I think about that lesson a lot with things like polenta. Sure, you can load it with milk (and then, often, finish it with butter and tons of cheese). It will taste good, but it'll also leave you feeling pretty gross afterward.
A typical estate agent's fee could total around Â£7,680 after VAT, in London the average House price is approximately Â£350,000 which could equate to commission as high as Â£16,800. Add to this a solicitor's conveyancing fees, which average around Â£1,000.
You need to pay estate agency fees for the sale of your property, solicitors' fees and search fees, stamp duty on the property you are buying, removals costs, survey fees, plus perhaps the cost of decorating. The cost of moving from a Â£125,000 flat to a Â£250,000 house is likely to be around Â£8,000, says Cox.