800.00 |
£800.00-£1500.00 |
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Disbursements
Disbursements are costs which are related to your matter and payable to the third parties. We will handle the payment of disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process. The normal disbursements are set out in the list below. Please note that this list is not exhaustive, other disbursements may be applicable depending on your case. We will update you on the specific fees upon receipt and review of the lease and title deeds.
· Council application fees
· Location Plan fee
· Site Plan fee
· Third parties fees – payable to a third party when consent may be required under the lease or title such as management agent
· Surveyor’s fee for drawings and plans
Stages of Transaction
1. Taking initial instructions
2. Reviewing documents
3. Applying for plans and drawings
4. Public notice
5. Filling in application form
6. Submitting application to council
How long does the process take?
The council’s normal process time for Certificate of Lawful Existing Use is 8 weeks.
The council’s minimum process time for new Premises Licence is 8 weeks. The case might take longer depends on its complexity and circumstances.
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