The dream of owning a house is out of the reach of many people under 40 in the UK: especially in large cities and towns it's common to share houses. It's not co

The dream of owning a house is out of the reach of many people under 40 in the UK: especially in large cities and towns it's common to share houses. It's not completely uncommon for people over 40 to be sharing. I'm paying €650 for an en-suite room (no, not London!) and that includes all bills, sharing with 4 others. I'm one hour from London by train (~40 miles/65km) Most one-bedroom flats in this area start at €975/mo, plus you need to pay €140/mo council tax and €100-150/mo bills (gas, water, electricity, Internet etc). Many couples rent for a long time before saving enough for a deposit to buy a flat/house. It's terrible. House prices seem to rise by the amount of deposit you can save in a year...