Viewers model Escape to the Countryside couple ‘spoiled’

Viewers have slammed a younger couple for being ‘spoiled’ after they unveiled that that they had a whopping £850,000 to spend on their first residence.

This week, Escape to the Countryside adopted engaged couple Anna and Jack who shared their want to personal a joint 4 bed room in Buckinghamshire.

Fans of the present BBC present had been shocked to study that they practically £1 million to do it, saying they wished ‘loads of out of doors house, 4 bedrooms, a utility room, and a big kitchen.’.

The couple already personal particular person flats in St Albans, however had been now able to commerce their lives in for the countryside for his or her first residence collectively.

However, Anna, a civil servant, and Jack, a marketing consultant, have since been dubbed ‘privileged’ and ‘spoiled’ by viewers, prompting them to disclose simply how they got here into the truckload of money.

 Escape to the Countryside adopted engaged couple Anna and Jack who shared their want to personal a joint 4 bed room in Buckinghamshire

Speaking to The Mirror, they mentioned: ‘While I contemplate this to be largely a non-public matter, to quell the “mummy and daddy” nonsense, I’ll say that we inherited in circumstances no one would select, and recognise that we’re very lucky to earn salaries that we will leverage.’

Jack additionally condemned property costs within the UK, insisting that it is merely inconceivable for first-time consumers to buy a house with out an enormous price range. 

He added: ‘Our price range buys a small condominium in most of London, the place 9 million folks reside. This is simply plain flawed.’

Jack urged folks to redirect their anger to politicians who’ve ignored the housing disaster  for much too lengthy. 

‘We are in election 12 months, and but neither Sunak nor Starmer have even a touch of a housing plan’, Jack added. 

Shocked viewers took to X, previously referred to as Twitter, to share their ideas. 

The couple had been branded ‘spoiled’ by viewers of the present

One particular person wrote: ‘Mums obtained escape to the nation on and a pair youthful than me have simply rocked up with a price range of £850,000 for his or her first residence and let me let you know, the deep guttural ‘oh f** proper off’ I simply let loose may very well be heard from house.’

Another fumed: ‘Don’t you hate it when 20 somethings have 850k at their disposal? Where’s the life struggling earlier than success? 800,000 common value in Buckinghamshire. 

‘UK housing costs are obscene. Half a mil for a terraced property. They want a 30 per cent haircut. #escapetothecountry.’

‘A younger couple most likely of their 30s on escape to the nation right this moment have a price range of 800k. F*** off,’ another person ranted.

‘OMG I actually have £8 in my checking account and these kids have that a lot cash. Honestly HOW? How do folks have cash like that at the present time,’ one other questioned.

‘Where on earth do two young kids get a budget of £850,000 in this day and age half of them can’t afford an advert free Netflix subscription,’ mentioned one other.

The couple already personal particular person flats in St Albans, however had been now able to commerce their lives in for the countryside for his or her first residence collectively

Average home costs within the UK have slumped by £3,000 over the previous 12 months, and the speed of decline is rising, new figures launched by the Office for National Statistics have proven.

In the 12 months to October 2023, home costs in Britain have fallen by 1.2 per cent. The equal determine for the 12 months to September 2023 confirmed a fall of 0.6 per cent.

At the identical time, non-public sector rents have rocketed by greater than 6 per cent.

According to the figures collated by the ONS and the Land Registry, the common value of a home within the UK is now £288,000, in contrast with £291,000 a 12 months in the past.

However, there are some vital regional variations, with costs in England falling by 1.4 per cent to £306,000, and Wales reducing by 3 per cent to a median of £214,000.

But in Scotland, the market confirmed a slight 0.2 per cent enhance to a median of £191,000.