@Twig9876 @who_let_mum_out @hj44_john @MartinSLewis It was less as a proportion of earnings too. Yes, you earned less than you could now, but earnings haven't increased at a rate that's proportional to the increase in house prices, so current buyers are paying a greater %age of their wage than someone in the 90s. https://twitter.com/bentasker/status/1588168853929922560/photo/1