{"id":66096,"date":"2017-09-11T20:45:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T13:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/when-is-the-right-time-to-buy-a-property\/"},"modified":"2017-09-11T20:51:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T13:51:23","slug":"when-is-the-right-time-to-buy-a-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/when-is-the-right-time-to-buy-a-property\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the right time to buy a property?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI have savings, currently rent, but might not be in the area for more than a couple of years. Should I buy?Q I live in a university town in the south-east of England. I am contracted to stay here for two years. After that I may or may not get another job in the same town, but I\u2019m not so attached to it that I\u2019d want to stay if there wasn\u2019t the compelling reason of a job.I have \u00a3280,000 invested offshore (a combination of life savings and proceeds from the sale of a flat) which is earning capital growth of \u00a32,000 a month. I am single and paying only \u00a3400 a month in rent in cramped quarters. I could probably get something more comfortable for about \u00a3800 a month. Continue reading…
\n
\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…When is the right time to buy a property?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have savings, currently rent, but might not be in the area for more than...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-hc4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76012,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-should-i-go-for-in-my-divorce-settlement\/","url_meta":{"origin":66096,"position":0},"title":"What should I go for in my divorce settlement?","date":"January 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r I\u2019m in a dilemma as to whether to go for the house, which I would rent out and then use the income to buy another property Q I am hopefully divorcing in the new year and am in a dilemma as to what to have in the divorce settlement.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":171646,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/shares-in-buy-to-let-mortgage-lenders-fall-after-report-reeves-plans-rent-freeze\/","url_meta":{"origin":66096,"position":1},"title":"Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze","date":"April 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock ExchangeRachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war falloutBusiness live \u2013 latest updatesShares in some of the UK\u2019s biggest buy-to-let lenders such as Paragon and One Savings Bank have fallen\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":72193,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/should-i-buy-a-house-at-age-52-or-rent-for-the-rest-of-my-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":66096,"position":2},"title":"Should I buy a house at age 52 \u2013 or rent for the rest of my life?","date":"December 11, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Reader wants security for herself and her daughter \u2013 but is not sure whether it makes sense to take out a mortgage at this stageQ I am a 52-year-old single woman in a secure job earning approximately \u00a330,000 annually which will increase yearly but not by a great deal.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12002,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-can-we-rent-out-our-new-house-and-continue-living-on-our-boat\/","url_meta":{"origin":66096,"position":3},"title":"How can we rent out our new house and continue living on our boat?","date":"May 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r We need to fund works on the new home, and feel buy-to-let should not be required as our purchase is not an investmentQ: My partner and I are about to buy our first home. It is selling for \u00a3425,000 and we have a 25% deposit. However, we currently live\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":120826,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/can-my-partner-and-i-buy-two-properties-using-lifetime-isas\/","url_meta":{"origin":66096,"position":4},"title":"Can my partner and I buy two properties using lifetime Isas?","date":"July 5, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r We want to buy a house in my partner\u2019s name and later rent it out and buy another one in mineQ My partner and I are first-time buyers and we each have a lifetime Isa (Lisa). We are considering putting our savings together to buy a house in my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":124332,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/should-i-buy-a-house-within-budget-or-stretch-myself-for-a-long-term-place\/","url_meta":{"origin":66096,"position":5},"title":"Should I buy a house within budget or stretch myself for a long-term place?","date":"January 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r I am a first-time buyer and currently renting but my savings are not keeping up with pricesQ I am a single first-time buyer in Wales and am struggling to get my foot on the housing ladder.I am currently 29, have saved up \u00a350,000 and think the maximum mortgage I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66096"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66096\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}