The Mancunian Way: Is it cool to live here now?

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We all know rents in Manchester have gone through the roof in recent months. But one young woman is so fed up with trying to find a home she can afford that she’s warning others off moving here.

Meanwhile, the mayor has been in Edinburgh criticising the way the country's government treated the north during the pandemic. Let's take a look at both stories.

Jess Geary has warned people to stay away from Manchester branding the rental market 'ridiculous'.

In an angry video shared on TikTok, the 25-year-old said: "I know there's a housing crisis, it's horrendous, it's horrific. How do they expect us young people to ever save for a house? Don't move to Manchester. Is it cool to live here now?"

The influencer currently lives in a two-bed flat in the Green Quarter but decided to move after her landlord upped her rent to £1,300pcm. She has since spent three months looking for a flat in the city centre, telling reporter Nicole Wootton-Cane she’s had just one viewing in that time and will be ‘homeless’ unless she finds a property within the next week.

She claims flat advertisements are taken down 'within minutes' and soaring rents mean she’s being priced out. "Don't move to Manchester city centre right now if you have a choice," she said. "It's ridiculous. I can't afford to pay £1,400 for a flat, and that's not even thinking about bills or anything like that."

We've discussed rents in The Mancunian Way a lot recently. But it's becoming a huge worry for many. The average rent in the city