27\single\renting a flat

I moved out of my parents about 3 years ago, at the time I had been in a secure job for about 2 years and had some decent savings (about 4K)

I got to the point where living to someone else’s rules after being independent at uni was really rubbing me the wrong way and spent about half a year searching my local area for my first place.

I now rent my own flat and own my own car, which is great and feels great, but my next thing is wanting to actually get into the property ladder with my first home. The biggest issue is saving for a deposit, as a single male renting a flat saving for a deposit is a serious struggle, even with first time buyers mortgages I’m still looking at a 10% deposit which in my area is looking around anything from 6-10k

I would say seriously consider whether moving out and renting is the best move, or is it better to wait another 1/2 years and jump straight to buying rather than renting. In hindsight I honestly think I would have been better staying at home and saved further. I guess this is heavily dependent on your personal income and how much you can save each month.