The United Counties of Prescott and Russell stretch from Clarence-Rockland to Hawkesbury along the Ottawa River. Eight municipalities, one flat fee for your purchase, sale, or mortgage refinance with Treadstone Law.
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Prescott and Russell is made up of eight municipalities: Alfred and Plantagenet, Casselman, Champlain, Clarence-Rockland, East Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury, Nation, and Russell. Clarence-Rockland is the largest at over twenty-six thousand people, with Russell next at nearly twenty thousand, while East Hawkesbury remains small and rural. A closing in Casselman follows the identical flat-fee pricing and document-based process as one in Clarence-Rockland or Hawkesbury, so the municipality your property sits in doesn't change what you pay for legal work.
Clarence-Rockland · Russell · The Nation · Hawkesbury · Alfred and Plantagenet · Champlain · Casselman · East Hawkesbury
The same transparent pricing everywhere in Ontario — no city surcharges, no estimates.
$1,354.87
Flat, taxes included. Disbursements & Land Transfer Tax extra, at cost.
How buying works →$1,241.87
Flat, taxes included. New mortgages, refinances & private lending.
How it works →Purchase price aside, this is what a buyer in Prescott and Russell sees on the closing statement: our fee, then the disbursements we estimate on your behalf, then the government taxes — each sourced and dated. We don't total these into one figure; disbursements vary by file and are itemized in your written quote.
| Line item | $600,000 | $900,000 | $1,200,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our fee (flat, any price) — 13% HST included | $1,354.87 | $1,354.87 | $1,354.87 |
| Estimated disbursements — billed at cost, itemised in your written quote; they vary by file | |||
| Teranet search fees & disbursements (registrations, searches, bank fees) — estimate | $583.26 | $583.26 | $583.26 |
| Technology & file management — estimate | $332.05 | $332.05 | $332.05 |
| Title insurance (example premium, varies by insurer and price) | $513.80 | $805.40 | $1,097.00 |
| Government charges | |||
| Ontario land transfer tax | $8,475.00 | $14,475.00 | $20,475.00 |
| First-time buyer refunds, if you qualify | − up to $4,000 | − up to $4,000 | − up to $4,000 |
Disbursements vary by file and are itemized, estimated in writing, before any work begins — these lines are estimates, not quotes. Ontario refunds up to $4,000 of the land transfer tax for first-time buyers, applied by your lawyer at registration.
Sources: Ontario electronic land registration fee, 2026-09-17: ontario.ca (rises to $86.42 per instrument from 2026-11-02); TitlePLUS residential premium schedule, 2026-09-17: titleplus.ca; Ontario land transfer tax, 2026-09-17: ontario.ca.
See the full breakdown on our Ontario real estate lawyer fee guide or flat-fee pricing page.
The united counties cover Alfred and Plantagenet, Casselman, Champlain, Clarence-Rockland, East Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury, Nation, and Russell, all closed under one flat-fee schedule.
No. Treadstone Law closes files throughout Prescott and Russell using phone, email, and courier, so being close to the office isn't a requirement for opening or completing a file.
Purchase closings are $1,354.87, sales are $1,241.87, and mortgage refinances are $1,241.87, each a flat fee with taxes included. Disbursements and Ontario's land transfer tax come extra, billed at cost, with no municipal land transfer tax in this region.
The flat fee is identical across every Prescott and Russell municipality. Any difference in your total comes from disbursements or land transfer tax tied to the specific transaction, not the town.
Ontario land transfer tax is the largest single line on most closing statements, and it is due in full on closing day. Enter a price to see the bracket-by-bracket calculation, the first-time buyer refund, and — where they apply — the Toronto municipal tax and the Non-Resident Speculation Tax. Full workings and the rate sources are on the land transfer tax calculator.
Have a closing anywhere in Prescott and Russell? Get your flat-fee quote and start your file with Treadstone Law right away.