{"id":129395,"date":"2022-09-09T20:30:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-choices-are-limited-over-50s-turn-to-flatsharing-in-cost-of-living-crisis\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T20:38:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:38:34","slug":"my-choices-are-limited-over-50s-turn-to-flatsharing-in-cost-of-living-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-choices-are-limited-over-50s-turn-to-flatsharing-in-cost-of-living-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018My choices are limited\u2019: over-50s turn to flatsharing in cost of living crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSome choose to share for social reasons as stigma fades but many are priced out of living aloneMarie, 53, shares a flat with her friend and their family. It\u2019s noisy and cramped and she\u2019s desperate to move into her own place but she can\u2019t. Rents are high in East Sussex, where she lives, and the property market is highly competitive, with estate agents prioritising dual-income families.\u201cI\u2019m looking all the time, I have to move,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s not conducive to my mental health or wellbeing here.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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