Kyle T
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I earn just under 20k
I've just finished off paying the finance on my car, I'm spending only £40 a month in Diesel, and £60 a month insurance. Mobile phone bill is barely £30 a month, and that's about it.
This is leaving me with plenty of free cash which i'm putting away each month, but want to know if saving up for a deposit and maybe moving out somewhere is a feasible possibility for me at the moment.
Houses round here start as low as £95k - they're cheap for a reason mind, but I'd take whatever I can to get on the market.
My best bet I assume would be to see a proper financial advisor - but where do I start in looking for that kind of advice?
I'm very serious about moving out, but If it's honestly not a financial possibility for me - I'm under no pressure to move out and will stay here until either
a) I save up £100,000 in cash 
b) I'm settled down with someone to move into a house with. 
Even if someone gave me a target figure for a deposit, at least i'd have something to work towards, and wouldn't have the temptation just to spend my money on shit
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Dean_W
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Best advice I can offer is go and see an independant mortgage advisor.
Not a bank, not a building society and not one in an estate agents.
Explain that you are looking for a mortgage and see what you can do with varying deposits. Most independants offer free advice, as they get comission if you get a mortgage with their help.
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Ally
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Stay at home, save 15k, buy a house for 100k, foot on ladder, meet someone, sell your house and take profits and use profits as deposit on bigger house
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RichR
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look at buying the cheapest house, in the best area - my neighbours house was recently valued at £190k for insurance but £175k realistic retail price.
My house is essentially the same, but needs a few modern touches and re-working [see garage]
I paid £116,500 and will spend £20k-£25k on it. Once finished it will be to a higher spec than my neighbours [bigger kitchen, bigger extension, bigger bathroom and my garden is bigger] so I'll own one of the more expensive houses on the street but it will have cost £140k ish
Worth looking at a renovation project 
[Edited on 02-10-2007 by LiVe LeE]
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BigSte
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Say you get £20k a year - which would equate to £1275 in your hand a month. Likely outgoings are gonna be:
£40 - Diesel
£60 - Car insurance
£30 - mobile
£25 - gas
£25 - elec
£100 - council tax
£35 - water
£25 - house insurance
£20 - personal insurance (varies on what cover you have. I just have life cover and costs £13, if you ad critical illness it would prob be about £40)
£150 - food
£12 - TV licence
This comes to about 522 meaning out of your earnings you will have approx £750 left.
You will need to consider outher outgoings such as landline phone, broadband, Sky TV, etc
Out of the approximate £750 will be your mortgage which would vary considerably depending on how much you borrow. For comparison I borrowed £83k and I pay £500 a month (capital and interest repayments).
My house was cheap cos it needed totally renovating so if you are buying an old banger of a house you will need to consider that you will need to put in a lot of cash to get it nice (I have spent £14k and have still got the kitchen and living room to do)
As Dean said, get an advisor round for a chat, he will at least give you some idea on how much you can borrow and likely monthly repayments....
It is expensive moving out but I wouldn't move back in with parents ever....
I'd suggest not going down renting route as you will find it almost impossible to save for a despit in future but many people do rent! Depends on how much you wanna leave home
[Edited on 12-10-2007 by BigSte]
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BigSte
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PS - target figure for a deposit should be at least 5% of the house price so £5k if you are looking at houses around £100k
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Wrighty
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Save the fcuk up and get an interest only mortgage kylie
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nik
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Interest only sucks IMO May as well rent if your only going to pay off interest.
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Kyle T
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Cheers BigSte - lots of numbers, me likey.
I realise if I ever get moved out i'm going to have fuck all money for anything else, but I honestly think it would be worth it for a bit of space.
Either I start saving up now, properly or i'll never get out I spose.
3rd option would be to get a 20k raise next pay review, can't see that happening though
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Colin
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Just do it min.....longer you put it off the more expensive & harder it will become...imo.
I bought my 1st place when I was on a pittience of a wage....less than 15k!! It was a bombsite but I done it up ove the 1st year & its worth double now.
£750 'spare' each month should be plenty to get your 1st place. Even if its not much you'll be on the 'ladder' & will move with it...not against it!
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Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Just do it min.....longer you put it off the more expensive & harder it will become...imo.
I bought my 1st place when I was on a pittience of a wage....less than 15k!! It was a bombsite but I done it up ove the 1st year & its worth double now.
£750 'spare' each month should be plenty to get your 1st place. Even if its not much you'll be on the 'ladder' & will move with it...not against it!
Thats the kind of attitude I need to get the wheels in motion, its too easy to just keep putting it off though, too many excuses
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Colin
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Dispite what folk say about market crash/prices coming down etc vomit etc its a load of pish!! Well where your looking to enter at least.
