{"id":243135,"date":"2018-05-08T12:51:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T10:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=243135"},"modified":"2018-05-08T12:51:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T10:51:22","slug":"renters-are-under-pressure-and-living-beyond-their-means-even-those-who-earn-more-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/243135\/renters-are-under-pressure-and-living-beyond-their-means-even-those-who-earn-more-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Renters are under pressure and living beyond their means – even those who earn more money"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest PayProp Rental Index shows that the average percentage of South African tenants\u2019 net income that they spend on rent increases disproportionally as their income increases.<\/p>\n

“Our assumption is that people who earn more can afford higher rents, but this doesn\u2019t always seem to be the case,” says Johette Smuts from PayProp.<\/p>\n

“When we look at the change in debt-to-income ratios from Q4 2016 to Q4 2017, we see that these ratios increased for tenants who pay more than R10,000 rent. This means that tenants in this bracket are essentially living beyond their means while trying to keep up with the proverbial Joneses,” Smuts said.<\/p>\n

Average debt-to-income ratios for different rental brackets for Q4 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When considering the average income per rent bracket, Smuts said that, as expected, tenants who rent more expensive properties have higher incomes. Average credit measures tell a similar story \u2013 tenants who rent for more and have higher incomes also have better credit scores and lower debt-to-income ratios.<\/p>\n

Average rent-to-income ratios for different rental brackets for Q4 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“A smaller percentage of these tenants are therefore high-risk clients,” he said, “But this doesn\u2019t mean tenants with higher income spend any less \u2013 quite the contrary.”<\/p>\n

Such tenants tend to have more CPA accounts (retail accounts and cellphone contracts) and higher debt repayments, but their debt as a percentage of income is lower.<\/p>\n

“The data highlights once again the importance of affordability checks, even for tenants with high income levels and good credit scores,” Smuts said.<\/p>\n

“Tough economic times and stagnant income levels are putting tenants in all rental brackets under pressure.”<\/p>\n

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