To some degree I agree, those who chase £150,000 a year contract when already on £140,000 a year are foreign to me. There is so much more important things in life, and there are people astounded that they are way off being recongised as needing government support when earning £25,000 a year, than concentrating on making (and keeping) as much money as possible. However, I hope you can recognise that you have been fortunate to have inherited your property and that others have worked hard to have so much less.
With regards to being common, I have a couple of times in my youth asked what the cheapest drink at the bar is...