Property pinch pricing me out

NURSE Hayley Miller, 27, enjoys life in busy Islington – for now. She says: ‘I’ve been here since May and I like it.’

But she does not think she will be able to afford it much longer. Miss Miller works at private clinic The Belgravia Centre. She earns £35,000 a year and pays £728 a month to share a flat with her sister and a friend on Upper Street. The buzzing area is known for its large number of restaurants and bars, making it popular with young people.

‘It’s fine for where I’m at now but it’s at the upper end of my budget,’ she says.

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