All the places I'll never live: a castle
If you’re a member of generation rent, could a place with a moat be the answer to troublesome landlords?As I hurtle towards my 30th birthday, personal space is top of my wishlist. Like many people my...
View ArticleAll the places I’ll never live: the luxury yacht
This can jet from Miami to the Bahamas in two hours, which would make going home for lunch a truly global affairOne day Mr Gill, my last landlord, who had a truly poetic way with words, turned up...
View ArticleAll the places I’ll never live: a five-bed with mixer taps
I dream of such bathroom comforts as the mixer tap and, if I’m really lucky, underfloor heatingEvery week, a member of generation rent writes about her dreams of property ownershipThe first room I...
View ArticleGeneration rent: why I'll never live in a three-bed cottage on the Yorkshire...
The communal utopia with my housemates didn’t last long. If only we’d known about this place…Every week, a member of generation rent writes about her dreams of property ownershipI was touched that Alex...
View ArticleGeneration rent: why I’ll never live in a four-bed family semi in Somerset...
A rented room in a shared property is no place for a newbornI’ve been paid a visit by Auntie B, a delightful woman I’ve known my whole life, though I’m not sure how we’re related. She just wants what’s...
View Article'Hold my avocado': can you pick the real millennial catchphrases? - quiz
Time magazine has been mocked for suggesting that ‘hold my avocado’ is the new viral millennial catchphrase. Can you sort fact from fiction? Time magazine has been laughed at on Twitter for suggesting...
View ArticleGeneration rent: why I’ll never live in a soundproofed two-bed
This flat comes complete with an electronic gate to thwart party crashers channelling their inner frat boyUntil recently, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you much about my neighbours. In the block of...
View ArticleGeneration rent: why I’ll never live in a house with dedicated shoe storage
Trying to find a pair of shoes in the three-layer-deep shoe stack beneath my clothes rail would no longer be a problem• Every week, a member of generation rent writes about her dreams of property...
View ArticleGeneration rent: a flat where pets are allowed
This one-bed apartment in Staines knows the value of a furry friendWhen a cat climbed through the bathroom window we kept ajar to prevent damp, my housemates and I thought it was a bit of fun that...
View ArticleGeneration rent: why I’ll never live in a massive open-plan apartment
In this flat, you can glide through three spaces before hitting a wallAn old flatmate recently tagged me in a picture he’d rediscovered, presumably via that most sadistic of all social media features,...
View ArticleMillennials wish they had grown up in baby boomers' times – survey
Resolution Foundation study reveals growing concern about debt, job security, home ownership and retirement financesCrippled by student and credit card debt, struggling to get on the property ladder...
View Article51% of young women have to borrow to make cash last until payday
Survey finds a quarter of millennials are constantly in debt, thanks to low pay, zero-hours contracts and rising prices More than half of young women have to borrow to make their cash last to the end...
View ArticleMillennials spend three times more of income on housing than grandparents
David Willetts warns of ‘housing catastrophe’ as he launches study that lays bare intergenerational inequalityMillennials are spending three times more of their income on housing than their...
View ArticleVice-chancellors may be winning big from tuition fees – but academics aren't
The vice-chancellor pay scandal is concealing the real problem within universities: talented young researchers are leaving because of low salaries A scandal has rocked Britain’s academic establishments...
View ArticleHow much do you spend on housing compared to your grandparents?
We’d like to hear from young people and their grandparents about their experiences of housing Millennials are spending three times more of their income on housing than their grandparents, says a study...
View ArticleAll the places I’ll never live: an art space
If you’re a member of generation rent, could a three-bed flat at the Barbican Centre be the answer to your dreams of a future adorned with art?Three things are certain in life: death, taxes and black...
View ArticleAll the places I’ll never live: a flat without a whodunnit mystery
If you’re a member of generation rent, could a one-bed hi-spec Croydon development solve the questions asked by your inner detective?This week I’ve been wondering if the battle of the wifi network...
View ArticleGeneration rent: why I’ll never have a house big enough for bulk-buys
Shame I don’t live in this five-bed where storage space itself comes in bulkMy mum loves a cheap buy. She hunts for them, possessed by an almost unconscious, spiritual determination. Like Captain Ahab...
View ArticleAll the places I’ll never live: a period property with USB plug sockets
For the homeowner who wants everything: a 19th-century cottage with original beams and a brick fireplace that can deal with modern electrical demandsPeople will pay more for a period property. For...
View ArticleMillennial railcard to launch next year offering a third off fares
Card for people aged 26-30 is expected to offer benefits similar to the 18-25 railcard but will only be available digitallyA new railcard for people aged 26-30 is to be launched early next year...
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