An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a year - and it’s much more than one might expect.
GetAgent first analysed the cost of buying in the current market based on the cost of stamp duty, the average mortgage deposit at 15 per cent of a property’s value, the average valuation and surveys costs and the average conveyancing fee of £860.
The research shows that based on the current average house price of £284,029, homebuyers in England are facing an average cost of buying totalling £46,366. This is 9.9 per cent higher than just a year ago - an increase of £4,158.
However, GetAgent then analysed the annual cost of homeownership once the initial hurdle of a purchase has been achieved.
The website based this on the average mortgage repayment, the cost of council tax, the average energy bill, the cost of water and sewage and a maintenance budget at one per cent of a property’s value.
The figures show that the cost of owning a property currently sits at an average of £18,203 per year - this has increased by £1,836 since last year and so while the cost of owning a home may be lower than the initial cost of buying, it has seen a larger annual jump at 11.2 per cent.
“We all know how hard it is to secure that first foot on the property ladder. With house prices booming as a result of the Stamp Duty holiday, this task is now even more difficult” claims Colby Short, GetAgent’s founder.
“What we often fail to consider when buying a new home is the ongoing costs of actually owning one. While mortgage rates are currently favourable, an increase is inevitable. Many will face far higher monthly repayments if they aren’t benefiting from a fixed rate.
“Then there’s the increasing costs of council tax and utilities, as well as the money required to maintain a home. The sum of these factors equate to a pretty hefty cost of more than £18,000 a year on the average home. That’s an increase of nearly £2,000 in the last year alone.”
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I wonder how much of that average conveyancing fee of Ā£860, is an average referral fee?
some agents are charging Ā£250 to Ā£350 plus..... which is in my view jut taking things way too far - Ā£100 to Ā£150 is reasonable in my view but the solicitor still has to make money
about 100
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