The assessment of costs of sale or purchase of a property will normally take place at the conclusion of the transaction unless the court has made other directions. Any estate agents’ charges should appear in the completion statement and not as a disbursement to the bill.

If the sale was by trustees of a jointly owned property, the SCCO will assess the costs of the application to appoint new trustees as the conveyancing costs can only be approved by the trustees.

The following fixed rates apply (except where the sale is by trustees): a value element of 0.15% of the consideration with a minimum sum of £400 and a maximum of £1670 plus disbursements.