The average rent for a two-bedroom flat in Notting Hill runs at 577 pounds a week, while in Lewisham, the same size flat averages 284 pounds a week.

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The average monthly rent for a 77sqm, two-bedroom flat in Shibuya is 324, 875 yen, while in Meguro, a 94sqm, two-bed flat rents for 358, 875 yen a month.

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Stacey Jackson, who lives with her three children and partner in a two-bedroom housing association flat, has complained to the council about problems with damp and black mould.

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Gravesham has about 3, 180 households on its waiting list, with an average nine month wait for a three-bedroom flat and two years for a four-bedroom house.

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