We currently own a house that I hate living in due to the neighbours from hell. They have vandalised our car amongst other things and they are horrible nasty people who scare me.
We have the option of selling, which will bring us enough money to pay the solicitors,EA and clear the mortgage.
Selling would mean renting forever as we would never be able to afford a deposit again.
DH is set against renting. He wants to bear with it where we are and wait till the prices increase, sell in roughly ten years and buy somewhere in a better area.
I want to go now. I want to leave the stress and fear behind. Walk out the front door and never have to see my neighbours again. Renting would also mean we live in a better area which means a better school for dd when she's older.
Is renting as bad as what DH thinks? He thinks we will constantly have to move house and we will have to get rid of our dog. He says the house will never feel like our own.
He is also worried long term, we are in our late 20's and he thinks we will have no decent pension provision if we opt of the housing market. He has a point as we are not guarnateed state penion when we are older and both our occupational salarys are no longer final salary. But I think that's way to far ahead to be ruling how we live now. He also worries about how we would pay rent once we are a lot older wheras a mortage would reduce over the years, he's worried as rent gets dearer.
Sorry for rambling - advice gratefully recieved.
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