Revealed: How much you need to earn in top UK cities to get on the housing ladder
Average salaries are far below what is needed to get a mortgage in many places
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
NewsUKHome NewsRevealed: How much you need to earn in top UK cities to get on the housing ladderAverage salaries are far below what is needed to get a mortgage in many placesSimon English Wednesday 10 June 2026 18:55 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2992611","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/salary-housing-mortgage-first-time-buyers-banks-b2992611.html","title":"What you need to earn in UK’s big cities to get on housing ladder – starting at £182k"}}Martin Lewis urges ‘act now’ warning to first-time buyersYour…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Independent.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from The Independent
