Buying Property in uk

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Commission will usually be paid to an estate agent, if they have been used in the sale of  the property, and this is likely to be between 1% and 2% of the value of the property (please note that this is paid by the  vendor not by the purchaser). Lawyers will charge up to 4% of the property value for buying or selling, although the conveyancing market has become very competitive in recent years. Conveyancing is simply the legal term used for the buying and selling of property.