Is this a normal proportion of income to spend on rent?

[xanthymum]

If we have a take home salary of £6,000 a month between us, and spend £1,650 a month on rent. Is that a 'normal' proportion?

Depends on the size of the property but sounds affordable given you're take home pay. Again, depends on extra expenses.

We had a smaller combined income than you and were paying just shy of 2k on our last rented two bed apartment.

Sounds fucking amazing.
ours is 70% of our income

That’s low as a proportion.

Does that include bills? Either way you are very fortunate. Sounds like you can do some serious deposit saving.

Sounds very low

7k income 1k mortgage here. (Recent promotion and nearing an end of a 5 year fixed though so that will likely alter!)

Oops just read its rent!

I’d say that’s quite conservative.

Wow, rent is expensive.

A little less than standard I would say.

For example, my sister's take home is a little over £4K a month and her rent is £3k a month.