An interesting development. EK FO allowance around about 125k add 100k and you might be able to get a 3 bedroom house in a nice area. After 1 year though you have just 125k.....eeeek.
Allowances are interesting things. Many companies pay well over 300k, even ATC pay their guys 185k plus utilities. So it would be a massive risk to take that deal and I suspect it has been offered without much expectation of uptake to be seen to doing something. I for the life of me can't work out why they don't up the allowance to say 300k and disband the accomodation department. Then they don't have any of these hassles, surely that would save some cash in the long run