It’s a bad time to be a first time buyer in the UK as the rising prices of smaller properties has made it more difficult for them to get on the property ladder. Most affected by this are the 18-32 demographic, with the average first time buyer age now standing at 33. More and more frustrated young people are staying at home with parents, and there have been calls for the government to help them.

First time buyers face a harder time than ever getting on the property market – Birmingham Mail