The financial difficulty faced by many can take years to get over, making it more difficult for homeowners to make a quick property sale.
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The National Union of Students (NUS) said that debt levels for graduates have increased massively in recent years.
According to the organisation, graduates will leave university with a combined debt of £3.2 billion, signalling an increase of 167 per cent.
"Debt hits students when they are at their most vulnerable: when they're thinking about their first step on the career ladder, when they're thinking about getting a mortgage, starting a family... so essentially, at the time when they're most financially vulnerable, they're being hit with quite hefty payback," said an NUS spokesperson.
It is bad news for anyone looking to sell a property, which they may have inherited through a family bereavement or received in a divorce settlement, as it means fewer buyers are entering the market.
