Young home owners 'face debt worry'

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Around half of young home owners who have relied on some extra form of help to get on the housing ladder are now worried about the level of debt they have taken on, a report warns.

Younger property owners are more likely to have relied on measures such as mortgage terms of more than 25 years, loans from family and friends and help from the state such as the Help to Buy scheme to give them an extra leg up on to the housing ladder using only a low deposit, research from consumer group the HomeOwners Alliance found.