OK, so that's your preference; yes, it'll cost you. (Personally, I wouldn't want to live in London even if it were cheaper than my current small-town location.) But please don't presume to speak for the UK in general just because you've picked a particularly expensive market.
It's a bit more complicated than that, no? I mean... if someone is a Londoner born and raised but has to leave in order to buy a home is a bit more complicated of a situation than "they picked a particularly expensive market" to live in.
