Buyer tools

Tools to use alongside your plan

Your plan sets your budget and checks properties. These tools help with the wider picture: the timing of a move, and what's happening to prices where you're looking.

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Plan your purchase

Set a budget built around your own finances, then check the properties you find against lenders' rules and recent local sales.

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Timing

Rent vs buy decision engine

Compare the cost of renting and buying over the years you expect to stay, including upfront costs, interest and what your deposit could earn elsewhere.

Compare renting and buying →
Area data

UK house prices by area

Average prices and trends for every region and local authority, by property type, with a free UK-wide report and a custom area deep dive.

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Market analysis

Housing market indices

Homabu's own measures of the housing market, such as the investor-to-owner ratio and people per home, with the data to download.

See the indices →