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Housing Market
Homes move ‘within reach of first-time buyers in most areas’
Nationwide's latest report reveals that affordability has improved for first-time buyers in 70% of local authority areas.
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Housing Market
Connells owner reveals ‘collapse’ of first-time-buyer market
Stuart Haire of Connells-owner Skipton says only one in 15 home purchases are now made by people aged under 25.
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Housing Market
FTBs in ‘driving seat’ for housing market in 2026, according to big lender
Nationwide's senior economist says first-time buyer activity was up around 20% on last year, with high loan-to-value lending at its highest level for more than a decade.
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Housing Market
First-time buyers to drive housing market in 2026, Zoopla analyst predicts
Zoopla research chief says first-time buyers continue to be the dominant buyer group in the housing market in 2026.
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Housing Market
Wannabe homeowner confidence slumps as affordability crisis continues
Affordability crisis and tax uncertainty are locking a generation out of the housing market, warn building societies.
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Housing Market
They’re back! Big mortgage lender reveals record-breaking FTB numbers
Leeds Building Society has helped 9,600 first-time buyers get onto the property ladder in just the first six months of this year.
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Regulation & Law
Huge changes to FTB mortgage rules to be revealed by Chancellor
Rachel Reeves says her Treasury team is to push through a significant number of changes to lending regulations, in particular for first-time buyers, via key regulators.
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Housing Market
Chancellor to relaunch mortgage guarantee scheme for first-time buyers
Rachel Reeves is expected to confirm that Freedom to Buy is being introduced to help first-time buyers on a permanent basis.
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Housing Market
First-time buyers return to market ‘as loan criteria eases’
Research by Savills shows that first-time buyers are spending more on house purchases, as Nationwide makes it eaiser for FTBs to secure loans.
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Housing Market
Estate agents back giving FTBs ‘first dibs’ over landlords
Among all of Labour’s proposals for the housing market, agents give top-ranking to handing first-time buyers the ability to buy new homes before investors.
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