DOOM: Rent is so high I can't afford a haircut

[Paralytic]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63326900

Rising rents have hit Ben McNeil hard: "I'm worried about what will happen next," he told the BBC.

[SueEllen]

Not sure why they showed a 25 year old.

The serious papers are using people in their late 30s to 60s as examples of renters in house shares.

[vetran]

Not sure why they showed a 25 year old.

The serious papers are using people in their late 30s to 60s as examples of renters in house shares.

I bet they ride the bus as well!

Sadly its across the board.

[SueEllen]

I bet they ride the bus as well!

Not necessarily.

If you live in a city like London then if you want to get from A to B in a reasonable time you take public transport. (That's unless it is more feasible to cycle.)

When I was a kid and teen, the excitement was being on the train/tube/bus with someone famous regardless of who they were. As an adult you don't really care except to comment on the height of someone e.g. Boris Johnson being shorter than expected, Ian Hislop being taller than expected.

Sadly its across the board.

[vetran]

Not necessarily.

If you live in a city like London then if you want to get from A to B in a reasonable time you take public transport. (That's unless it is more feasible to cycle.)

When I was a kid and teen, the excitement was being on the train/tube/bus with someone famous regardless of who they were. As an adult you don't really care except to comment on the height of someone e.g. Boris Johnson being shorter than expected, Ian Hislop being taller than expected.

it was a reference to Maggies 'if you ride the bus in your30s you have failed'.

Renters having difficulty with rising rents is across the board.

[_V_]

it was a reference to Maggies 'if you ride the bus in your30s you have failed'.

Renters having difficulty with rising rents is across the board.

[Whorty]

Back in the 90s at age 25 I was renting in a shared house in Walthamstow (the year before it was Leyton, I've lived in all the nicest places). This was the norm for my peers. Problem today is that everyone expects their own 3 bed semi by the age of 25 because it's what they think prior generations had ... which is total bollox.

And to save on hair cuts I bought some clippers from Argos (from the pet section as they were cheaper than the human section for exactly the same clippers!).

[SueEllen]

Back in the 90s at age 25 I was renting in a shared house in Walthamstow (the year before it was Leyton, I've lived in all the nicest places). This was the norm for my peers. Problem today is that everyone expects their own 3 bed semi by the age of 25 because it's what they think prior generations had ... which is total bollox.

And to save on hair cuts I bought some clippers from Argos (from the pet section as they were cheaper than the human section for exactly the same clippers!).

You are so out of touch.

They actually expect to house share. They don't expect to room share, have no living room, and to pay £800+ in London for the privilege.

This is why lots of adult children who are working live with parents, grandparents or other relations.

Edited to say: I've had two people I've work alongside move from London to cheaper cities so they could continue to afford to house/flat share and have their own room.

[_V_]

Back in the 90s at age 25 I was renting in a shared house in Walthamstow (the year before it was Leyton, I've lived in all the nicest places). This was the norm for my peers. Problem today is that everyone expects their own 3 bed semi by the age of 25 because it's what they think prior generations had ... which is total bollox.

And to save on hair cuts I bought some clippers from Argos (from the pet section as they were cheaper than the human section for exactly the same clippers!).

Indeed. My other step daughter and her boyfriend have just bought their first home together after leaving the safety of their free lives at their parents. A four bed detached house. There was no way they would settle for less than that.

My first bought home at the same age was a bedsit (not even one bedroom, it was one room including kitchen, living and bed area).

[SueEllen]

Indeed. My other step daughter and her boyfriend have just bought their first home together after leaving the safety of their free lives at their parents. A four bed detached house. There was no way they would settle for less than that.

I don't blame them.

Do you really expect house prices to go up 50% in the next 5-10 years?