Young couples are increasingly finding buying a house a bigger barrier to adulthood than getting married, says Emma Revell

As bank holiday weekends ago, spending one in the gorgeous late August sun celebrating the wedding of two close friends is definitely up there.

Weddings, along with buying a home and becoming a parent, are one of the biggest milestones that make a person feel like a proper adult. But for millennials and those even younger, the housing crisis is increasingly dictating the order in which they can be achieved.

The happy couple I spent the bank holiday celebrating have lived together for five years and currently share a flat with a roommate. Not necessarily the vision of newlywed bliss some might picture, but a totally unremarkable situation for millennials in 2025, especially in and around the South East.

The subject of marriage vs house buying also came up in conversation with a colleague last week. Catching up after a few days of annual leave following his own wedding, he happened to mention that buying a house with his new wife felt much more difficult and a bigger........

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