Totally agree - I live in a small (coastal) town where a there are very few jobs outside of service roles - and they are highly seasonal. Average salary for peo

Totally agree - I live in a small (coastal) town where a there are very few jobs outside of service roles - and they are highly seasonal. Average salary for peole that work in the town must be around £20-25k and even cheap houses here are £200k - but often far far higher. London is wild - I was lucky to buy a flat (£142k) when I was still young (2006) - which would have been 4.7 time my salary (though I bought with my wife). Even then, and with two good salaries, staying on in London with 2 kids wasn't really an option for us. And as you say, this is replicated up and down the country in other major cities - people are just priced out or trapped in renting. No idea what my kids will do.