Cherry Berry and I lived in London gor seven years and had to leave

A small 2 bed flat and 2 children in nursery for 3 days a week was looking to cost us ?3,500 a month. It wasn't an easy decision to make though as the industry I work in is almost exclusive to London. We were in a position where we were seen to be earning too much to qualify for childcare support but not enough to pay for it ourselves. Without rent caps, it was just not sustainable.

People shouldn't be forced to move away from the area they've grown up in just because capitalism has allowed rents to increase higher than the average wage can cope with.

Posted By: tim berry on May 27th 2016 at 12:43:15

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MOVE OUT OF FRIGGIN LONDON THEN (General Chat) - CB41, May 27, 09:00:14
- hasnt living in London been expensive for ages....... (General Chat) - usacanary, May 27, 14:03:51
- Cherry Berry and I lived in London gor seven years and had to leave (General Chat) - tim berry, May 27, 12:43:15
- Two of them cannot afford ?650 a month between them? Really? (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, May 27, 12:06:42
  - loose beer money intut (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, May 27, 12:16:44
    - They should party on down to Rosary Rud, it's all happening down here. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, May 27, 16:37:22
- Glad I'm not in my early 20s trying to exist in London. (General Chat) - avenging canary, May 27, 09:51:31
- on the plus side thaey'll be on hand to look after the parents when the parents go senile (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 27, 09:47:02
- "If we did, we wouldn't be able to eat out or go on holiday." (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, May 27, 09:34:51
  - Precisely (n/m) (General Chat) - berstreetsfinest, May 27, 09:36:26
    - Of course (General Chat) - berstreetsfinest, May 27, 10:12:30
      - Wages. (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, May 27, 11:12:48
        
        ?200k....so they can afford it!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - berstreetsfinest, May 27, 11:26:56
      - True that. They could move 50 miles reduce all those costs and still have the same commute (General Chat) - berstreetsfinest, May 27, 10:24:51
      - That's mental! (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, May 27, 10:22:19
      - wow! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, May 27, 10:17:57
    - And presumably when they talk about holidays (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, May 27, 09:39:32
- but all the jobs are in friggin London (n/m) (General Chat) - mr carra, May 27, 09:34:33
  - Utter bollox, unless I've been whooshed (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 27, 10:47:35
- Perhaps they enjoy living in one of the most culturally-rich cities on earth, like you (General Chat) - Adster, May 27, 09:32:11
  - I don't complain about it though (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 27, 10:48:22
- Ok grandad, not like it in your day was it (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, May 27, 09:23:05
  - Yep. I had to move out to Newmarket when I got married and had no furniture for 6 months (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 27, 10:49:37
    - Newmarket.......I thought the job market was "Stable" (General Chat) - usacanary, May 27, 14:06:26
- No that simple when a lot of specialist work is in that London (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, May 27, 09:13:39
- makes sense. Foreign investors cause house prices to rise. But we should just move out (General Chat) - Boris, May 27, 09:11:19
  - Foreign investors haven't caused high London house prices (General Chat) - Kangol Canary, May 27, 09:53:44
    - hahaha (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, May 27, 10:22:34
    - That's not true. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, May 27, 10:21:04
- But clearly they don't want to... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, May 27, 09:10:41
  - To afford to live. It's what we've all done for decades (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 27, 10:51:28
- Hipster beard as well. (General Chat) - APB, May 27, 09:06:45
  - Oxygen thief. (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, May 27, 09:09:19
    - bit harsh on APB - I think he's OK TBH (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, May 27, 09:19:53
      - Oi! (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, May 27, 09:52:12
        
        what? I was sticking up for you! (General Chat) - Jumbo1, May 27, 12:19:20
      - ps (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, May 27, 09:22:28
        
        No not at all - I'll bring it nicely to the top! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, May 27, 09:26:10
      - roffle (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, May 27, 09:21:26

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