As a single person in London you can have a very comfortable lifestyle on 50K - I&#x27;m speaking from personal experience. Two years ago I paid 175K for a modern flat in good condition in Zone 3 - very close to a major bus depot actually, if it&#x27;s the bus drivers you&#x27;re worried about. I could buy what I wanted, go out more than I cared to, and was still saving money.<p>Fundamentally there are only so many houses and a lot of people want to live in London. Maybe the young people will push the families out, and then migrate out in turn when they themselves grow up and want a big house to raise a family in. If so then that&#x27;s no bad thing in my book (and I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s anything new). The young people are probably getting a lot more value out of living in London, since they&#x27;re the ones going to the restaurants, theatres, gigs, clubs etc. - let them.