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First-time buyers are rarer than ever despite falling house prices
26 Dec 2011:Homes bought by first-time buyers at most affordable level since 2003 – but the number of buyers has hit a record low, Halifax has found
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30 Dec 2011: Nationwide reports 'surprisingly resilient' 1% year-on-year rise in UK house prices and more than 5% in London
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28 Dec 2011:
Property developers have been ones to gain from government scheme aimed at buyers on low incomes, claims thinktank
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21 Dec 2011: Should I spread my money across several accounts or do lenders like to see a big deposit?
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19 Dec 2011: People struggling to enter the housing market should applaud proposals to put the brakes on reckless mortgage lending
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9 Dec 2011: Number of first-time buyer loans approved in October falls 10% on previous month to just 16,400, new figures show
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29 Nov 2011: Would-be first-time buyer David Whittam says the autumn statement holds little hope for the squeezed middle who still can't afford to save a deposit
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21 Nov 2011:
The £400m Get Britain Building programme follows on from a long line of initiatives that have had disappointing results
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21 Nov 2011: How will the government's housing strategy actually work, and who can apply?
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21 Nov 2011: Banks and building societies say they were coerced into agreeing to the government's mortgage scheme, which has been rushed through with too little thought
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19 Nov 2011: Government to double the discount for purchase of own home as part of new housing strategy paper to revive market
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