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Conveyancing · Reading

Conveyancing in Reading. £7,525 stamp duty on a typical home.

The average home in Reading is £350,501 in the UK House Price Index for August 2026, down 0.4% on a year earlier. At that price a home mover pays £7,525 in stamp duty, and a first-time buyer pays £2,525.

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Conveyancing in Reading: a Homie illustration
  • £350,501average home, UK HPI August 2026
  • £7,525stamp duty for a home mover
  • £2,525stamp duty for a first-time buyer
  • Exchangethe point a deal becomes binding
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The short answer

Conveyancing in Reading, in 30 seconds

The tax
At the average Reading price of £350,501, stamp duty is £7,525 for a home mover and £2,525 for a first-time buyer.
The fee
Conveyancing is quoted as a fixed legal fee, plus searches and disbursements, before you instruct.
The searches
Local authority, water and environmental searches are ordered once you instruct, and they take the most waiting.
Timings
Most purchases take a few months from offer to keys. The chain and the searches set the pace.

SDLT

The tax on a typical Reading home, worked out

On the UK House Price Index average of £350,501 for August 2026.

Home mover

£7,525
  • Up to £125k at 0%£0
  • £125k–£250k at 2%£2,500
  • £250k–£351k at 5%£5,025

First-time buyer

£2,525
  • Up to £300k at 0%£0
  • £300k–£351k at 5%£2,525

Ten years of prices

Reading house prices since 2016

From £318,166 to £350,501. Up 11% over five years.

2016 2019 2022 2025 2026
Average price each year to August 2026, Reading.

Nearby

How Reading compares with its neighbours

Average home in each council area, with the change over five years.

FAQ

Conveyancing in Reading: your questions

How much is stamp duty in Reading?

On the average Reading home of £350,501 it is £7,525 for a home mover and £2,525 for a first-time buyer, at the rates in force today.

Do I need a local conveyancer in Reading?

No. Conveyancing in England and Wales is done remotely, and a firm anywhere in England and Wales can act for a Reading purchase.

What slows a Reading purchase down?

Usually the chain, the local searches and the mortgage offer. Track each step from your dashboard so nothing waits on a phone call.

How do Reading house prices compare with nearby towns?

The average home in Reading is £350,501. It costs more in Maidenhead (£583,688) and Earley (£491,944). It costs less in Slough (£349,397).

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