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Rent to Buy/Own

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  • Caz3121
    Caz3121 Posts: 15,876 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I have only found one property advertised rent to buy , one website seemed to imply I should sign up with a help to buy agent as if they were being dealt with together. 

    Another said keep lookout for new developments in area - somehow just know where they are /drive round randomly. 

    Has anyone experience of it, is there a centralised system of searching for one, do I just trawl zoopla etc, drive around in the hope?
    is it a worthwhile scheme? 
    There is plenty on  help to buy but less on rent to buy. 
    That is all

    there will likely be very little stock...as per the first link in my earlier post, one of the Cons listed is
    • There’s only 10,000 Rent to Buy properties across the UK.
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