Twitter reacts to Kirstie Allsopp's claims 'everyone' can afford a home

Are YOU a young homeowner? Email: [email protected] Kirstie Allsopp has sparked a heated debated after suggesting young people could afford to buy a house if they quit Netflix, gym memberships and coffee. The Location, Location, Location star was told online people were giving up the luxuries so they could afford to 'live in a bin' 'How I bought a house at NINETEEN': Mother tells how she got on the property ladder Vicki Brown, now 48, bought her first place when she was just 19 A mother of three has backed Kirstie Allsopp and revealed she got on the property ladder aged just 19. The couple paid £217,000 for three bedroom home in Malvern, Worcestershire, with Heidi paying £14,500 of her own money towards the £25,000 deposit Daniel Frost bought his first one in for £120,000 in Sheffield aged just 19 Average house price is £24,500 higher than a year ago, Halifax says The average UK house price hit a record high of £276,759 at the start of 2022 after increasing by around £24,500 over the past year, according to an index. Another posted: 'Young people could afford to get on the pre-apocalypse property ladder if they simply submit to never feeling joy until their inevitable death in the great water war of 2031, says Kirstie Allsopp.'