{"id":4771,"date":"2013-09-01T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sky-high-rent-why-not-get-a-home-on-the-cheap-and-live-like-a-lord\/"},"modified":"2016-02-15T11:20:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T04:20:52","slug":"sky-high-rent-why-not-get-a-home-on-the-cheap-and-live-like-a-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sky-high-rent-why-not-get-a-home-on-the-cheap-and-live-like-a-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky-high rent? Why not get a home on the cheap and live like a lord"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAs the costs of renting soar we look at innovative ways to find accommodation on the cheap \u2013 from being a property guardian to a homesharerThe cost of renting has been rocketing. According to the latest figures from the HomeLet Rental Index, the typical UK rental property now costs \u00a3826 a month while those in London are an average of \u00a31,297. These eye-watering sums are only set to increase \u2013 by 2020 rents will be 46% higher than they are today, according to the National Housing Federation. David Orr, chief executive, says: “For decades we simply haven’t built enough homes, resulting in a dysfunctional housing market with inflated costs.”But there are ways to cut those costs \u2013 and you don’t have to slum it to do so. A room in a stately home could be yours for \u00a355 a week, and that’s just one of the options for those willing to eschew typical rental arrangements. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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