first-time buyers
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Housing Market
First-time buyer hotspots see asking prices up 18%
The first-time buyer hotpots have been revealed by Rightmove, with the portal's Colleen Babcock saying affordability is key.
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Housing Market
More than half of first-time buyers rely on ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’
Savills' Lucian Cook says more than half of first-time buyers need financial help from their families to purchase a home.
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Housing Market
New interest-free loan scheme for first-time buyers set up
Scottish Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville says the First Homes Fund will offer first-time buyers £10,000 towards a deposit.
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Housing Market
First-time buyers fall 6% but “drive growth”
Zoopla's Richard Donnell says buyer enquiries are down, but sales are up with first-time buyers "leading the charge".
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Housing Market
First-time buyer ‘hotspots’ defy national trend
Rightmove figures reveal how some locations have flourishing markets for first-timers despite a general downturn and higher mortgage rates.
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Housing Market
First-time buyers held back by ‘deposit myth’
Key drivers ruling themselves out of the housing market because of misconceptions over size of deposits, says MAB’s Rachel Geddes.
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Products & Services
First-time buyers still face significant financial pressure
Affordability remains stretched, particularly for struggling first-time buyers, Mary-Lou Press, President of NAEA Propertymark has warned.
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Housing Market
Affordability issues masked in latest housing data, lender warns
First-time buyers are facing growing barriers to home ownership, says Skipton Building Society’s Charlotte Harrison.
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Regulation & Law
Rightmove calls for Stamp Duty changes after first-time buyer hike
Rightmove's Colleen Babcock says the average bill for first-time buyers tops £4.6k extra a year after a temporary Stamp Duty relief period ended.
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Housing Market
Market turmoil ‘hits first-time buyers hardest’
Rob Houghton, of Reallymoving, says first-time buyers are the group most exposed and vulnerable to rising rates in the home loans market.
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