Channel 4's Kirstie Allsopp whose family helped buy her first property says young people can afford a home if they give up coffee, gym and Netflix

07.02.2022 - 16:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Channel 4's Kirstie Allsopp has come under fire after saying 'loads' of youngsters can afford to buy a home.

The property presenter, best known for co-hosting shows like Location, Location, Location and Love It or List It UK, claims that young people could own their first home today if they gave up their luxuries.

The 50-year-old, whose family reportedly helped her buy her first home aged 21, said if young people stopped paying for coffees, gym memberships and Netflix subscriptions they would be able to get onto the property ladder.

The Relocation, Relocation presenter said she feels “enraged” when youngsters claim they can not afford to buy a home, reports the Mirror.

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Kirstie also advised that first-time buyers should move in with their parents or 'find homes up north' in cheaper areas to afford their lifestyles whilst saving for a deposit on a home.

According to the Sunday Times, the property guru is said to have bought her first home with her family's financial help at the age of 21, when the average house price in the UK was around £51,000.

Adjusted for inflation, that is £112,000, compared with £255,556 for the average cost of a home today.

"When I bought my first property, going abroad, the EasyJet, coffee, gym, Netflix lifestyle didn't exist," she told The Times.

"I used to walk to work with a sandwich. And on payday I'd go for a pizza, and to a movie, and buy a lipstick."

The presenter acknowledged that interest rates were much lower today, but added that there were 'new drains on the finances' of today's young first-time buyers.

"I don't want to belittle those people who can't do