The number of young couples lodging with their parents or in-laws has soared in the past 10 years amid rising property prices and a squeeze on earnings, official figures suggest.
Up and down the country, young people are finding themselves locked out of the property market for years – leaving them with little hope of owning their own home.
Almost one in ten people aged between 20 and 40 – equivalent to 1.6 million people - are living with their parents because they can’t afford to rent or buy a home.