{"id":95799,"date":"2018-08-10T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-rents-dont-have-to-rocket-just-look-at-berlin-ellie-mae-ohagan\/"},"modified":"2018-08-10T15:03:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T08:03:19","slug":"uk-rents-dont-have-to-rocket-just-look-at-berlin-ellie-mae-ohagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-rents-dont-have-to-rocket-just-look-at-berlin-ellie-mae-ohagan\/","title":{"rendered":"UK rents don\u2019t have to rocket \u2013 just look at Berlin | Ellie Mae O\u2019Hagan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nIt\u2019s time to join the fightback in the UK as renters\u2019 unions take the battle to the landlordsI write this piece from Berlin, where I am currently staying in an airy three-bedroom apartment within easy reach of the city centre. The people who live here are not rich by any stretch of the imagination, but their home is light and spacious, and it\u2019s not bankrupting them.Berlin\u2019s housing system is not perfect. Friends who live here tell me securing an apartment is ludicrously competitive, and prices are rising faster than anywhere else in the world. But the apartment I\u2019m staying in would still be at least twice as expensive to rent in London, and renters here don\u2019t live in fear of rent hikes or waking up to an eviction notice one day. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2018\/aug\/10\/uk-rents-berlin-renters-unions-landlords\" target=\"_blank\">UK rents don\u2019t have to rocket \u2013 just look at Berlin | Ellie Mae O\u2019Hagan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; It\u2019s time to join the fightback in the UK as renters\u2019 unions take the battle&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-oV9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":123314,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-renters-are-you-facing-higher-rent\/","url_meta":{"origin":95799,"position":0},"title":"UK renters: are you facing higher rent?","date":"November 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r We\u2019d like to hear from private renters in the UK looking for property now about their experiences of the rental marketRents are rising at the fastest pace since 2008 as strong demand outstrips supply, according to the property website Zoopla..Across the UK, private sector rents in September were 4.6%\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":138204,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/renters-protest-against-rampant-profiteering-outside-landlords-convention\/","url_meta":{"origin":95799,"position":1},"title":"Renters protest against \u2018rampant profiteering\u2019 outside landlords\u2019 convention","date":"July 5, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Tenants demand rent freeze at National Landlord Investment Show in London as average monthly UK rents soarTenants facing soaring rents staged a protest against \u201crampant profiteering\u201d outside a landlord convention in London where investors were told how to \u201cbuild a \u00a325m property portfolio, using none of your own money\u201d.Dozens\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":115586,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/millions-in-uk-having-to-choose-between-paying-rent-and-eating-poll-suggests\/","url_meta":{"origin":95799,"position":2},"title":"Millions in UK having to choose between paying rent and eating, poll suggests","date":"April 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Renters\u2019 unions call on government to suspend rents for duration of coronavirus crisis\u2018We felt the financial impact immediately\u2019: case studyCoronavirus \u2013 latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRenters\u2019 unions are calling on the government to suspend rents for the duration of the coronavirus crisis, as research suggests millions are having\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":126908,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-renters-how-have-soaring-prices-and-a-lack-of-supply-affected-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":95799,"position":3},"title":"UK renters: how have soaring prices and a lack of supply affected you?","date":"June 1, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r We want to hear about your recent experiences of trying to find a house or flat to rent in an overheated marketIt\u2019s no secret that more people are renting, with millions locked out of home ownership in the UK and a recent property market boom ensuring first-time buyers have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54947,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rents-for-no-doorman-apartments-in-manhattan-hit-a-record\/","url_meta":{"origin":95799,"position":4},"title":"Rents for no-doorman apartments in Manhattan hit a record","date":"May 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Manhattan apartment rents are on the decline \u2013 unless you are living in a no-frills building without a doorman. 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