Property prices are overly inflated in the city of London, and many workers there are making alternate plans for commuting and nighttime living. Consistently ranked as one of the most expensive cities in the world, the cost of property has forced some occupants to change the way they live, in tents and motor homes instead of homes.

Camping sites are loaded at the shower each morning with masses of people getting ready for work. This is now not an abnormal site, as more and more commuters into the big smoke are finding this the only way it is possible. On the Lee Valley site in Edmonton, near a monster branch of Ikea and surrounded by street cones, 40 pitches sit reserved for those who will be staying for a long term. Although they appreciate the use of the commuter facilities, inflation has affected their lives in a sobering way.

Many of the tenants of camping sites are working construction at the Olympic park. They return home on the weekends where they have a permanent address.

The campsite has one unique resident there living in a caravan, Lucy Boggis. She is a 21 year old Olympic hopeful, who plans to represent Britain in 2012. Her sport is the heptathlon. Every morning around 9 am she is practicing the hurdles, high jump and the other disciplines that make up her event. She has permanent residency with her family in the West Country.

She explained how she manages this way of life saying: "Some of my fellow athletes take the mickey, but most of them think it is a good idea. If you don’t have funding, you don’t have much spare money, and its much cheaper to stay in a caravan than rent a one-bedroom flat."

Lee Valley is one of the more costly sites around the city. The charge is between 12.30 and 16.40 pounds a night for a single person. Electricity is 3.60 pounds per day.