In some countries, most people prefer to rent their homes rather than buying them. What are the advantages and disadvantages of renting a home?

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More and more
people
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all around the world nowadays opt for a rental
home
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rather than their own house or flat. But why is that? Do
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of
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an accommodation overweigh
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the drawbacks
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? In
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essay, I am going to discuss both advantages and disadvantages of renting a
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and figure out the answer. Taking into consideration that the clients in the rental services, mostly, are those
people
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who do not have
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financial opportunity to buy a
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or pay
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the mortgage
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, the main benefit turns
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be very obvious. Renting is the only chance for them to have
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home
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a home
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at all. What is more,
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the absence
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of responsibilities in front of the banks gives a unique opportunity to be absolutely free and move to another flat or even relocate to another continent immediately. Living in
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era of constantly accelerating technological progress,
people
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have to be ready to adapt to
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new circumstances as fast as the world around
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.
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, while someone
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appreciates
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freedom
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the freedom
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the most, another prefers stability
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that
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which
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is not achievable
while
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when
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they do not own the
home
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where they live. One more really significant disadvantage of renting
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, that,
however
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, takes place not in every country, is the fact that not having
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home
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,
people
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in their old age risk
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without any accommodation at all due to extremely low pensions. According to statistics, more than 50% of homeless
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in Russia are pensioners who merely cannot allow a rental flat or even a room. To sum up, not only is renting a
home
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a great alternative that gives
unforgettable
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an unforgettable
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sense of freedom, but it
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can cause
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really tremendous problems
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as homelessness.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • financial commitment
  • down payment
  • initial costs
  • allocate resources
  • maintenance costs
  • mobility
  • relocate
  • market fluctuations
  • property value
  • building equity
  • appreciate in value
  • asset
  • personalization
  • restrictions
  • rental increases
  • lease renewal
  • financial instability
  • housing budgets
  • long-term security
  • landlord
  • lease agreement
  • equity
  • substantial
  • property ownership
  • property market
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