We were saving for a house deposit (prob about 15k off). Not really sure where we want to move to, but we have 2 children in a 2 bed flat, so always planned to move out of London as we can’t afford anywhere here. We love living in London (we are very central). Both of our parents also live nearby.
We’ve recently been offered a 3 bedroom house, with garden, due to someone leaving one of the houses within our housing association. Cost of rent is very low for the area. It would need some work, probably around £15/£20k worth. Do we take the house, meaning we will probably realistically never buy, as we’d have the space we need in the area we love? Or do we continue to save for a house that we’d own outside of London?
Life would be so much easier staying (we both work in Central London, would have no childcare if we moved, neither of us drive, etc). But then would miss the chance to own a properly. WWYD?
I realise this is a first world problem!