I never escape unscathed from a trip to see family in my sleepy Warwickshire village - there’s always a question from some loose relative about when I’ll be looking at buying my first home. The first impulse is to either scream in exasperation, or to remind them, kindly, that I’d escaped the high cost of Bristol living for a weekend for a chance not to be reminded of my dwindling bank account, thank you very much.
Bristol rent prices have shot up since the pandemic - and even before that they were on a par with the capital. On average, a property in Bristol now costs £1,125 a month to rent, the Valuation Office Agency has revealed.
Why exactly is the onus always on buying, buying, buying? And why, if you rent instead of buy, are you seen as a ‘lesser’ human?
