Looking at selling me house in the UK

[AtW]

Wanna buy a nice sofa?

One careful owner, fell off the back of a lorry, know what I mean? g

<ZG in "Private Walker" mode>

You take it back!!!

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Mug

I reckon I spend less than 10% of my net income on rent. Changes year to year, think it was 11% last. What % do you spend on the mortgage?

[Halo Jones]

Renting in the UK is a good option as long as the rent is less than what a mortgage would be.

Renting in Europe is a good bet as the rents are cheaper & there tends to be greater legislated protection for the tenants.

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Renting in the UK is a good option as long as the rent is less than what a mortgage would be.

Renting in Europe is a good bet as the rents are cheaper & there tends to be greater legislated protection for the tenants.

I think most tenants in the UK would have a fit if they tried to rent here, here being Germany. It cost me close to €10k to get the keys. That's 3 months deposits, 1 month rent, 2.3 x month rent for agent. And even then the apartment might not have a kitchen.

But! The protection offered to tenants here pales in comparison to my peers back home. And of course the quality of housing on offer is massively different.

And and top of all that I find myself saving much more than I could recall in my earlier years.