Lad moves into Turkey hotel for a month because it’s cheaper than rent and bills in UK

A lad got sick of the prices he was paying for his rent, so jetted off to Turkey for a month.

Rent prices in the UK don't look to be coming down anytime soon, with the average home £1,220 per month, according to Zoopla.

This is up 8.3 percent compared to last year.

One place in particular that's not getting any cheaper is Manchester.

Your average two-bed apartment in the northern city will set you back around £1,600 a month.

Someone who has experienced Manchester's hefty prices first hand is Josh Kerr, who ended up finding a trip abroad for a month that was cheaper than his rent and bills.

Taking to TikTok to document his decision, Josh explained to his followers: "Just found out that it's cheaper to live in a five star, all inclusive resort than it is to live in Manchester."

Josh went on to say that he'd seen an American TikToker look at how much a month-long holiday would be compared to renting his home, and wanted to look into it himself.

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Going online to look at a holiday starting 1 April, he found that he was able to go to Antalya, Turkey, for less than £1,000.

"I'm not being funny, but I pay £950 a month for my rent, bills, council tax, and that," Josh went on.

"Here you're getting breakfast, lunch, evening meal, drinks, snacks and a gaff for £937.10. That's with flights as well."

He further asked: "What are we doing in England?"

Evidently a lot of people related to the circumstances Josh is in as his video generated over one million views on TikTok, even landing him a deal with On the Beach.

The tour operating company saw his viral clip and actually sent him on the holiday that he found.

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The hotel he initially found doesn't open until March, so Josh has been whisked away to a different five-star resort in Turkey instead.

This trip came to £944 - still working out cheaper than his rent.

In terms of what he's done regarding his work situation, Josh has been working remote from his hotel.

Yesterday (18 February) he posted a video of himself enjoying the 21 degree weather in Turkey and, as someone who is currently in Manchester, I can assure you there weather is not like that here.

BRB while I book a month-long holiday to Turkey.

Topics: Money, TikTok, Travel, UK News, Viral, Home

Niamh Shackleton

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