14 Tweets That Sum Up The Emotional Pain Of Renting In London

With extortionate prices, unscrupulous landlords and mouldy bathrooms to contend with, London’s generation rent really have drawn the short straw.

These 14 tweets sum up our feelings about being renters in the capital.

1. Looking for a bargain on the property market.

This is about right #london #property #rentinglondon #luxury pic.twitter.com/FOUvFjm5jA
— Kevin Basham (@KevinBasham) August 20, 2016

2. Dealing with estate agents and landlords.

@Magnus_Jamieson soon to come: genetic tests, medical records and your fingerprints just to get a viewing
— MsTP (@MsTPole) September 15, 2016

3. Accepting you probably need to lower your standards.

I wasn't even mad about them hanging up filthy curtains after showing us round when tenant had own nice ones up
— Abi Wilkinson (@AbiWilks) September 13, 2016

4. Like, really lower.

Hate it when you need the the loo or want something from the kitchen but don't want to get out of bed? Let me recommend renting in London.
— Wipe clean Churchill (@MediocreDave) August 9, 2016

5. Wondering how much you could get on the black market for a kidney.

Can we also just talk about how I've paid 2 months' worth of rent for a flat I haven't even moved into yet? Gotta love renting in London..
— Isra (@ivebeengilmored) September 4, 2016

6. And then of course there are the never-ending admin fees.

London you're ridiculous.
(Also yes all my tweets are now renting related) pic.twitter.com/FxM8k6EDkf
— Jocelyn Allen (@jocelynfreya) September 12, 2016

7. Trying to find new housemates to cut down the costs.

If anyone in the London area fancies renting a room to a 24 year old fairly stable female and a giant rabbit, I'll let you touch my monkeys.
— Emma Horton (@ZoologistStuff) August 30, 2016

8. Getting housemates, but they won’t be paying any rent.

#Slugs in the bath! A #comicstrip from about 2009 when I was #renting a downstairs flat in London. pic.twitter.com/MijNCGvXzU
— Richard Pettitt (@RichPettitt) August 21, 2016

9. Generally relishing your cosmopolitan lifestyle in the big city.

The joys of London renting. Up at 2am waiting for an emergency plumber to expensively sort out the boiling water streaming out my bathroom.
— Governess Elizabeth (@GovernessEliza) September 4, 2016

10. Considering realistic alternatives.

Someone is RENTING a TENT for £506 per month in their back garden in London. Welcome to being a #PricedOutLondoner! https://t.co/sUs1qRLyBq
— Nathalie Gordon (@awlilnatty) September 5, 2016

11. There is always the north?

Renting a 1 bed flat share in London is the same price as a 4 bed house in Cheshire 😟
— Neena (@neenatamber) August 30, 2016

12. Knowing that if you decided to leave you’ve got to try and get your deposit back...

I do enjoy renting in London. Email I've just had to send... pic.twitter.com/SjHTtwwxoE
— Holly Brockwell (@holly) September 14, 2016

13. The struggle is too real.

My friends are renting single rooms in London for £1500 a month and I'm here trying to decide whether I can afford to reupgrade Spotify
— princess ♔ peach (@_gemmakeane) August 29, 2016

14. Moving back in with your parents and regressing to your 14-year-old self.

The average price of renting a room in London is now £734 a month... pic.twitter.com/ns7VW2PawW
— Sokko (@MrSokk) August 2, 2016

This is fun.

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