{"id":4900,"date":"2016-02-16T16:09:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T09:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/young-renters-have-it-hard-but-its-even-worse-if-youre-older-penny-anderson\/"},"modified":"2016-02-16T16:33:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T09:33:07","slug":"young-renters-have-it-hard-but-its-even-worse-if-youre-older-penny-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/young-renters-have-it-hard-but-its-even-worse-if-youre-older-penny-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Young renters have it hard, but it\u2019s even worse if you\u2019re older | Penny Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nExorbitant rents, no security of tenure, ownership a hopeless dream: the issues that affect the young are even more frightening for those in their 50s and 60sWe all know that renting can be difficult. House-shares are frequently horrendous. Poor quality construction, grumpy shower queues, kitchens where you don\u2019t make toast for fear of contamination, and toxic communal bathrooms where you daren\u2019t leave your toothbrush are just some of the trials and tribulations that renters face. Roll on the happy day when tenants move up on to a rickety property ladder and buy a home, safe in one place and happy for decades, finally, perhaps, able to decorate or get themselves a pet.\u00a0There\u2019s just one problem.\u00a0The Resolution Foundation has warned that anyone under 35 will find it just about impossible to ever buy a home of their own. But, while you might imagine that older people are buying second homes to rent out for profit by the time they\u2019re 50, the reality is that, despite media coverage of so-called \u201cbaby boomers\u201d having it so good and property porn about buying a holiday home in the sun, their housing situation can be as bad as it is for young renters. Continue reading…
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