Question
What this page helps answer
Create an early-stage renovation budget with a clear split between works, contingency, fees, and VAT.
Use it when you want to screen a property decision before speaking to a lender, surveyor, conveyancer, adviser, or agent.
- Open the live tool when you want the calculation or utility output.
- Review the notes and assumptions before relying on the answer.
- Use related links when this question leads to another calculation.
Inputs
Information to have ready
For this page, the most useful inputs to check are renovation area, area unit, finish level, kitchen budget, bathrooms budget, contingency, professional fees, and include vat at 20%.
Check property value, location, area, tenure, tax year, rates year, fees, cost ranges, mortgage assumptions, and whether current rules apply.
- Check renovation area before using the result.
- Check area unit before using the result.
- Check finish level before using the result.
- Check kitchen budget before using the result.
- Check bathrooms budget before using the result.
- Check contingency before using the result.
Result
How to interpret the answer
Use the estimate to compare scenarios and identify questions to confirm. Legal, mortgage, tax, and surveying advice can change the final answer.
The live tool is designed for quick comparison: change one assumption, rerun the estimate, and compare the movement before making a decision.
- Look for the headline result first.
- Use charts and detailed rows to understand what drives the answer.
- Save, share, or export the result where the linked tool supports it.