Google juniors are more like £40k in london.
Jobs over £100k are not the norm, even in finance in london.
The awful london housing market (small market, people do NOT sell) starts around £320k for a terrible studio.
Banks nowaways tend to loan around 4-4.5x gross salary. (And you need a good chunk already saved, which is also hard as tax and rent is high)
£100k salary doesn't buy an average 1 bed in london (and you're competing against at least 4 cash buyers)
As someone who recently left london, the story checks out.
£100k salary doesn't buy an average 1 bed in london (and you're competing against at least 4 cash buyers)
As someone who recently left london, the story checks out.