On 22 Apr, 21:52, Sanukk <.> wrote:
> Mogga wrote:
> >>I was looking for a place for just over a year (while staying with
> >>relatives), this place is the cheapest place I found by quite a margin.
>
> > Yes I think rents are extremely overpriced at the moment.
> > I think the huge amount of money given to the banks by the labour
> > government isn't going to make them cheaper anytime soon.
>
> Nothing against the influx of Eastern Europeans, but they seem content with
> three or four people to a one bedroom flat too, that obviously pushes the
> rents up too.

I would have expected that to keep rents down, meaning not having 3 or
4 people trying to rent 3 or 4 flats so chasing limited numbers.

>
> > It's really hard for renters. Have you tried the council?
>
> Yup, they were my first stop, but I was told (off the record of obviously)
> that as I was a white heterosexual single male born in the UK I stood more
> chance of winning the lottery two weeks running :^<

Yes, single males under the age of 65 are not a priority. Now if you
had kids with you, that would be different.

Martin  <><

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> -S