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"You can't have it all!" - Should young people make sacrifices in order to afford a home?

Andrea was joined by Harry McCann, Paul Merriman and listeners Nikki and Anne to discuss the comments made by Kirstie Allsopp...

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12.53 7 Feb 2022


"You can't have it all!" - Should young people make sacrifices in order to afford a home?


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Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp says that young people could afford a home if they gave up luxuries like the gym and Netflix. In an interview with the Sunday Times Kirstie, who bought her first house at 21 with the help of her family, said: “When I bought my first property, going abroad, the easyJet, coffee, gym, Netflix lifestyle didn’t exist.”   

Andrea was joined by Harry McCann, Paul Merriman and listeners Nikki and Anne to discuss the comments made by Kirstie Allsopp...

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