THE house price boom and rising interest rates mean first-time buyers are paying almost a third of their income on mortgages.
The huge cost of borrowing to get on to the property ladder is detailed in the latest Woolwich Mortgage Affordability research.
It shows the average amount of income spent on mortgages by people in their 20s - traditionally the main first-time buyers in the UK - reached 32% last month.
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