• Your HIP appraised and a written solicitor’s opinion given for just £50 plus VAT for a freehold property or £100 plus VAT for a leasehold property

• Proceed to buy the property and the £50 / £100 fee already paid for the HIP appraisal will be deducted from the total conveyancing fee.  In this way if you buy the property you will have lost nothing and will benefit from the very competitive CMS conveyancing fees.  If you decide not to buy the property your legal fee for assessing the HIP is capped at £50 (freehold property)

• You can ask the CMS solicitor to assess as many HIPs as you wish, paying £50 plus VAT for each freehold or £100 plus VAT for each leasehold.  However, only one £50 / £100 fee will be deducted from the final conveyancing bill.  If you request a solicitor to assess a HIP but do not proceed with the property the £50 fee is not refundable

• You benefit from all the CMS advantages for your conveyancing instruction including no completion no legal fee and no hidden extras

To take advantage of the CMS HIP service for buyers all you need to do is to obtain a conveyancing quote in the usual way, i.e. by telephone or online. When you speak to our customer service advisor simply advise them that you want the solicitor to assess a HIP for you. Our advisor will instruct the solicitor on your behalf and you will pay the fee for the assessment directly to the solicitor. The contract for the HIP assessment will be between the solicitor and the buyer.