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year's cottage rent

How much was a year's cottage rent in 1350?

The record: 5s a year, 14th c..

About $730 in today's gold

30 days of a farm labourer's pay.

A craftsman's house let for 20s, a merchant's for £2–£3. Source

Who could buy it

The lowest paid on each ladder of 1350 whose pay was enough:

On a day's pay

On a week's pay

On a month's pay

In other words, dear: months of work for a farm labourer.

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