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    Property Purchase Total Cost Calculator

    Written by Scott Jones, founder of PropertyKiln · Last updated

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    1 min read
    Reviewed Apr 2026
    UK-wide

    The purchase price is the big number. The total cost is bigger.

    Enter the purchase price. The calculator adds SDLT (including 5% surcharge), legal fees, lender fees, valuation fees, mortgage arrangement fees, survey costs, any immediate refurbishment budget, initial insurance, and the stamp duty reclaim on main-home replacement if applicable. Output: the real "money out the door" figure for the purchase.

    Critical for deal analysis. Critical for mortgage application (loan-to-value is calculated against the purchase price, not total cost — but the cash you need is total cost). Prevents the "I've got 25% deposit ready to go" conversation that ends three weeks later with a funding gap.

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