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  Regardless of what life was like back in the past compared to now we are all have our opinions which are sometimes governed by rose tinted eye ware!
  
  I can’t recall many couples who married in their teens, (married? Now that’s a novelty), who were in a position to buy houses. The norm back then was to rent a flat or house privately, or from the council if you qualified and scrimp until you were in a position to buy a house which was usually at the lower end of the market.
  
  I know that local authority houses have virtually vanished because of the ‘right to buy’ abuses, but this occurred later on.
  
  To buy a house in the distant past meant that to obtain a mortgage you had to have saved a certain amount with a building society for them to even consider you for a loan. This at one time was on a monthly allocation basis.....it was still a struggle for most young couples.
  
  No going out on the lash and lumbering up the NHS with self imposed drug problems or drunkenness back then.......if you wanted something you worked hard for it and made sacrifices. Many modern youngsters still do but there are still others who bleat about their lot without making any great efforts to achieve it themselves.
  
  Having said that, it has all probably not been helped by the fact that those who had a tough upbringing in the 40’s and 50’s have tried hard to make life better for their offspring. In doing so they have probably not helped them in some ways!
  
  Yes, the prices of houses have increased beyond the reach of many first time buyers with inflated aspirations. There is no real advantage to those whose properties have increased by silly amounts either, as when they move they have to pay higher prices too.
  
  On the plus side Amberleaf50, is that the people who own their houses will one day be able to pass them on to their children/grandchildren unless of course they have to fund their own healthcare.
  
  I don’t know where you bought your tyre for £10 from, but consider back then how 4d in you pocket would get you a 3 minute call from a red phone box, which has been replaced in many pockets by a £1000 iPhone.

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