{"id":909,"date":"2015-11-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/5-reasons-you-should-rent-not-buy\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T08:13:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T08:13:34","slug":"5-reasons-you-should-rent-not-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/5-reasons-you-should-rent-not-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons You Should Rent Not Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p>Falling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/rental-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">house prices <\/a>and the requirement for large deposits has meant that more and more people are <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"rental\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/renting\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/renting;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01y857;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Renting\" >renting<\/a> <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >homes<\/a> in the UK.\u00a0 While many people consider renting \u2018dead money\u2019 there are millions of people happily renting homes.<\/p>\n<p>There can be <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Land lot\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/land-lot\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/land_lot;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0gs32y;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Land_lot\" >lots<\/a> of advantages to renting over buying.\u00a0 Keep reading for the top five.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More flexible<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Renting can allow you to be more flexible and makes it much easier for you to move <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a> or relocate.\u00a0 If your job changes or you plan to move home in the next few months it is generally easier to move when you rent than it is when you have to sell your <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >property<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Renting can be cheaper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While rents have been rising in the UK, it is sometimes cheaper to rent a property than it is to buy one.\u00a0 This is especially true if the costs of insurance, bills and maintenance are taken into account.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Living in a desirable area<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes you may not be able to afford to buy a home in the location you want to live in.\u00a0 However, you may have enough cash to be able to rent a property instead and so you can benefit from living in your preferred area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>No maintenance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two of the major costs that come with owning a house are maintenance and upkeep.\u00a0 It can cost thousands to keep a home in working order and you can face bills from gardening services to boiler repairs.\u00a0 Renting a property means you avoid many of these additional expenses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lower risk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"House price index\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house-price-index\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house_price_index;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/House_price_index;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0gn3x3;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House_price_index\" >House prices<\/a> fluctuate and, depending on when you buy and sell, you can lose thousands on your property if you sell in a difficult economic climate.\u00a0 When you rent you don\u2019t have to worry about house price changes and being stuck in a property that won\u2019t sell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Falling house prices and the requirement for large deposits has meant that more and more people are renting homes in the UK.\u00a0 While many people consider renting \u2018dead money\u2019 there are millions of people happily renting homes. 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