Renew or move calculator
Your landlord's proposed a rent increase. Work out how long you'd need to stay for moving to pay off against simply renewing.
Moving breaks even after
25 months
Moving costs £2,500 to dodge a £100/mo rise — you'd recoup it after about 25 months. Worth it only if you'll stay longer than that.
- Monthly rent increase
- £100/mo
- One-off moving cost
- £2,500
- Break-even point
- 25 months
Assumptions & how it's worked out
- We assume you can move to an equivalent home at your current rent, so the monthly saving from moving is exactly the proposed increase you'd avoid.
- Moving costs are a one-off you set yourself: deposit top-up, removals, and the cost of your time off work.
- The break-even point is the number of months of the avoided increase it takes to recoup the cost of moving — stay longer and moving pays off; leave sooner and renewing was cheaper.
- This compares cost only. A move might be worth it (or not) for reasons money can't capture — location, condition, or a better landlord.
Questions, answered
- How does the break-even point work?
- Moving has an upfront cost but lets you dodge the rent increase. The break-even point is how many months of the avoided increase it takes to pay back that upfront cost. Stay longer than the break-even and moving works out cheaper; move out sooner and you'd have been better off renewing.
- Can I negotiate the renewal instead?
- Often, yes. If this tool shows the increase isn't worth moving for, that's useful leverage: you can show your landlord you've done the maths. A smaller increase shifts the break-even and may keep you in place.
- What counts as a moving cost?
- Any extra deposit if the new place asks for more, removals or van hire, time off work, and any cleaning or overlap-rent you'll pay. Put your best estimate in — you can try a few figures to see how sensitive the result is.
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