Graduates resigned to never owning property

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One in ten university graduates cannot see themselves ever getting onto the property ladder, according to a survey commissioned by Scottish Widows Bank.

Details of the Graduate First Time Buyers study reveal almost one-fifth of “older graduates” aged between 25 and 30 would perhaps not have gone to university if they had known it would prevent them from being able to buy their own property. Moreover, older graduates aged between 25 - 30 are twice as pessimistic as the under 25s, suggests Scottish Widows Bank, as one in seven questioned say they simply can't imagine ever owning a home, compared with one in 17 under 25s. Almost one-fifth of respondents (19%) also they believe it could be up to ten years after graduation before they can ...

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