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Costs associated with FTB in Scotland

delboy2405
delboy2405 Posts: 18 Forumite
edited 18 July 2012 at 9:15AM in House buying, renting & selling
Hi,

What are the costs of buying a house in Scotland for 125k and under so stamp duty exempt.

ie. Solicitor fees, survey etc.

Just looking to see how much I need on top of the deposit

thanks

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  • poppy_f1
    poppy_f1 Posts: 2,637 Forumite
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    i paid £99 to the mortgage co for a reservation fee - -luckily the lender (nationwide) took the valuation from the home report so didnt need to pay any extra for that
    solicitors fees came to about £600
  • shinyahashimoto
    shinyahashimoto Posts: 47 Forumite
    Solicitor fees for me was 1K just to buy a flat(no selling), robbing barstewards!
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Typical high-street solicitor should charge you around £900 or so for a purchase transaction.

    You shouldn't need a survey if you, your solicitor and your lender accept the Home Report which is provided by the seller.

    There may be setup/admin fees from your lender

    Removals / man with a van etc to get your stuff in

    That's about it
  • delboy2405
    delboy2405 Posts: 18 Forumite
    Thanks everyone, I was thinking in the region of 2k which seems to be probably enough. I have been given one solicitor that will charge £700 which seems fair.
  • Polly05
    Polly05 Posts: 379 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    poppy_f1 wrote: »
    i paid £99 to the mortgage co for a reservation fee - -luckily the lender (nationwide) took the valuation from the home report so didnt need to pay any extra for that
    solicitors fees came to about £600

    Didnt you have a product fee?
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