Pricing Information

We know visitors to law firm websites often want to get an idea of prices (notably absent from most firm’s websites).  So here are our prices for a selected group of transactions.  We cannot give ‘standard’ fee estimates for all our work, because the circumstances and the legal work required are so wide-ranging.  If you want a fee estimate on a matter not dealt with below, just give us a call.

Price List for Residential Property Transactions

Please note: Our base fees below are estimates based on a straightforward transaction with no complications.  For example, no extensions of conditions or post-contract negotiations or objections to a builders report or LIM.  These add to our time spent and therefore add to our fee.

The below fee estimates are also subject to the assumptions set out below.  For example, a unit title sale or purchase requires additional attendances from us as compared to a freehold property sale or purchase.  Likewise in respect of the sale or purchase of a tenanted property where the tenancy remains in place on the settlement date.

If the circumstances require additional attendances beyond the norm, we charge a higher fee based on time spent at our hourly charge out rates.

‘Disbursements’ are out-of-pocket expenses we incur on your behalf (eg. Land Registry title search and registration fees).  We also charge for office expenses such as form fees, courier & postage. Please note – because LIM application fees are expensive we can not order a LIM for you unless you first put us in funds for the application fee.  We recommend clients order and pay for the LIM themselves online.

Sale (one mortgage to discharge)
Our fee $1,500.00
GST on fee $225.00
Disbursements & office expenses $209.00
Total $1,934.00
Purchase (with one mortgage)
Our fee $1,600.00
GST on fee $240.00
Disbursements & office expenses $331.00
Total $2,171.00
Purchase (with Kiwisaver withdrawal x2 and one mortgage)
Our fee $1,900.00
GST on fee $285.00
Disbursements & office expenses $337.00
Total $2,522.00
Mortgage Refinance (one new mortgage and one mortgage to discharge – bank lenders)
Our fee $1,100.00
GST on fee $165.00
Disbursements & office expenses $331.00
Total $1,596.00

Assumptions: The above cost estimates are based on the absence of any of the following. Each of the below circumstances adds to the time required of us to carry out additional tasks and increases our fee. If any of these apply, we will on request provide an estimate of our additional fee:

  • Preparing the contract (usually done by the estate agent)
  • LIM report (obtaining and/or advising on)
  • Non-bank lending
  • Kiwisaver first home withdrawal &/or Homestart grant application
  • Contracts by way of ‘land and building package’ (buying ‘off the plans’)
  • Sale, purchase or refinance involving a company or family trust
  • Bank guarantee or additional security or inter-family loan or gift
  • Unit title, cross lease or other complex title issues
  • Issues arising from objections to a LIM,  building inspector’s report or pre-settlement inspection.
  • Extensions to condition dates or settlement date.
  • Documents signed under power of attorney

Price List For Wills & Enduring Powers Of Attorney

Simple Standard Will (per Person)
Our fee (starting from) $350.00
GST on fee $52.50
Disbursements & office expenses $34.50
Total $437.00
Enduring Powers Of Attorney (EPOAs)
Our fee (starting from) $700.00
GST on fee $105.00
Disbursements & office expenses $69.00
Total $874.00

Note: A ‘simple standard Will’ is one where you appoint executors, gift your whole estate to your spouse/partner (without any specific gifts), with a ‘gift over’ to your children in equal shares if your spouse/partner does not survive you.  If specific gifts or other terms are to be added to the ‘simple standard will’ then our fee will be higher than the above.

There are other types of wills which can be more appropriate in different circumstances, for example:

  1. where a child has a disability and the will maker wishes to put in place a ‘protective trust’ in their will for that child; or
  2.  in the case where there are children from a prior relationship.  In such cases people often instead put in place a will with a ‘lifetime right to occupy’ for their surviving souse/partner in respect of the family home or a ‘life interest will’.

On request we can provide a fee estimate for these other types of Will or for a more detailed ‘simple Will’. 

Note: There are two types of enduring powers of attorney – one relating to property and the other relating to personal care and welfare. The above fee estimate is for completing both.

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