Do you think it's getting easier or harder to get on the property ladder?
that depends... easier if you wait while prices goes down... if you want to buy a house today a quick guess you need to pay a higher deposit %... the lad is young no need to bog down just to try and 'own' a house...
Prices maybe sliding slightly, but required deposits are increasing, therefore it is getting harder day-by-day to get on the property ladder.
By house sharing, there should be no need to 'bog down', in theory you should be able to pay less and get a better property (e.g currently paying £500 pm, now paying £350 on a £700 property) but paying the same on a property that has 3 rooms more than you need is literally throwing money away imo.......