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Rent Affordability Calculator

Income-to-rent ratio calculator for budgeting a UK rental.

Rent as % of take-home pay
Comfortable rent guideline (30%)
Typical landlord salary requirement

The 30% guideline and "annual salary ≥ 30× monthly rent" rule are common UK conventions, not fixed law — individual landlords and letting agents set their own affordability checks, and many ask for a guarantor regardless of income.

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