{"id":136019,"date":"2023-04-20T22:43:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T15:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/im-young-but-have-no-interest-in-the-british-cult-of-home-ownership-i-just-want-renting-to-be-fair-jason-okundaye\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T22:48:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T15:48:48","slug":"im-young-but-have-no-interest-in-the-british-cult-of-home-ownership-i-just-want-renting-to-be-fair-jason-okundaye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/im-young-but-have-no-interest-in-the-british-cult-of-home-ownership-i-just-want-renting-to-be-fair-jason-okundaye\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m young but have no interest in the British cult of home ownership. I just want renting to be fair | Jason Okundaye"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGetting kicked out by my landlord was tough, but that doesn\u2019t mean I want to buy a house. My generation needs more options for secure housingMy housemates and I were confronted with a no-fault eviction notice in September, and so I spent last New Year\u2019s Eve hauling my possessions across south London, moving back into my family home on a social housing estate. It was a degrading experience. Moving back home felt like a step backwards in my mid-20s, but I was facing price increases of at least 75% if I went back into the rental market, so I swallowed my pride.When I\u2019ve lamented being evicted from my flat, one answer I\u2019ve received back a few times is: \u201cWell, now you\u2019re home you can save for a deposit and buy a property, and then you won\u2019t have to worry about that again.\u201dJason Okundaye is a London-based writer and researcher Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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