So fed up of the renting situation in this country :(

[thetaleofthegooseandthesloth]

Currently we are stuck in a 2 bed terrace house with a small patio and the tiniest kitchen I've ever seen. We moved in 4 years ago and luckily are still paying the same rate but we can't leave because rent is extortionate here now. To rent a 3 bed we are looking at a minimum of 200 more a month, more towards 300.

On one hand I think I should be grateful for the roof over my head, and I am, but on the other hand I'm annoyed at having to fit my 3 children in one room. The youngest (2) is in with us at the moment and it's draining. I've been on the council list for 2.5 years and have never come any lower than 20 something on the list.

I'm a SAHM currently, I want a job but childcare for them so far has put me off. They are 5,3 and 2 and just part-time the costs would be ridiculous. Anyway, I have an interview next week for a part-time position in the NHS. However, I'm going to uni next September and so getting a job to get enough income for a 3 bed house isn't really a great idea, as we may struggle to afford the increased rent when I go to uni.

We have the money to put a deposit down on a house thanks to the in-laws saving but we can't because I'm in debt and have ruined that chance for about 6 years.

I am thinking about getting a sofa bed for downstairs and letting the children share our rooms. Has anyone done this? The older two share fine but adding the smaller one in is almost impossible, he's a little devil

There has never been a time when everyone owns their own home. You are a SAHM, so perhaps you will have the opportunity to own in the future. I know several people who have more than one job

Swing I hear you. DH and I slept on the floor of MIL's one bed flat for a year to scrimp and save for a house deposit in London. I remember schlepping to the laundry on the bus with those massive bags every week. Sitting in a pub having half a lager was a night out .

And when we finally bought, lived sold and relocated to the north, now having a DS, we were ships in the night doing opposite shifts for 3 years. Still had to sometimes get up at 5.30 to get DS to nursery for 7am then onto work.

We then rented out our property and bought another one with a second mortgage. Sadly DH is no longer able to work and I have my own debilitating health conditions but no, we're still greedy LL's according to some.

Not saying everyone has the same opportunities but we don't half get lumbered in a pot.