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Key workers driven out of London due to skyrocketing rent
Estate agent signs outside apartments in Lewisham, south-east London, August 17, 2023
KEY workers such as nurses and teaching assistants are being forced out of London as rents in the capital continue to soar, new research found today.
Research by campaign group Generation Rent has found that not a single borough of inner London is affordable for roles across education, healthcare, social care, construction, retail, commerce and hospitality.
It found that the median rent of a one-bedroom home in inner London amounts to more than the entirety of a teaching assistant’s salary, accounting for 106 per cent of their income.
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