Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
A Peek inside a Grand Parade Studio Flat
In case anyone's curious, here's what the inside of one Grand Parade Studio flat looks like:
The property is currently up for rent. More pics on Zoopla.
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Permalink Reply by Lesley G on
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I agree. I posted earlier on this thread, but I was in no way laughing at people in rented flats, but expressing my horror at what little you get for so much money..
I was lucky enough to be able to buy my flat back in the 90s, and I do appreciate how fortunate I am. However I have friends and family who are in the rental market, and I am disgusted at how expensive it is to rent not very nice places. And that's without mentioning the even worse position of people who are in receipt of housing benefit are in these days (one friend is currently unemployed after many years of work, and is finding it almost Impossible to find someone to live at a price that housing benefit will pay for - and we're talking shared accommodation here - and even when he does find somewhere, he is often told 'sorry mate, no can do' when he asks them if it is OK that he is claiming housing benefit.)
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Comments moved from another conversation on HoL:
Reply by Justine
£1300 pcm is a very steep rent and I want to flag something up. A one bedroom flat in Haringey is subject to a housing benefit cap of £250 per week.
http://www.haringey.gov.uk/index/advice_tax_and_benefits/benefits/l...
If your tenant has the misfortune to become unemployed after he or she moves in, it could be very difficult for all concerned. A friend of mine was renting a flat that cost just a little more than this. He's now lost his job and HB won't pay the full rent. He can't move to a cheaper flat because he will lose his deposit and has no spare cash for another deposit. The landlord will evict him, but it'll have to go to court.
My advice would be: don't rent or let property at above the HB cap unless you can take the financial brunt of this happening to you or your tenant, which ever the case may be.
Reply by John D
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Permalink Reply by L F T Snowflake on
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Just to confirm, this property has now gone and yes, it has the rip off deposit of SIX WEEKS on it.
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£ 1300 a month for a one bedroom flat ??
Bloody Hell !