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Land Registry fees in 2026: what a purchase, a remortgage and a transfer of equity cost to register, and the figure for the completion statement
HM Land Registry fees in 2026: both scales, the cheaper portal column, £7 searches and copies, and six everyday matters worked for the completion statement.
Registering the purchase of a registered house for £285,000 costs £150 at HM Land Registry when the transfer goes through the portal, and £330 when it goes by post. The £330 also applies, however the application is lodged, when the buyer takes a new lease, buys part of a title or buys unregistered land.
Scale 1: sales, new leases and first registrations
The fee is set by the price, including any VAT on it.
| Price | By post | Portal or Business Gateway, whole of a registered title | Portal or Business Gateway, new lease or part of a title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to £80,000 | £45 | £20 | £45 |
| £80,001 to £100,000 | £95 | £40 | £95 |
| £100,001 to £200,000 | £230 | £100 | £230 |
| £200,001 to £500,000 | £330 | £150 | £330 |
| £500,001 to £1,000,000 | £655 | £295 | £655 |
| £1,000,001 and over | £1,105 | £500 | £1,105 |
GOV.UK describes the middle column as a 55% reduction on the postal fee. A voluntary first registration has its own column, 25% under the postal fee: £250 in the £200,001 to £500,000 band.
Scale 2: remortgages, gifts and assents
The fee is set by the amount of the mortgage, or by the value of the property or share that passes.
| Amount or value | By post | Portal or Business Gateway, whole of a registered title | Portal or Business Gateway, part of a title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to £100,000 | £45 | £20 | £45 |
| £100,001 to £200,000 | £70 | £30 | £70 |
| £200,001 to £500,000 | £100 | £45 | £100 |
| £500,001 to £1,000,000 | £145 | £65 | £145 |
| £1,000,001 and over | £305 | £140 | £305 |
GOV.UK's page records the last increase to both scales as 31 January 2022.
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| Matter | How the fee is assessed | Portal | Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase of a registered freehold house for £285,000, mortgage lodged with it | Scale 1 on the price; no fee for the mortgage | £150 | £330 |
| Purchase of a new-build flat on a new lease, premium £285,000, peppercorn rent | Scale 1 on the premium; no portal reduction for a lease | £330 | £330 |
| Purchase of an unregistered house for £285,000 | Scale 1, first registration | £330 | £330 |
| Remortgage securing £180,000 | Scale 2 on the amount secured; the discharge of the old loan is free | £30 | £70 |
| Gift of a half share in a house worth £320,000, with a £120,000 mortgage that stays | Scale 2 on (£320,000 less £120,000) ÷ 2 = £100,000 | £20 | £45 |
| Assent of a £310,000 house to a beneficiary, no mortgage | Scale 2 on the value | £45 | £100 |
The fifth row follows GOV.UK's own method for a transfer subject to a mortgage: take the amount outstanding off the value, then apply the share.
Copies and searches before completion
These fees changed on 9 December 2024 and are charged for each item.
| Item | Form | Portal | Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official copy of the register | OC1 | £7 | £11 |
| Official copy of the title plan | OC1 | £7 | £11 |
| Official copy of a document, such as a lease or transfer | OC2 | £7 | £11 |
| Official search of whole with priority | OS1 | £7 | £11 |
For the first matter in the table above, the Land Registry lines add up like this: register £7, title plan £7, priority search £7 and registration £150, which is £171. Each referred document adds £7.
Where the figure goes wrong
- The portal column is quoted for a lease or a transfer of part. A plot on a new estate is normally a transfer of part, and a new flat is a new lease. The quote says £150, the fee is £330, and the firm is £180 short on that file.
- The mortgage arrives late. A charge lodged with the transfer, or before the transfer is completed, is free. GOV.UK's example is a £350,000 purchase with a £150,000 mortgage sent in after the transfer had been registered: the mortgage is then a new application with its own Scale 2 fee, which is £30 through the portal.
- VAT is left off the price. GOV.UK's example is an office bought for £900,000 plus £180,000 of VAT. The fee is assessed on £1,080,000, so it is £500 through the portal, not £295.
- Part of the land is unregistered. In GOV.UK's example a £350,000 house is registered and its garage is not, apportioned at £325,000 and £25,000. Two fees are due. On the tables above that is £150 for the registered part through the portal and £45 for the first registration, £195 in all.
An underpaid fee is one of the points on the Land Registry's own list of avoidable requisitions; the requisitions guide covers the clock that then starts.
The saving from lodging online
A firm that registers 120 purchases a year in the £200,001 to £500,000 band, all transfers of whole, pays £18,000 through the portal (120 × £150) and would pay £39,600 by post (120 × £330). The £21,600 difference is clients' money, since the fee is passed on as a disbursement.
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The SRA's transparency rules require a conveyancing price page to describe each disbursement and give its cost or how it is worked out; the transparency rules guide sets out all seven items. One figure cannot be right for every buyer, so publish the band and the exception:
HM Land Registry registration fee: set by the price. £100 for a price of £100,001 to £200,000, £150 for £200,001 to £500,000 and £295 for £500,001 to £1,000,000 where the whole of a registered title is bought. For a new lease, a new-build plot or unregistered land the fees are £230, £330 and £655. Land Registry copies and searches: £7 each; the number depends on the title.
On the completion statement, show the registration fee and the copies and searches as separate lines, with the band the fee came from. The quote in the client care letter should match the price page line for line. For leases with a rent and for large applications, use HM Land Registry's fee calculator.
A supervising solicitor reviews and signs anything a tool drafts, including a completion statement. This page is general information, not legal advice.
Short answers from this page
How much is the Land Registry fee to register a house purchase in 2026?
For a transfer of the whole of a registered title lodged through the portal, the fee is £100 for a price of £100,001 to £200,000, £150 for £200,001 to £500,000 and £295 for £500,001 to £1,000,000. A new lease, a transfer of part, a first registration or a postal application costs £230, £330 and £655. A mortgage lodged with the purchase is free.
Source: GOV.UK, HM Land Registry: Registration Services fees, read 1 October 2026
Where this comes from: GOV.UK, "HM Land Registry: Registration Services fees" (last updated 28 April 2025; it records the last increase to both scales as 31 January 2022) and "HM Land Registry: Information Services fees" (last updated 9 December 2024, the date the Land Registration Fee Order 2024 took effect), both read in a browser on 2026-10-01. The worked totals are our arithmetic on HM Land Registry's figures.
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