Woman who bought her first home at 22 says 'young people don't want to make sacrifices'

Kirstie Allsopp caused a storm earlier this month after claiming it was 'easy' to buy a home in the UK.

The presenter, who fronts a variety of property shows on Channel 4 such as Location, Location, Location, angered many first-time buyers after insisting young people could own their first home if they gave up their luxuries.

Kirstie came under fire specifically for her views when claiming youngsters could afford a home if they stopped buying 'coffee, gym memberships and Netflix' - despite the fact her family helped her to buy her first property.

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, reports the Sunday Times.

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In light of the backlash surrounding Kirstie's remarks, one woman has revealed how she scrimped and saved in order to buy her first home at just 22 - and has agreed that "most young people don't want to make sacrifices".

Georgina Carson, 25, bought her first property in Wigan three years ago with her fiancé Freddy Quinn, 27, which was on the market for £82,500.

The couple put down a 5% deposit on the three-bed terraced home, which they saved through ditching nights out, prioritising and budgeting whilst living at home with their parents.

After six months of modernising the home themselves during lockdown, which cost them between £6,000 and £7,000, they then sold their first home for £115,000 - making a profit of £32,500.

Now onto renovating and selling their second property, Georgina states "it's all about priorities".

“Whilst saving for our first house my partner and I were both earning just over