@gav28uk @StevieJasonD @Kellineil @MartinSLewis @hmtreasury @TheFCA @bankofengland @GMB So, for a start, you were able to get on the ladder because you could get a 100% mortgage - something not open to most now. The ONS has some stats (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/bulletins/housingaffordabilityinenglandandwales/2021) - in 2021 people spent an average of 9.1x their earnings to buy a home. You spent 3x