Things are quite different in the UK regarding rentals and home ownership. I'm fortunate I bought my modest Oklahoma home in July 2021 before the interest rates skyrocketed. After selling my Maine home in 2010 I vowed I'd never own another, because of the cost of maintaining and repairing. But rents across the country have skyrocketed as well, and investors are reducing the supply of single-family homes by turning them into AirBnBs or rentals. The little home I bought with my husband in Tacoma, Washington in 1979 for $30,000, and remodeled and sold for $45,000, is now valued on Zillow at $325,000. I am loving the investment of time and money towards making a native wildflower garden, and putting as many pictures on the walls as I want, and painting a yellow wall, and having a kitty cat. Having a place of one's own is worth much in peace of mind.
Things are quite different in the UK regarding rentals and home ownership. I'm fortunate I bought my modest Oklahoma home in July 2021 before the interest rates skyrocketed. After selling my Maine home in 2010 I vowed I'd never own another, because of the cost of maintaining and repairing. But rents across the country have skyrocketed as well, and investors are reducing the supply of single-family homes by turning them into AirBnBs or rentals. The little home I bought with my husband in Tacoma, Washington in 1979 for $30,000, and remodeled and sold for $45,000, is now valued on Zillow at $325,000. I am loving the investment of time and money towards making a native wildflower garden, and putting as many pictures on the walls as I want, and painting a yellow wall, and having a kitty cat. Having a place of one's own is worth much in peace of mind.
No kidding. Peace of mind is incomparable, and so is being able to do nearly anything you want with the place you live in.