schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 10 days agoPrivate rent in Britain now swallows 44% of the average wagewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
arrow-up1245arrow-down1external-linkPrivate rent in Britain now swallows 44% of the average wagewww.theguardian.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 days agoI lived in Britain for over a decade and every single government during that time had policies to prop up realestate prices. Frankly I’m surprised it’s only 44% of average wages. I bet the picture is far worse if you look at the norm of wages (i.e. the value around which most wages are) rather than the average.
I lived in Britain for over a decade and every single government during that time had policies to prop up realestate prices.
Frankly I’m surprised it’s only 44% of average wages.
I bet the picture is far worse if you look at the norm of wages (i.e. the value around which most wages are) rather than the average.