All news on the topic: First-time buyers
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Slap owners of long-empty houses with council tax hikes, Mayors tell ministers
The call comes as Labour's Lisa Nandy warned Brits faced a "double whammy" of unaffordable house prices and skyrocketing rents
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Soaring interest rates hammer household wealth by £2.1trillion over past year
The Resolution Foundation think tank believe soaring interest rates have ended the property boom - the biggest fall in wealth since the Second World War
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First-time buyers will need gigantic £102,000 deposit to purchase a home
Labour’s analysis of government figures found rocketing interest rates are now likely to require three times the £30,000 figure people had to save just a year ago
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PM must end mindless cruelty of the asylum system'
In the latest outrage of Tory asylum policy, refugees were placed in a holding camp between two shooting clubs in Essex - greeted by gunfire and no doubt dredging up ghastly memories
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House prices - will they keep falling and is now the right time to buy
The property market is cooling and house prices are falling from their peak - all as mortgage rates continue to rise, hitting a 15-year high today and the worst level since the aftermath of the Mini-Budget
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Bad news for homeowners as interest rates to rise again next month
Experts predict the Bank of England will increase its base rate to the highest level since December 2017 in August as figures showed a joint record rise in wages
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All the help if you can’t pay your mortgage as average two-year fix hits 6%
The typical two-year fixed mortgage deal has hit 6% for the first time since December - here, we explain what to do if you can't pay your mortgage and you're worried about falling into arrears
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Eight in ten first-time buyers say owning own home is more important than ever
A quarter of aspiring homeowners are hopeful they will be able to buy in the next 12 months - as they have saved more towards a deposit than anticipated
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'I dream of buying my first home - but I've had to cut my savings by 75%'
Michelle Steele, who lives with son Louis, used to put away £100 from her salary each month but now can only afford to save £25 - a reduction of 75% since costs went up
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Liz Truss is blamed for inflation chaos as mortgage lenders hike rates yet again
A flood of lenders have upped rates in the aftermath of figures a fortnight ago revealing a smaller-than-expected drop in living costs
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Kwasi Kwarteng not sorry for Budget misery he caused - as he's 'looking forward'
Mr Kwarteng, who was sacked by Liz Truss as she desperately tried to stay in Downing Street in October last year, sparked chaos by announcing a wave of tax cuts which spooked the markets.
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Houses could be built on green belt to get prices falling says Keir Starmer
The Labour leader said he would give the go ahead to building on green belt land to ease Britain's chronic housing crisis and make homes more affordable, if he becomes Prime Minister
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Martin Lewis explains how saving just £1 can help you buy your first home
The MoneySavingExpert.com founder urged anyone thinking about getting on the property ladder to open a Lifetime ISA (LISA) which gives you up to £1,000 free each tax year
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'We were pushed into a 100% mortgage - it almost left us with nothing'
Amid Skipton Building Society's Track Record Mortgage, homeowner Becky Stevenson warns potential buyers about the deal after regretting her 100 per cent mortgage on her first home
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You can now use Netflix or Spotify to help you get a mortgage - how it works
Leeds Building Society is the latest lender to connect to the free Experian Boost add-on - but how does it work, and how can it help your credit score?
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Martin Lewis gives verdict on new zero deposit mortgage - pros and cons
Skipton Building Society is launching its new Track Record Mortgage for renters who are struggling to save a deposit - now MoneySavingExpert.com founder has given his view
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Tories warned not to backtrack as long-awaited reforms for renters delayed again
Shadow Housing Secretary Lisa Nandy criticised the government's failure to publish the Renters’ Reform Bill, four years after the Tories promised to scrap no-fault evictions
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Mortgage deal with zero deposit is launching in the UK - what you need to know
Skipton Building Society says its Track Record Mortgage is designed to help renters who are struggling to stump up a deposit to get on the housing ladder - it is the first of its kind since 2008
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Woman who bought first home at 22 shares how to save for a deposit in 18 months
Lauren Simpson and her fiancée Elizabeth Norman, from York, have shared their top tips on how first-time buyers can save up enough money for a deposit for a property of their own
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Tenants 'trapped' in rental cycle as prices soar for first-time buyers
A study of 2,000 adults, who live in a rental property, found 86% dream about one day stepping onto the property ladder
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Labour vow national database to protect Generation Rent from rogue landlords
Keir Starmer told the Sunday Mirror he was committed to creating a national landlords database, to allow local authorities to more easily take action against unscrupulous property owners.
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Housebuyers hit by £4,060-a-year Tory mortgage penalty wrecking property dreams
Labour's Rachel Reeves accused the government of destroying many people’s hopes of getting on the housing ladder as mortgage costs have soared since Rishi Sunak became chancellor
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Bristol is named the UK "hotspot" for Lifetime ISAs, according to study
It's official - Bristol is the number one UK "hotspot" for Lifetime ISAs - with first-time buyers increasing in the city by 13%
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Influencer tearfully hits back at trolls after backlash over owning house at 21
An influencer's joyful video about purchasing her first home swiftly was swarmed by trolls trying to tear her down, forcing a tearful apology from the 21-year-old
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'Tory mortgage penalty' leaves first time buyers £500 worse off a month
New figures show the average two-year fixed-rate mortgage in January last year was £837, but 12 months later this had risen to an eye-watering £1,303 - a £466 increase
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