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HoursHQ vs The Housing Model

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HoursHQ compared with The Housing Model
DetailHoursHQ logo HoursHQThe Housing Model logo The Housing Model
What it doesUK calculators for work, hours and pay with every figure cited to source Rent vs buy planner showing which option you can afford based on your take-home pay, kids, childcare, cars and debts
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inGB US
Pricing modelFree Freemium
PricingNot given Free to build and edit your plan, no account required. The Housing Model Pass adds detailed results for $59 for 12 months, one payment with no automatic renewal and a 14-day refund.
Key features
  • Timesheet calculator
  • Minimum wage checker
  • Take-home pay calculator
  • Holiday entitlement calculator
  • Maternity pay calculator
  • Redundancy pay calculator
  • Sources cited with dates
  • Shows calculation workings
  • Letter templates
  • Guides explaining rules
  • Compare renting, buying now, buying later, and starter home then upgrade paths
  • 30-year wealth comparison across housing paths
  • Compare keeping current home as rental or buying a second home
  • Plan retirement and early retirement with drawdown analysis
  • Printable PDF report of your full plan and analysis
What makes it different
  • Every figure cited to its source with dates so you can check rather than trust
  • All workings shown step by step for every calculation
  • No sign-up required and nothing stored from calculators
  • Covers all four UK jurisdictions including Scotland and Northern Ireland
  • Honest about areas where the law is genuinely unsettled
  • Runs entirely in your browser with no data uploaded to servers
  • All calculations performed locally on your device with inputs never sent to company servers
  • Free to build and edit plans; pay only for detailed results and printable reports
  • Built by a solo maker for his own rent-or-buy decision with automated math verification
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)06
Citation Flow (Majestic)412
Referring domains (Majestic)21

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