What are the costs of buying a second-hand house?

Generally, the expenses that the buyer needs to pay for buying a second-hand house include stamp duty (tax rate 1%, which is shared equally between the buyer and the seller), deed tax (tax rate below 90 square meters 1%, which is paid by the buyer), surveying and mapping fee (1.36 yuan/square meter), house transaction fee (residential 6 yuan/square meter × actual surveying and mapping area) and house property rights.

According to the regulations, buyers should bear deed tax and stamp duty, while sellers should bear business tax, urban construction tax, education surcharge and personal income tax under certain conditions. But buyers and sellers can agree who will bear all kinds of expenses.

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How to avoid the risk of second-hand housing transactions;

1. When signing a house purchase contract with the owner of a second-hand house, the buyer should consider the possible hidden dangers caused by factors such as rising house prices in advance, stipulate the liability for breach of contract, and go through the transfer formalities as soon as possible to avoid the other party's remorse.

Before buying a house, the buyer should fully understand the various procedures required for the sale of the house. It is best to choose professionals to provide legal advice and then sign the contract carefully.

3. When signing the house purchase contract, the buyer shall ask the other party to provide the certificate that ensures the right to dispose of the house sold or the certificate that the husband and wife and other people agree to dispose of it.

4. Buyers and sellers of second-hand houses should choose formal intermediary agencies when trading, and agree on the contents agreed by both parties in writing.

5. In order to know the real situation of the purchased house, buyers should know the situation from the property, neighbors and developers before buying a house, and it is best to go to the scene to see the house and make a written agreement on how to bear the responsibility for quality problems.

6. The law clearly stipulates that houses built on rural homestead cannot be listed and traded, and it is suggested that urban residents should not buy such houses, which are not protected by law.

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