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The first-time buyer cost checklist

The deposit is only the start. This one-page checklist lists every cost that usually comes up when you buy your first home, and when each one is paid, with space to write in your own figures.

  • Mortgage, legal and survey costs in one place
  • Stamp duty and Land Transaction Tax
  • Moving day and settling-in costs people forget
  • Printable, with a total at the bottom

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