.— london living rent. was aimed at low _ london living rent. what i got was it was aimed at low to _ london living rent. what i got was it was aimed at low to middle i london living rent. what i got was l it was aimed at low to middle income londoners. it advertised a maximum income of 60 k, which was no problem at all in my case. but income of 60 k, which was no problem at all in my case-— at all in my case. but supplying isn't always _ at all in my case. but supplying isn't always straightforward. i at all in my case. but supplying i isn't always straightforward. sam says that advert from housing association didn't mention minimum income. during the application process, he asked to change to another flat, process, he asked to change to anotherflat, which process, he asked to change to another flat, which was process, he asked to change to anotherflat, which was in process, he asked to change to another flat, which was in a process, he asked to change to anotherflat, which was in a better location. but he

when his landlord increased the rent on his shared flat in east london, 26—year—old sam started looking at an affordable housing scheme called london livingincome of about 60k, which in my case was no problem at all. the rents for affordable housing schemes are usually capped at up to 80% of market rent levels. but applying isn't always straightforward. sam says the advert from housing association l&q didn't mention a minimum income. during the application process, he asked to change to another flat, which was in a better location. but he soon got a rejection email. "hi sam, your application was declined due to low income. the minimum income for a property like this would be 36k." itjust makes me feel quite hopeless, to be honest. l&q told the bbc that demand for these schemes is very high and our processes are designed to make sure that we are matching customers with the best possible home for them. it added that it works with potential customers to support them to make an informed choice when applying. the bbc has seen online adverts from a number of housing associations advertising affordable housing with minimum income requirements of

rents. i mean, particularly in london, are nightmarish . i mean, there are nightmarish. i mean, there are an awful lot of people who can't afford to rent in london and livethat's the only place that they can do. and because mortgage rates have gone up, it is now more expensive. and the problem is so this is this is for first time buyers and for first time buyers, they can no longer afford to buy and so the rental market, which is pretty appalling as it is, is going to get even more stretched as as the people who can't buy pay as as the people who can't buy pay rent. so they've done they've they've done their figures and it's london and outside london. but but i mean we're talking a few hundred pounds a month which is an awful lot. and yes of course anybody would recommend somebody to buy. but actually it is expensive and we've been so used to low interest rates that have suddenly gone up. >> incredibly, the rental market gets a bad rap in the uk, though . in germany, where my ex wife came from, everybody, the vast majority of people rent in america. most people rent. there are lots of benefits to renting. you can go and leave whenever you want . the you

london. this is happening when we have a cost of living crisis , when people when people's mortgages and rentsof, when their bills are through the bills are going through the roof, the inflation is roof, when the inflation is through the roof , food prices through the roof, food prices should go , what are you doing? should go, what are you doing? but it's also completely scientifically unnecessary . scientifically unnecessary. marie because i mean it makes sense in the centre of a town where you've got congestion and you've the you've got pollution, but in the suburbs they're leafy. a suburbs they're leafy. there's a lot more space between the cars and we're all moving to and also we're all moving to electric over the next electric cars over the next decade there isn't decade anyway. so there isn't going any there going to be any there aren't going to be any there aren't going emissions on the going to be emissions on the roads. so the whole thing is ridiculous . and i mean, this ridiculous. and i mean, this this idea that everybody that opposes the ulez scheme is an anti—vaxxer, covid denier

live in london? okay a two bed flat in bournemouth expensive london? okay a two bed flat in biyouamouth expensive london? okay a two bed flat in b(you amout rentingive london? okay a two bed flat in biyouamoutrenting. so iaxpensive london? okay a two bed flat in biyouamoutrenting. so i agree.ive if you were renting. so i agree with what ryan was saying about supply. i think there are two big challenges government big challenges for government now. and big challenges for government now. housing. and big challenges for government now. housing. how and big challenges for government now. housing. how are and big challenges for government now. housing. how are you and big challenges for government now. housing. how are you going cheap housing. how are you going to do it? >> increase supply long term? >> increase supply long term? >> well, think that's a >> well well, i think that's a big of it, right. and so i big part of it, right. and so i think is kind of that's all think this is kind of that's all of isn't it? this is this is of it, isn't it? this is this is tangent really related. i think realistically, i think because we have ageing population a

