Press & Data
Statistics, embed codes, and citation resources for journalists, bloggers, and researchers writing about UK property costs and home buying.
Key statistics
£0
Stamp duty for a first-time buyer purchasing at £300,000 in England
Source: HMRC SDLT tables, April 2025
£10,000
Stamp duty for a first-time buyer purchasing at £400,000 in England (5% on £100k above threshold)
Source: HMRC SDLT tables, April 2025
£1,200–£2,500
Typical solicitor fees for buying a home in England (buyer-side conveyancing)
£500–£900
Typical RICS Level 2 HomeBuyer Report survey cost
£800–£2,000
Average removals cost for a 3-bedroom UK house move
£330
Land Registry fee for a property purchased between £200,001 and £500,000 (electronic registration)
Source: HMLR fee schedule, April 2023
~£15,000–£22,000
Estimated total transaction cost (stamp duty + legal + survey + removals) for a home mover at the UK average house price (~£290k, England)
5%
Additional property stamp duty surcharge in England (applies to buy-to-let and second homes), raised from 3% in October 2024
Source: HMRC SDLT tables, October 2024
About the data
HomeThink's property cost calculators are built on published government and industry data sources: HMRC SDLT, LBTT (Scotland), and LTT (Wales) rate tables; the HMLR fee schedule; RICS survey cost guidance; Conveyancing Association fee surveys; and British Association of Removers indicative costs. Figures reflect rates current at the time of publication and are updated when official rates change. All calculations are indicative — individual solicitor quotes, survey fees, and removal costs will vary.
Embed our calculators
Free to embed on any non-commercial site. The attribution link in the embed footer must remain visible.
Cost of Buying a House Calculator
Stamp duty, solicitor fees, survey, removals, and mortgage costs in one calculator.
<iframe src="https://www.homethink.co.uk/embed/purchase-costs-calculator" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" style="border:none;max-width:700px;"></iframe>
Mortgage Repayment Calculator
Monthly and total mortgage cost with amortisation breakdown.
<iframe src="https://www.homethink.co.uk/embed/mortgage-calculator" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" style="border:none;max-width:700px;"></iframe>
Moving Cost Estimator
Estimate removals, storage, and incidentals for a house move.
<iframe src="https://www.homethink.co.uk/embed/moving-cost-estimator" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" style="border:none;max-width:700px;"></iframe>
Link to us
Citing HomeThink in an article? Use this snippet:
<a href="https://www.homethink.co.uk">HomeThink — AI property research tools</a>
Press contact
For data requests, interview enquiries, or licensing: hello@homethink.co.uk