From the article.
Baby boomers, bought three-bedroom semi in Wigan in 1982 for £23,000.
Generation Y (60K per year, 20K deposit) complain that “A reasonable one-bedroom flat costs upwards of £250,000 in Brighton.
A three-bedroomed semi in Wigan can be bought for 170K. Well in the Gen.Y couple's range.
Without an indication of how much a 3 bed semi would have cost in Brighton in 1982, it's hardly a comparison that really reveals very much.
Owning your own home is hardly a human right. Many countries have far lower home-ownership than the UK. Quite how it's the baby boomers' fault that they could buy a house relatively easily (it was in fact easier 1995-2005 than when most baby boomers bough) is anyway indicative of a generation who are inherently more selfish than the current 20-30 year olds.
Baby boomers, bought three-bedroom semi in Wigan in 1982 for £23,000.
Generation Y (60K per year, 20K deposit) complain that “A reasonable one-bedroom flat costs upwards of £250,000 in Brighton.
A three-bedroomed semi in Wigan can be bought for 170K. Well in the Gen.Y couple's range.
Without an indication of how much a 3 bed semi would have cost in Brighton in 1982, it's hardly a comparison that really reveals very much.
Owning your own home is hardly a human right. Many countries have far lower home-ownership than the UK. Quite how it's the baby boomers' fault that they could buy a house relatively easily (it was in fact easier 1995-2005 than when most baby boomers bough) is anyway indicative of a generation who are inherently more selfish than the current 20-30 year olds.
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