Massive rise in first time buyers’ contribution to housing market👩🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏼

Massive rise in first time buyers’ contribution to housing market👩🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏼

There’s been a huge rise in the amount of money contributed to the housing market by first time buyers.

They paid over £86 billion in 2021, increasing by just over £27 billion in a single year. 
The figures come from comparison website GetAgent which has analysed data from Halifax concerning FTBs, cross-referring it with the average price paid based on Land Registry data. To continue reading, please Click Here


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