The sale price isn't what you walk away with. Cost of selling a house in the United Kingdom: estate agent fees, legal costs, certificates and what you walk away with after paying off the mortgage, plus the tax rules on any gain. Free.
Costs on top of the price
£4,900
Moving home · England & N. Ireland ·
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What selling costs, from agent and legal fees to paying off the mortgage, and what you'd walk away with.
Costs of selling
Sale price
£250,000Selling costs
£5,740You walk away with
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Typical costs, not a quote. Agent fees are negotiable and legal fees vary; ask for quotes. Tax on any gain depends on your circumstances: check with a tax adviser before you sell.
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Typically about 2.3% of the price on a £250,000 home: estate agent about £3,900, legal and admin about £1,440, certificates and other costs about £400. Agent fees are negotiable.
Your main home is usually free of capital gains tax (Private Residence Relief) if you lived in it the whole time you owned it. On other homes the gain is taxed at 18% or 24%; non-residents pay at the same rates and must report and pay within 60 days, but no tax is withheld from the sale money.
Moving home in England & N. Ireland: stamp duty is about £2,500. All buying costs together come to about £4,900, or 2.0% of the price. Change the price or buyer type above to see your own figure.
In England and Northern Ireland, buyers who haven't lived in the UK for 183 days in the year before buying pay an extra 2% stamp duty. Scotland and Wales have no non-resident surcharge.
Anyone can buy, whatever their nationality.
A UK solicitor or licensed conveyancer. ID and proof of where your money comes from.
We last updated the figures on 15 Oct 2026 and checked them against official sources on 16 Oct 2026. We check every country every week, and show a warning if a check is overdue.
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