The results of an interesting study, here, suggesting a significant number of young people are putting off starting a family because of house prices.

Four out of ten (41%) young adults will delay starting a family until they can afford to buy a new home... one in four (26%) people aged between 18 and 30 said they would not get married before having their own place to move into.

It's a YouGov survey, commissioned by the National Housing Federation. Interestingly, while the people surveyed were disillusioned with their own ability to afford a property in the short term, they weren't disillusioned with the idea of property as an investment. Forty-two per cent believed property was still the best long term investment, way above cash savings (23%) and shares/pensions (7%).

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