Friday, 1 August 2014

Homebuyers Will Need a £72,000 Deposit If Tories Win, Says Labour

Homebuyers could need an average deposit of £72,000 to buy a typical home if the Conservatives get five more years, the shadow housing minister warns. Labour's Emma Reynolds said in a speech in Nottingham that it will become even more difficult for people struggling to afford a home if David Cameron and George Osborne remain in charge of housing policy. Not enough new housing is being built, she said, with Britain likely to have a shortfall of 1.3 million homes by 2020 under the current trajectory – the size of three cities as big as Birmingham. Reynolds warned that those who do not yet own a home will find buying somewhere even more unaffordable if today's trends continue. Read more on the Guardian website.

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