NearlyeveryoneinBritainwouldliketoowntheirownhomeand,whethertheydoornot,theyarepreparedtoputtimeandmoneyintodecoratingandfurnishingitorevenmakingstructuralalterationstoit.Becauseoftheclimateandbecauseoftheexpenseinvolvedingoingoutfortheevening,theBritishspendalotoftimeathomeandalargepartoftheirsociallifetakesplacethere.
Youngpeopletendtostaywiththeirfamilieslongerthesedaysasaccommodationisexpensivebut,whentheymoveawaytoajoborcollege,therearevariousoptionsopentothem.Theycangetlodgingswithalandlady.Thismeansthattheyrentaroominsomeone’shouseandhavebreakfastwiththefamily.Theycanalsogetabed-sittingroom,thatistosayoneself-containedroominwhichtheycancook,liveandsleep.Alternatively,theycansharearentedflatorhousewithagroupofyoungpeople,perhapsthemostpopularoptionofall.