Couple facts:
1. You'll never get a better 'risk free' return for your money than sticking it into property!
2.House prices rise on average 15% a year, in a decade the UK average has went up 187% to £170k.
3. Even if you save up over the next 2-3 years you'll make what 5%APR interest max on your savings. All very good but the house's your looking at as being afordable just now could go up 30%+ in value.
4. Prices wont come down.....maybe just at the top end where people have stretched to borrow to get a big posh house & are now struggling & default/reposed...if anything this will push bottom end value up as demand will increase.
5. Its fucking great hovering in the buff!!
Just get it done son 
[Edited on 15-10-2007 by Colin]
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Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
5. Its fucking great hovering in the buff!!
Just get it done son
[Edited on 15-10-2007 by Colin]
SOLD!
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AndyKent
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Dispite what folk say about market crash/prices coming down etc vomit etc its a load of pish!! Well where your looking to enter at least.
Couple facts:
1. You'll never get a better 'risk free' return for your money than sticking it into property!
2.House prices rise on average 15% a year, in a decade the UK average has went up 187% to £170k.
3. Even if you save up over the next 2-3 years you'll make what 5%APR interest max on your savings. All very good but the house's your looking at as being afordable just now could go up 30%+ in value.
4. Prices wont come down.....maybe just at the top end where people have stretched to borrow to get a big posh house & are now struggling & default/reposed...if anything this will push bottom end value up as demand will increase.
5. Its fucking great hovering in the buff!!
Just get it done son
[Edited on 15-10-2007 by Colin]
Can't say I agree with bits of that. There are already signs the housing market is slowing down. Whether thats a temporary blip due to HIPs or start of something bigger is to be seen. Bigger houses down here are already chucking 40/50k off prices as they've got no interest at all. Smaller semis are having around 25k off their prices too.
That said, property is totally safe. Even if there was a massive crash, property values always go up again - they have to. Just takes a little while, thats all.
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Colin
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Bigger houses are struggling to sell UK wide, I think that has an adverse affect on the bottom from what I see around me. People are scrambling for 'affordable' housing, ive seen signs taken down in less than a week with silly offers being made.
Theres a house in my parents street up for 1/4M which is a fair bit for around here...its been for sale for 3 months with no signs of selling!!
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Colin
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Look at whats happening with materials too, timber & steel costs esspecially have rocketed. Prices will keep climbing as its costing builders more to produce new builds & that has a huge knock on affect on prices in general.
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AndyKent
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Indeed. You only need to look at the prices of tarmac lately - more expensive oil has rocketed the prices of some of our jobs.
Just remains to be seen if people can find the cash to still buy into the larger properties (which still has a major impact on the prices of smaller stuff)
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AdZ9
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Im moving back to my parents in January after a year renting a house with 2 mates. I decided i need to live on my own as i cant stand the shit they do in the house and how untidy/lazy they can be!
I'm moving back to the rents and going to save for 5/6 months, go travelling for a bit and then come back and look at getting my own place! Or i may skip the travelling and look at just getting my own place if it goes tits up at my parents
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Colin
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I could never live with mates, I have visions of fisty cuffs at 3am
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Gregor
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Colin , out of interest how much did your place cost and what was it , if you don't mind ?
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Colin
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Bank repo - £36k - 1 bed flat in the good side of town, its worth 75kish now.
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Gregor
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Is that quite a rare purchase at that price etc ?
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whitter45
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Just do it min.....longer you put it off the more expensive & harder it will become...imo.
I bought my 1st place when I was on a pittience of a wage....less than 15k!! It was a bombsite but I done it up ove the 1st year & its worth double now.
£750 'spare' each month should be plenty to get your 1st place. Even if its not much you'll be on the 'ladder' & will move with it...not against it!
750 spare without a mortgage - with a mortagage does not leave much incase something happens i.e new boiler etc or holidays nights ou t weekedn away
I persoanlly do not think you on wage to get a house on your own at the price your want or that may just be me
If i was in your position i would save for a big deposit. i put 30k down on my house plus solicitor bills etc its alot of money
[Edited on 16-10-2007 by whitter45]
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neoquip
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have a look on www.rightmove.co.uk to see whats on offer.
try get a deposit togther 10%+ if possible.
where in yorkshire are you. you can get stuff cheap up there to get your foot on the ladder.
[Edited on 16-10-2007 by neoquip]
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
750 spare without a mortgage - with a mortagage does not leave much incase something happens i.e new boiler etc or holidays nights ou t weekedn away
I persoanlly do not think you on wage to get a house on your own at the price your want or that may just be me
If i was in your position i would save for a big deposit. i put 30k down on my house plus solicitor bills etc its alot of money
[Edited on 16-10-2007 by whitter45]
Its plenty if you can learn to spend your money wisely & sacrifice holidays & other luxurys for a while!!
While your saving your £30k house prices will go up center fold....double!!
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