Millennials don’t have a reputation as a hard-working generation. If recent headlines were to be believed, not only are we ‘lazy’, but the reason we can’t get on the property ladder is because we’re spending all of our hard earned cash on… avocados and sandwiches.

Now, our money habits are being scrutinised once again. According to a recent study by the app Airtasker, 16% of under 35s hire a cleaner in London, compared to 9% of people in older age groups. Basically, we can’t get on the property ladder because that’s how we’re choosing to fritter away our money.

Of course, Airtasker, an outsourcing company for everyday tasks (such as cleaners), found the study to be fairly positive.

“If you’re time poor, getting a cleaner isn’t unnecessarily indulgent. It’s an efficient way to make the most of your own time, which can then be used elsewhere to work towards achieving professional and personal goals,” Lucas London, Airtasker’s general manager told the Evening Standard.

However, they also found Londoners to be the laziest people in the UK, and the capital city to be the most “time-poor” part of the country.

They concluded: “Attitudes towards outsourcing everyday tasks are changing and it’s no longer considered ‘lazy’ to streamline your lifestyle to make the most of your time”.

But millennials are entitled to hire cleaners. In 2018 we shouldn’t feel any social guilt about doing so. I should know: I’ve never lived in a house share without one. And millennials are not alone, as one in three households across the UK now hire domestic help, too.

Why millennials shouldn’t feel guilty about hiring a cleaner