first-time buyers
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First-time buyers ‘put life on hold’
Verona Frankish of Yopa says first-time buyers are going to "extraordinary lengths" to save a deposit.
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Most first-time buyers pay more than they did in rent
Hamptons' Aneisha Beveridge says higher mortgage rates mean the financial case for tenants to buy has been turned on its head.
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Calls for Labour to join up first-time buyer schemes
Sarah Thompson, of Mortgage Scout - part of LRG - called for "a clear strategy that joins up the different stages of becoming a first-time buyer".
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Housing markets with largest first-time buyer discounts revealed
YOPA’s Verona Frankish highlights that house prices are high but first-time buyers still spend a lot less than second steppers.
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Majority of first-time buyers fear debt will block their mortgage
"Helping first-time buyers understand their options cannot resolve the pressure of deposit requirements," says Propertymark's Ian Harris.
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Children typically given £11k by parents to help with home purchase
The financial support handed out by parents was typically £11,241, according the savings app Spring.
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Hope for first-time buyers despite mortgage rate hikes
"For first-time buyers, there is a silver-lining, with house prices more or less standing still," says Moneyfactscompare.co.uk's Adam French.
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New Chancellor told he must help first-time buyers
Rachel Springall, of Moneyfacts, warns that first-time buyers need help amid tax speculation ahead of the Budget.
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First-time buyers ‘squeezed’ by higher loan and deposit costs
Moneyfacts warns that first-time buyers could face a 'perfect storm' of increased mortgage rates and out-of-reach deposit demands.
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Buyers save 47% living next to elite postcodes, claims Lloyds
Homebuyers may find value right next door to Britain's most sought-after areas, says Amanda Bryden, Head of Mortgages at Lloyds.
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