Published Monday, 25 June 2012
The She Said hitmaker is keen to put his hard-earned cash into property, but he's been put off by the high prices in the UK capital - and has instead made sure his beloved mother is debt free.
He tells The Sun: "I wanted to make sure that my mum didn't need to worry about her home any more.
"When I first started renting, this guy from (estate agents) Foxtons was walking me around these flats in Hackney going: 'This is a really great two-bedroom place in a brilliant location'. I was like, 'Are you being serious? This is an ex-council flat, mate - the people next door aren't even paying rent. And you're telling me I'd have to pay so much?' If I can't afford to buy my own place, I can't even think about how difficult it must be for other people."