How much rent can I afford?A number that leaves you room to live.
Your rent range from your income and the payments you already have, plus the cash you need on the day you move in.
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Start with your monthly income.
Rent you can afford
- Careful
- Comfortable
- Stretch
- Left each month
- Rent
- Existing payments
- Service charge and bills
- Everything else
Cash to move in
- Security deposit
- Rent in advance
- Broker fee
- Total on the day
A guide, not advice. The levels use rent as a share of your monthly income: careful 25%, comfortable 30%, stretch 40%, and always leaving at least 20% of your income after rent, existing payments, service charge and bills. Landlords and agents may ask for different terms.