Friday, 27 March 2015

The Cost of a First Time Home Keeps Rising

The latest House Price Index shows how first time buyers are being screwed over by the market.  The average cost of a first time home now stands at over £400,000 in London, with house price inflation at nearly 13%. So, at the end of 5 years of saving for your deposit with the Help to Buy ISA that was the Chancellor’s offer to first time buyers, the average cost of a first time home will be over the £450,000 threshold. With rents also on the rise there is even less chance of saving for a deposit.  Read more on the Generation Rent website.

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