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Buy or rent? · exampleEngland averages
1Price of the home£290,000
3Rent, similar home£1,450/mo
4Years you stay10
Renting wins

Renting ends up £15,510 ahead. No break-even within 10 years.

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Buy or rent?

Should you buy a home or keep renting and investing? A guided simulation in 7 steps that counts every cost on both sides: Stamp Duty, mortgage fixes, renovations, running costs, ISA and investment tax, selling costs.

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