How old were you?

Pinklepurr

Both of us were 23. First home cost £51,250 for 1 bed house with garden and garage (1995). That house has since trebled in value! Now age 40, in our 3rd house and hope to be mortgage free by 45.

bigbigmamamoo

I was 36, my parents were also in their 30s when they bought their first house

LilacPixie

24, 2 bed flat for 31k on a 90% mortgage. I sold it at 29 for 91k after modernising it

flora48

I was 21, hubby 22 and we bought a 3 bed semi for £3,330. Sold at a profit of £100 a year later. Thoes were the days!!!! 1969

de1amo

this thread would make more sense if the contributors said at what point they are now and what year they started their path !--my grandad paid 5 quid for a small farm-long long ago---he left about 200k in 1976 which was a lot then!--a bungalow cost 20k then-here

greggymagic

1st flat I was 24 but got shafted by my then girlfriend
2nd flat I was 26 and had 2 good years in it - was excellent, top floor and had south facing balcony
1st house I was 28 - 3 Bed terrace
2nd house???? It would probably cost 20k just in stamp duty and fees to move to my next house and I can't bring myself to stump up that kinda money which will be lost forever!

Rebob

I was 23, hubby 27 and a one year old son. House was £13,750!

Wickedkitten

bought the first one at 20, sold that one and paid cash for the second at 22.

sarahevie

22 - Paid £185 000 for a four bed terrace with a view to renting rooms to lodgers. Still got it rented out

23 - Moved in with OH paid £159000 for a 1930s 3 bed.

Now 26 and enjoying family life

Matt1977

I was 27 years old when I bought a grotty 1 bedroom ex-LA flat. Did it up slowly and I sold it last year aged 32 due to uncertain job situation.

I'm now in rented accommodation, and have now sorted my finances. I am now hoping to save up for a decent deposit or even a property outright.