For sale - average cost of buying a house in the UK at all-time high

It's not all about putting up 'sold sign' - fees include arranging a mortgage, paying a solicitor for conveyancing, slice for estate agents, stamp duty and shelling out for removals

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The average price tag on a home has hit a record high for the second month in a row - with sellers asking £380,000 on average this month.

Across Britain, the average asking price for a home coming onto the market jumped by £2,335 month-on-month in May, Rightmove said.

It took the average asking price to a record £379,517 in May, with April also having been a record high for asking prices.

Asking prices have reached new record highs in the month of May for the past five years.

But Rightmove said that prices this month have risen more slowly than usual, following a stamp duty deadline stampede earlier in the year.

Average house prices across UK, according to gov.uk:

East Midlands-£241,0006

East of England-£339,000

London - £564,000

North East - £161,000

North West - £210,000

South East - £386,000

South West - £307,000

West Midlands-£245,000