This time three years ago my rent was £250 a month for a shared three-bed in Clapton. It was a five-minute walk to the nearest Overground station; three minutes to the closest pub; quiet, away from any main roads, and situated in yummymummy-ville, a stone’s throw from Hackney Marshes. So what was the catch?
We didn’t mind not having a garden and the mould almost became a decorative impressionist wallpaper (though likely making us ill).The staggeringly low rent came down to one main factor: I was in a relationship. My partner and I shared a bedroom, halving our already cheap rent.
