Half of UK adults think young people spend too much to buy a home

Myth of affordable housing believed by all age groups, but split likely as young and old move further apart physically

Almost half all UK adults believe the collapse in home-buying among young people is caused by them spending too much on takeaway food and coffees, mobile phones, holidays and Netflix, a study on generational divides has shown.

The research by academics at King's College London found that while such opinions often crossed age bands, the increasing tendency for younger people to live in cities and older ones elsewhere risked exacerbating splits between age bands.