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Selling a house in Scotland...costs?

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  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    swarby wrote: »
    Hi there. I'm helping a friend sell his house in Scotland.

    Is this right for Scotland?

    What help are you offering?
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    Here are my actual selling costs for a house that was on the market at £135K and sold for £130K in April. This was using an EA (Next Homes) and advertising on RM and Zoopla rather than on the SPC website, but it should give you a guide. Make sure you check which quoted items include VAT and which don't.

    EA fees 1%, £1,300 + VAT = £1,560
    Marketing £230 (this was a reduction from their normal charge of £550)
    Home report £480 + 1 refresh £120
    Conveyancing £690 (you'd probably pay more to use an Edinburgh solicitor)
    Searches £105
    Other costs £60
  • swarby_2
    swarby_2 Posts: 51 Forumite
    googler wrote: »
    What help are you offering?

    Can I ask why that is relevant? Thanks for all the replies guys it's given me a much better view of the situation. We will get a few more people round to see how the price fluctuates
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    swarby wrote: »
    Can I ask why that is relevant?

    You're asking for help here, you don't seem well-primed on Home Reports (which have been a mandatory requirement in Scotland since Dec 2008, so they're not new...), and you're vague on what costs you should be expecting.

    So ... do you see where I'm coming from?
  • swarby_2
    swarby_2 Posts: 51 Forumite
    edited 15 August 2014 at 7:12PM
    No really but as you're interested. My friend has owned the house for 40 years. Neither of us live in Scotland, he's getting on a bit now so struggles to use the Internet to research these sort of things. So I'm helping by asking the relevant questions so I can pass the information on to him so he can make an informed decision about his options and get the best deal with what will be his retirement funds.
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    swarby wrote: »
    No really but as you're interested. My friend has owned the house for 40 years. Neither of us live in Scotland, he's getting on a bit now so struggles to use the Internet to research these sort of things. So I'm helping buy asking the relevant questions so I can pass the information on to him so he can make an informed decision about is options and get the best deal with what will be his retirement funds.

    I can help with that. Keep asking the relevant questions, I'll keep answering.
  • rachhh
    rachhh Posts: 345 Forumite
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    googler wrote: »
    You're in or near Aberdeen, and you advertise on Rightmove?

    Not based in Aberdeen although we do sell properties there. Advertise on Rightmove amongst many many other 'commercial' websites.
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