Referral fee disclosure
Plain-English explanation of how Property Legals is paid.
Last updated: July 2026.
If you choose a partner through Property Legals and the work completes, that partner pays us a referral fee out of its own revenue. It is never added to your quote.
When the fee becomes payable
There is one trigger, and it is the same everywhere on this site: the fee is payable by the partner firm when you instruct them through Property Legals and the work they were instructed to do completes. If you never accept a quote, or the matter falls through, no referral fee is payable.
Who pays the fee
The partner firm pays the fee out of its own revenue. It is not added on top of your quote. The quote you accept is the price you pay, and each partner sets out its own fees before you commit.
How much it is
The amount varies by service and by partner. Some partners pay a fixed amount per completed case; others pay a percentage of their own fee. Before you choose a partner, we show you the referral fee that partner would pay us on that enquiry.
Estate agents
Where an estate agent introduced you to us, the agent may receive a share of that referral fee from Property Legals when the work completes. Estate agents in England and Wales must disclose referral fees to you in writing under the Estate Agents Act 1979 and the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008; we also disclose them here and in the enquiry form.
How this affects our matching
Referral fees are not used to rank partner firms. See How we match providers for the criteria we do use.
Your choice
You are always free to accept any quote, ignore all of them, or use a firm you find independently. You are under no obligation to instruct anyone we introduce.