Buying is Cheaper than Renting in Over One Third of Cities
By |Published On: 9th October 2015|

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Buying is Cheaper than Renting in Over One Third of Cities

By |Published On: 9th October 2015|

This article is an external press release originally published on the Landlord News website, which has now been migrated to the Just Landlords blog.

Buying a home using a mortgage is cheaper than monthly rent payments in over one third of British cities, according to recent research from Zoopla.

It reports that buying is most cost-effective in the north, with homeowners in Glasgow over £100 better off per month than if they rented.

Buying is Cheaper than Renting in Over One Third of Cities

Buying is Cheaper than Renting in Over One Third of Cities

However, in the south, it is cheaper to rent than buy.

Zoopla states that as a national average, renters pay £58 less a month than buyers with a mortgage.

The property portal’s study compares the cost of renting with buying a two-bedroom home.

In London, the typical rental property costs £2,218 per month, compared with an average monthly mortgage repayment of £3,302.

Meanwhile, in Hull, buyers pay an average monthly repayment of £397, while renters pay £452 a month.

The top ten areas where renting is cheaper than buying are:

  1. London
  2. Reading
  3. Cambridge
  4. Brighton
  5. Aberdeen
  6. Bristol
  7. Norwich
  8. York
  9. Bedford
  10. Southampton

The top ten locations where buying is cheaper than renting are:

  1. Glasgow
  2. Dundee
  3. Birmingham
  4. Hull
  5. Manchester
  6. Coventry
  7. Edinburgh
  8. Rotherham
  9. Bradford
  10. Sheffield

To calculate the averages, Zoopla used a 25-year mortgage with repayments and a fixed interest rate at the current average best rate of 4.5%, based on 90% loan-to-value.

About the Author: Em Morley (she/they)

Em is the Content Marketing Manager for Just Landlords, with over five years of experience writing for insurance and property websites. Together with the knowledge and expertise of the Just Landlords underwriting team, Em aims to provide those in the property industry with helpful resources. When she’s not at her computer researching and writing property and insurance guides, you’ll find her exploring the British countryside, searching for geocaches.

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