A number of young adults had to scrap their plans to buy in 2020, as the number of mortgages available to those with a small deposit diminished, the How We Live study from Aviva found. Last year saw the market lockdown stop house moves in March. Once the market reopened the stamp duty holiday did more to help homemovers and investors than first-time buyers. Almost a third (29%) of under-25s and two fifths (39%) of 25–34-year-olds had their home buying plans thwarted. Meanwhile seven in 10 (69%) potential first-time buyers rethought their homebuying plans. Read more on Property Wire.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
Still, as a local told me, ‘you cannae blame them wanting somewhere to live’
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