At what age did you buy your first house/property?

[floatinglilly10]

Just that really....

I am hoping to buy a property this year with my DP, we have found it difficult and I have been trying not to compare myself with other friends who purchased their house in their early 20's! I am very proud of what we have achieved so far and I know that it is not always an attainable or in fact desired goal for everyone.

I am 30 and my DP is 25

I guess this is just a nosey thread, please do not answer if you do not feel comfortable doing so!

28 and mortgage paid off by 30.

Oh, and I'm currently 45. Not a penny of parental help here but it was in the days of 100% mortgages.

Medal for TeeBee.

Ok I can’t resist asking. How did you pay off a 100% mortgage in two years? Incredible salary? Lottery win?

22. 12 years ago. Right before the crash.

It might be relevant to ask how many years you'd been working for before buying a house. Seven, in my case.

21

2013 and I was 32 going and purchased it jointly with my partner in a up and coming part of Surrey. It wasn't stunning but we did loads to it. Stayed 5 years and sold it on for profit.

I was 20 and single when I bought my first flat. I had been saving for it since I was 14 .

20, in 2012 with my now DH who was also 20. Paid £110,500 with a 10% deposit. No help from parents.

I was 21 and my then boyfriend was 20 but in fairness you could pretty much walk in and ask for a 100% mortgage and it was granted. We lived in a cheaper area too so were able to buy a great house for £60,000 and make a good profit too. That was 25ish yrs ago and it not the case now!

I bought at 29 in London, on my own. One bed flat, £65k. No parental help, had saved up 5% deposit. Had been working for about 4 years. The interest rate was 4.99% I remember.

I think the key question is when people bought rather than how old they were.

Ps this was the mid1990s.

25, in 1978.
House cost £10,750

Vickie I'm also 37 and the majority of my friends (couples) bought in mid twenties. All regular jobs i.e admin, teachers, nurse - nothing too well paid. No help or inheritance that I know of.

Maybe as we're midlands and I guess it's more affordable than some areas. Plus in mid 2000s you could still get 100% mortgages at decent rates!

29 on my own in 1996 one bedroom house for £36K was on a low wage so saved really hard for the deposit

25, DP 26, early 2000s, 2 bed flat in cheaper part of London. 5% deposit! Still in same area, traded up to house after a few years.

25, but I had been working for 7 years by then.

27, two years ago, by myself - most of the deposit was an inheritance but I’d also been working for 5 years and had savings. I’m one of five of my friends at my age who have bought a place by now, all with help.

25, four bed semi

24

21 with now DH in 2008. We'd just left uni but had both lived at home and saved so had the deposit.