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The evidence that shows today's 20-somethings really do have it worse
People in their 20s are facing a tougher start to adulthood than any generation in almost half a century, according to analysis for the BBC.
July 28, 2026The borough where families are slowly disappearing
Islington is a snapshot of a trend playing out across inner London, Britain and much of the world.
July 22, 2026Private jets flock to Montana - but locals can't afford the trailer park
Rents in Bozeman, Montana have skyrocketed as wealthy out-of-towners flock to the city to experience the American West.
July 18, 2026'My buyers dropped their offer by £15,000 the day before exchange': Gazundering and how to avoid it
It's a small but growing problem in the property market - here's how to protect yourself.
July 18, 2026Yes, there have been rows but here's how I've made moving back home work
Rising costs are forcing more young adults to live with their parents, here's how not to come to blows.
June 25, 2026Advice service demand rises amid housing crisis
Citizens Advice Guernsey says housing and cost of living pressures have increased demand.
June 6, 2026'With four jobs in London I couldn't afford rent so I'm going to Manchester'
Lauren Elcock is among the young Londoners who say rising rents are forcing them to quit the capital.
April 19, 2026'I couldn't afford rent in London as a nurse so I commuted from Wales while pregnant'
A&E nurse Georgie Scott says she was "'pushed out" of the capital because of high rent prices.
March 25, 2026Rent tops £1,000 a month in more areas - find out where
The cost of renting privately has surged in the last five years, but tenants may now see a slowdown.
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The evidence that shows today's 20-somethings really do have it worse
Watch: Adam, Daisy, Rachel and Shahida on the struggles they face with home ownership, employment and wage stagnation Young people in their 20s are facing a tougher start to adulthood than any genera
The borough where families are slowly disappearing
Tiphanie Frutuoso and her husband had their first baby this year and are moving out of London back to Luxembourg, partly because childcare is free Islington seems, on the surface, a family-friendly a
Private jets flock to Montana - but locals can't afford the trailer park
The rugged beauty of Montana has attracted the rich and famous Grandmother Sara Folger sits in the kitchen of her single-wide trailer, the Rocky Mountains looming in the distance, and remembers the B
'My buyers dropped their offer by £15,000 the day before exchange': Gazundering and how to avoid it
Sarah was excitedly packing up to move out of the terraced house her family had outgrown to a four-bedroom home in the countryside. But the day before exchanging contracts the buyers of her house dro
Yes, there have been rows but here's how I've made moving back home work
Natasha Suman (right) with her parents, Rita and Pawan When 24-year-old Natasha Suman moved back into her parents' home in Bedford after university, she only expected it to be for a "few months" whil
'I couldn't afford rent in London as a nurse so I commuted from Wales while pregnant'
Working busy shifts in a central London A&E department, commuting four hours to and from rural Wales... all while pregnant. Nurse Georgie Scott, 35, says she was "'pushed out" of the capital because
Rent tops £1,000 a month in more areas - find out where
Renters are paying an average of at least £1,000 a month for a new tenancy in more than half of British neighbourhoods, according to data shared with the BBC. In 2020, average rent in only 23% of loc