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&#x27;s common to share houses. It&#x27;s not completely uncommon for people over 40 to be sharing.<p>I&#x27;m paying €650 for an en-suite room (no, not London!) and that includes all bills, sharing with 4 others. I&#x27;m one hour from London by train (~40 miles&#x2F;65km)<p>Most one-bedroom flats in this area start at €975&#x2F;mo, plus you need to pay €140&#x2F;mo council tax and €100-150&#x2F;mo bills (gas, water, electricity, Internet etc). Many couples rent for a long time before saving enough for a deposit to buy a flat&#x2F;house.<p>It&#x27;s terrible. House prices seem to rise by the amount of deposit you can save in a year...