TWO pages in the Daily Echo took my thoughts back some 60-plus years. On page 12 I read “Dream of home ownership begins to fade” and on page 17 I read “16 years to buy a house in the city”.

I write this to encourage young people of today not to give up on eventually owning the property they live in.

Yes it was tough, and here I come to the big factor which comes into it, that is being lucky enough to have a partner with the same idea.

Yes, it has been hard work but my message to people in this situation is keep at it and with a certain amount of luck you will succeed.

EWEN HENTALL, Nursling.