[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

£150k isn't out of reach for most people surely. If you have working couples, with or or without children, that should be doable over a 25 year period which is the average for a mortgage.

My son has just bought a 5-bedroomed house and his wife is currently a stay at home mum with young children. He didn't go to uni but trained in communications, works hard, worked his way up, spent wisely and managed his credit well and now has a well paid job in London. He doesn't live in London but commutes. Neither was he born into priviledge, he just applied himself and worked hard.

The average house price in Leeds is 195k so god knows what it is anywhere near the capital, how much is the commute out of interest? You of course have to knock that straight off his annual salary.

The lack of affordable childcare is causing his wife to be trapped in a cell of her own choosing? That's a sad tale, I feel for her.