{"id":51887,"date":"2017-04-14T19:30:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T12:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-generation-has-to-choose-between-a-child-or-a-career-we-cant-afford-both-rhiannon-lucy-cosslett\/"},"modified":"2017-04-14T19:40:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T12:40:09","slug":"my-generation-has-to-choose-between-a-child-or-a-career-we-cant-afford-both-rhiannon-lucy-cosslett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-generation-has-to-choose-between-a-child-or-a-career-we-cant-afford-both-rhiannon-lucy-cosslett\/","title":{"rendered":"My generation has to choose between a child or a career. We can\u2019t afford both | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nRising house prices, precarious incomes and the gig economy all mean a lack of stability for people in their 20 and 30s. No wonder we aren\u2019t having childrenWhen is the right time to have a baby? Most people will tell you there is no one right time, but equally, we must surely admit that certain living conditions are preferably in place \u2013 such as having a stable roof over your head.The news that rising house prices in England seem to have led to a drop in birth rates will come as no surprise to those in their 20s and early 30s who would quite like to settle down but don\u2019t feel that their life is set up for it. The luxury of owning a house, as it is today, is something many of us have written off as achievable altogether. Those of us who rent \u2013 especially in big cities \u2013 find ourselves priced out of the property market, and the resultant instability makes starting a family feel like a distant prospect. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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