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£30k - Tuition fees or House Deposit?

Being given £30k for tuition fees from Parents.
Starting Uni in September 2026.
Either can pay off all tuition fees straight away or put money in bank/Isa to accrue interest (to mitigate interest have to pay back on tuition loan), or can save the money for a house deposit etc later down the line, and just pay the tuition fees off when earning £25k plus?
What do I do?
Aiming for Law at top Unis (Warwick, Bristol etc), and a job in corporate/commercial Law in London.

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PS: Also taking a maintenance loan of circa £4k (whatever the minimum is as all I can get), and parents are topping it up each year to the equivalent of the max loan govt give. Will work part time job to top this up more to have a decent standard of living. Just for added context.

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Have a look at the following articles - it will give you a better understanding of how the loans (and interest works):

Martin Lewis' 6 need-to-knows about 'Plan 5' English student finance

Should you pay for university upfront or take the new Plan 5 student loan?

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