At what age is 'normal' to buy? How old were you?

lisyloo

I was 22 - 1991, interest rates were 10.5% and that was a special deal from a builder i.e. lower than normal at the time.

FIRSTTIMER

wow cannot believe how much rates were 10 years ago

seven-day-weekend

We were 26 and 27, in 1971. We borrowed the deposit from my brother-in-law and paid him back within a year.

My son was 32, in 2012, with help with a deposit.

Every first-time buyer I know of the last five years has had help with a deposit.

amateur_house

Bought my first house aged 26 in 1990.

divadee

39! And I've just bought my first place with my partner. Before that I lived in my ex husbands house who bought it when we were together and I contributed equally but he refused to put me on the mortgage. Shows why he's an ex ;-)

Smoosh

In the process of buying now (2 bed flat). I turned 25 a few days ago and OH is 23. We're very lucky and have had a lot of help from both of our parents.

pollyanna24

21 in 2003 in the south east. My parents weren't in a position to help financially, but me and my then bf paid £100 each keep.

I now still live in the hse me and the bf bought in 2006, but without bf, but instead our two kids. Struggling, but my two mortgages combined is £550 less than what it would cost to rent my hse.

vfm

First house was bought at 18, have moved a few times ending up in a detached home which was paid for by the time we were 35. All paid for by ourselves with no help from anyone just hard work (interest rates averaged 9% throughout period of mortgages). Once we get to 60 we have decided we are going to sell up, rent and enjoy the proceeds of our home.

enthusiasticsaver

I was 23 and husband 24 when we bought our first house for £30k in Surrey in 1983.

We lived in a grotty rented flat above a bank just after getting married, I worked for them so we got a cheap rent and saved up the 10% deposit for our first house, 2 bed terraced house, in one year. Sold it 5 years later after renovating it for almost £80k and bought 4 bed detached in Cornwall in 1988. We still live there now but worth almost £300k now.

Lj0918

Me and my partner have just bought our first home, it was the day before my 25th Birthday

We've been together nearly 10 years and decided to stick it out at our parents and save rather than renting. Did take us probably about 3/4 years to save but worth it in the end!