• First home buyers desperate to get a foot in the door of the property market are suffering unprecedented levels of stress, with disturbed sleep and their productivity at work being hit, new research has revealed.

Their relationship with their partners is also deteriorating as a result, and they often miss out on seeing friends and family as they become so caught up in the endless hunt for an affordable home.

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Kes Lianos and her husband Leo have been stressing and losing sleep as they search for a first home. Photo: Jessica Hromas