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Will be working in UK for 5 years- worth buying house there

Hannaho · 2023-09-23 21:33:27

I will be working in the UK for the next five years. Just wondering if it's worth buying a property there rather than renting. I know buying property a road can com9licate tax and inheritance issues

23-09-2023 9:33pm

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Hannaho

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I will be working in the UK for the next five years. Just wondering if it's worth buying a property there rather than renting. I know buying property a road can com9licate tax and inheritance issues

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#2 24-09-2023 12:08pm

Moonbeam

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it depends on the area that you will be living in and if you are moving family there.

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#3 24-09-2023 1:00pm

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I will be living and working in Edinburgh. My family are grown up and will be staying in Ireland. I have an apartment I'm Ireland which I will keep for when or if I return

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#4 25-09-2023 10:21am

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I think the answer is yes, purely because 5 years could become longer if you like the place. Lots of people go for a few years and stay forever.

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#5 25-09-2023 2:01pm

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You might be able to buy a fixer upper and make money on it. If you have cash to buy it is possible to do well with fixer uppers in the UK.

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#6 26-09-2023 8:19pm

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I think you should buy so,nothing too crazy and maybe somewhere that needs some work.

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