london, struggling to make ends meet, you can't afford your rent. you're still better . off than 99.99999999% of better. off than 99.99999999% of the population who have ever lived .now, we're not secure enough to have children. there's a lot of truth to that. >> and i think this is quite controversial, but i think probably quite middle probably quite a lot of middle class people late 20s, probably quite a lot of middle class 30s,yle late 20s, probably quite a lot of middle class 30s, probably late 20s, probably quite a lot of middle class 30s, probably don't 20s, probably quite a lot of middle class 30s, probably don't want early 30s, probably don't want to give up some of their luxuries or niceties. so, for example , you know, taking trips example, you know, taking trips when they like or being able to spend their money on dinners out or , you know, luxuries like that or, you know, luxuries like that . yeah, no, but you get to 38 and you're thinking, oh god, can i still have a kid? you know? >> yes, i know. no, i mean, i was sort of the opposite was that suddenly i got these incredible maternal urges for both my children and i would have done anything to have fo

london even if i didn't have to pay any bills and eat. i still wouldn't be able to afford it. the price they ask for renting an apartment. 60 years is very difficult to liveus to move somewhere and live there. in a tent in the backyard of their relative and family of 4 evicted from their last home, no reason given, but since they both have jobs. they don't qualify for emergency social housing , which would still cost them £160 in the back, so the tent. this is their only option. the rental prices are simply absurd and many offer the owners to pay for housing six months in advance, so they rent the apartment to them, and not to us. it has become a kind of competitive environment. a few years ago, this was not the case in a tent, you won’t get much sleep, at least enough for going to work the 12 hour shift. i constantly feel tired, but there's nothing to be done. it has a strong effect on you appears suicidal thoughts. i have already called the suicide hotline several times to speak with a specialist. breaking news lavrov and the heads of turkey at the talks in moscow on august 31 will discuss the schedule of top-level contacts reports. uh, zakharova the fa

rent went up by almost 20. i think that there's such intense competition to live in london now that it's made it a very inhospitable. them. >> okay, dawn, over to you . >> okay, dawn, over to you. inhospitable, unless you've got lots and lots of money. >> no, it's best city in the >> no, it's the best city in the world. on. if nightlife world. come on. and if nightlife is you've to criticise, is all you've got to criticise, there really is honestly, it's there really is honestly, it's the best city in the world. we've got culture, we've got history, got job history, we've got job availability. higher availability. we've got higher wages, links. wages, brilliant travel links. you can go out any other you can go out in any other place in the country, place in in the country, but you can't afterwards in can't get home afterwards in london, we've night london, we've got night transport. we've got tubes that actually throughout transport. we've got tubes that actualisometimes ughout transport. we've got tubes that actualisometimes notout transport. we've got tubes that actualisometimes not during the night, sometimes no

rent had gone through the roof. yes >> and business rates. i think our economy is actually in even worse shape than anyone is admitting. >> and i live in central londonndon cycling like�*ugh the other day. >> and i live in central london cyclinglike pret the other day. >> and i live in central london cycling like pret and )ther day. >> and i live in central london cyclinglike pret and otherday. >> and i live in central london cyclinglike pret and other big things like pret and other big major closing in major chains closing down in areas in central london. i always going back to work there. no one's going their own sandwiches. the city of london empty on a friday. really empty. >> actually have to get round >> we actually have to get round some the papers we're some stories in the papers we're responding breaking responding to breaking, breaking news place to news there. what better place to start, than the untoward start, mike, than the untoward behaviour, shall we put it, of diane abbott in that tweet to lee anderson . lee anderson. >> absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> fancy making political capital out of the death of 41 des

rents in airports and certain other locations. central london locations. central london location is and their general price is 450. but i think we're just you know, i livediculous . it's ridiculous. >> i went i went to spoons, me and my husband went to spoons for breakfast up north a couple of months ago for two full breakfasts, plus drinks. it was about £8 stop. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> no, i went to a similar thing. me and my friend quite regularly meet for breakfast and we went to the premier inn. it was a tenner for all you can eat. it was. i mean, i shouldn't, but i did. >> well. >> well. >> and you know, the government made about the made quite big. hey about the penny pint which came to penny off the pint which came to force on the first of this month. but it's made no significant to £7 pint. >> it won't. >> it won't. >> no, no. >> no, no. >> wine's going up. >> wine's going up. >> wines going spirits going >> wines going up. spirits going up. it's classic tory up. and it's classic tory thinking like muddled tory thinking like muddled tory thinking because they think, oh, people like pints, you know, let's give them a penny off the pint. th