First Time Buyers are rushing into buying their first home

Research has shown first-time buyers (FTB's) expect to buy their first home by the time they are 28.

The research revealed that financial limitations are causing under 25-year-olds to delay moving out of the family home by three years and getting married by four and a half years, compared to older generations. However, with growing acceptance of debt, and despite escalating property prices, under 25-year-olds anticipate buying their first home almost a year ahead of their grandparents.

As part of exploring how finances impact the experiences of generations, a sample 2,300 adults were asked about their aspirations and experiences. The results reveal that, whilst under 25-year-olds may be struggling to move on in life, they are accepting debt to get a foot on the property ladder.

The Key findings of the research.

Moving Out Later

One third (34%) of Britons under 25 anticipate waiting until they are at least 24 before being able afford to move out of their parents’ home. Today’s retirees fled the nest three years earlier at the age of 21.

More than eight in ten (84%) retirees moved out of their parents’ home by the time they were 25, in contrast just two in three (67%) of under 25 year olds already have or are anticipating moving out of home before they are 25.

Delaying Marriage

The younger generation are putting off marriage for financial reasons; the under 25s are expecting to be able to afford marriage at 27.7, three and a half years later than their grandparent’s wed (at 23.2).

85 per cent of today’s retirees were married by the time they were 30. Today, just 55 per cent of under 25 year olds have married or anticipate being able to afford to marry before they are 30.

Moving into Property

Embracing the property market, the under 25 year olds expect to be able to afford to buy their first home at 28 – nine months before their grandparents set foot on the property ladder.

Just over one in two (58%) retirees bought their first home by the time they were 30. Under 25s are more optimistic, with 61 percent already having bought or anticipating buying a first home before they are 30. To compare mortgages or compare loans, visit our homepage or mortgage guide, where you will find useful information for first time buyers.

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