Why I'm bored to death of being told mortgage rates were higher in your day

Earlier this week, I wrote a piece detailing the worries some young people have about high mortgages rates – and why it was putting them off buying.

Mortgages got comfortably below 4 per cent at the start of 2026, but since the Iran war started back in February, they’ve been far higher, and it’s deterring some first-time buyers from dipping their toe into the market.

One woman I spoke to said she wouldn’t be buying until rates got below 4 per cent again.

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When the article was posted on social media, a number of the responses of readers were painfully predictable.