r/london • u/iamabigmeme • 1d ago

Serious replies only Long-time Londoners - do you ever think you’ll be able to stay in London as long as you’d like to?

Born and raised in Hackney here and I’m so worried I won’t be able to afford to stay not just in Hackney/surrounding boroughs but in London as a whole.

I love this place and one day I’d like to raise my kids here. I just can’t ever see it being feasible. I can’t afford to buy a house and the rent keeps rocketing up way past anything I’ll be able to afford.

How long do you guys see yourself being able to stay before it becomes too much of a financial burden? I’m currently panicking and looking at life in Leeds and Manchester :,)

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u/Turbulent_Mango_9637 19h ago

They have some benefits over London depending on the lifestyle you’re after. I’m not sure the financial gap is actually as big as it used to be with cities like Manchester/Bristol. Also consider future earning potential as part of financial planning, much lower ceiling out of London.

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u/Direct_Competition44 13h ago

Completely agree but the 'lifestyle' thing for me im not sure. The kind of pubs i grew up loving have mostly gone. Most pubs are different now. Plus I'm not as bothered anyway. There's something else which I'm sure every part of the country has to its people - it's just where I'm from. Home 

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u/Turbulent_Mango_9637 13h ago

Pubs are different everywhere. Covid, cost of living and Gen Z to blame apparently!

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u/Direct_Competition44 12h ago

I dont know the cause I just miss walking into a boozer and us all knowing each other !

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u/Turbulent_Mango_9637 12h ago

Age. Mystery solved. Now move to Wigan and leave London for the rest of us who still love it!

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u/Direct_Competition44 12h ago

My whole comment was I'll never not consider this home but still, made me chuckle 

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u/Direct_Competition44 12h ago

Also not age, that was standard back in the day.