{"id":138349,"date":"2023-07-17T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-dont-qualify-for-london-living-rent-so-pay-more-to-a-private-landlord-what-are-my-options\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T13:09:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T06:09:26","slug":"i-dont-qualify-for-london-living-rent-so-pay-more-to-a-private-landlord-what-are-my-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-dont-qualify-for-london-living-rent-so-pay-more-to-a-private-landlord-what-are-my-options\/","title":{"rendered":"I don\u2019t qualify for London living rent, so pay more to a private landlord. What are my options?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI thought scheme would be perfect but my \u00a330,000 salary is less than minimum requirementQ This is a long shot but out of my desperation I thought it\u2019s worth at least trying to raise the question, even if you won\u2019t be able to help.I am a single mum and have been renting from a private landlord in Hounslow since 2016, paying \u00a31,100 a month for a one-bedroom flat for most of the time, until the rent was increased to \u00a31,300 a year ago. I thought that the concept of London living rent would be the perfect thing for me, until I read that I cannot qualify for a one-bedroom apartment that is part of the scheme locally with a monthly rent of \u00a3987.74 (which I know I can afford) because my salary of \u00a330,000 is less than the \u00a336,000 minimum household income requirement. I find it tragic how I am deemed unsuitable even for London living rent, not even talking about ever getting a mortgage. What is a person like me supposed to do? My only option is to keep on paying even higher rent to a private landlord and thus crushing any hopes of ever making any savings: I cannot understand why poor people are excluded from qualifying for cheaper rents.AS Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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