first-time buyers
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Regulation & Law
FTBs facing huge affordability squeeze – but will Tories help?
Zoopla’s Richard Donnell says long-term fixed-rate mortgages could help first-time buyers but this is a cohort that needs Government support.
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Housing Market
Building societies calls for looser mortgage regulation to fix ‘broken housing market’
Successful first-time buyers rely on Bank of Mum & Dad and have two above-average incomes, leaving those without help, or single, stuck in the rented sector.
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Housing Market
One in five expect to wait until their 40s before owning a home
And more than 80% say that the cost-of-living has impacted their plans, with 49% having delayed them due to affordability concerns.
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Housing Market
‘Bank of Mum & Dad’ helped support a third of sales last year
Latest Legal & General data shows shocking way FTBs now rely on their parents, a growing trend confirmed by estate agency Yopa.
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Latest property news
Third of homes sold so far in 2024 go to first-time buyers
Lower mortgage rates driven by falling inflation have proved a lifeline with first-time buyers making up 33% of all buyers in the first quarter of the year.
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Latest property news
Homes Under The Hammer host spotlights UK’s abandoned properties
Together launches campaign to highlight opportunities for first-time buyers and doer-uppers to cash in on abandoned and derelict houses.
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Latest property news
First time buyers will ‘return to market during 2024’
Lower mortgage rates and a £20k 'discount' on average for FTB properties are set to persuade more people to get on the ladder, says Zoopla.
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Latest property news
Bank of Mum and Dad still major factor in housing market
The IFS says average UK house prices have risen by 158% over last 50 years meaning first-time buyers face far more challenges.
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Property expert slams 1% mortgages as ‘unworkable’
Charlie Davidson of law firm Bishop & Sewell says 1% mortgages will leave first time buyers with huge debts.
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Housing Market
‘Let’s get it together’ say FTBs as they scale affordability mountain
Joining forces to afford to buy, FTBs are now 32 years old on average and put down a deposit of £53,414 – some £21,000 more than 10 years ago.
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