What I Rent - page 8

'As you can see we've accumulated a lot of stuff.'

'I really wanted to live on my own, for my own mental health. I’ve never enjoyed living with other people.'

'We created a vegetable garden on our balcony which has helped us appreciate food a lot more.'

'It’s definitely a flat that disincentivises hoarding.'

'When we're home we spend our evenings scouring auction sites for antiques.'

'It’s a really small flat, but it’s only me so I really don’t mind.'

'If someone else in the flat turns a tap on while you’re showering, you can be in for a bit of a cold shock.'

'Apart from the lack of storage space, it's been fairly pleasant.'

'I think the floor might be sinking.'

'We are very appreciative of the fact that we have a dishwasher.'

'It's hard to make big changes when you're renting, but gardening helps.'

'Coming from down south I know how good this price is in comparison.'

'The flat is above several pubs so it gets extremely noisy, and there's no secondary glazing (the landlord won't add it).'

'We buy ourselves quite lavish treats - designer handbags, designer trainers. We can only do this because our rent and bills are so low.'

'It gets so cold in the winter as there’s no double glazing, and I'm always wrapped up in jumpers and blankets... But I still feel like I've got a bargain. '

'We are slowly running out of space, but as long as we are still able to move around, it's okay with us.'

'I think I had reasonably bad luck with flatmates, as they were either a bit mad or basically absent 100% of the time.'

'No mould, no ants, no mice, no landlords randomly turning up, no windows that are nailed shut.'

'The downstairs tenants had a leak in the ceiling and our water had to be turned off - not having a working toilet or shower was a tad frustrating.'

'It’s so lovely that we can all walk to work.'

'I doubt I will ever buy in London.'

'We’ve been moving a lot lately between France, Holland and then in London we had many flatshares. This is really a nest to us.'

'Plants are a given. Lots of posters, prints and records. My room is basically a museum of myself.'

'We have a good amount of space for London, but we are paying quite a bit for it.'

'We've had to stick black-out material to the windows to stop the light coming into the bedroom.'