I'm 25 and halfway towards a deposit despite the fact i'm dreadful with money. I pissed away inheritance money from my parents AND had my savings completely wiped out in the 6 months following graduation where I struggled to secure a proper job.
If I had a girlfriend to split the costs with, or i'd made any serious attempt to save over the last 5 years, or if I moved back in with my parents for a year and lived rent free, i'd have easily become a homeowner by now.
The only real reason why I don't own a property is because I'm not at the stage in my life where i'm ready to lock myself down to one area and make roots. I'm being made redundant in October and when I add my payout to my savings, i'll probably have enough for a deposit. But what's the point in buying a house when i'm single and have no idea where I want to live? Not to mention I work in Finance and jobs in that sector are currently non existent (and are likely to remain that way for some time) thanks to Brexit.
Lots of people in this country live paycheck to paycheck. Some out of necessity i'll admit, but some just because they're living way beyond their means. Instead of looking for ways to reduce their voluntary expenses they just moan. Anyone who says they can't afford to even put 50 quid a month away in savings is lying.