Quote Originally Posted by Banana View Post
The statistics are produced by the independent national statistics office. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/

The government doesn't churn out the figures instead they are produced by people that know what they are talking about. If you are better at them at producing relevant stats then why not let them know - I am sure they are waiting with bated breath for your innovative insight.

If I were Leomar and I had a choice between the independent stats office and some people on a website - I know the view that I would choose,
Indipendent Stats Office is not indipendent at all, they are prone to adjust according to their masters whims and orders.
You can call it "Creative Accounting".
As we have happened to have seen in the past.

In the past few years I grew to mistrust anything with ".gov.uk"....

This government in particular has a history of lies and subterfuge.

As to the original poster, rents and cost of living vary a lot around Britain.
I personally find london terribly expensive.