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Thinking of Buying
This page is written for people considering buying a home to live in rather than investing.
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Advantages of buying now
- You don't have to pay someone else's Mortgage - Why renting is not dead money
- You could make money - Some think prices may go up say 5% - Price Forecasts
- etc.
Disadvantages of buying now
- There could be a house price crash
- Prices will struggle to keep up with Real Inflation. Price Forecasts
- Protection of capital (see investments)
- If you are selling for other reasons, no transaction costs
- Loss of freedom
- During the House Price Crash Stamp Duty was reduced thus saving a significant amount of money.
- etc.
If you must Buy
Please make sure that if you are going to buy now, buy somewhere that you can happily live for up to 5 or even 10 years. In the event there is a House Price Crash, you may have to wait that long before prices recover sufficiently before you are able to sell without making a loss.
- Go for a long term, fixed rate Mortgage
You should think about:
- Whether prices are curently: rising or dropping
- The type of property most at risk in a house price crash
- The possible triggers for a house price crash