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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Greg Pitcher

Revealed: the real affordability gap between budgets and monthly room rents for every London borough

The astonishing scale of the housing affordability deficit for renters in London is revealed in new analysis showing the chasm between renters’ budgets and average asking rent in each borough.

The study carried out by insurance giant Admiral using data from SpareRoom lays bare the huge disparity between what Londoners think they can afford to pay in rent and the reality of the current rental market in their target areas.

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