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Two incomes no longer enough as first-time buyers hit affordability wall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2025, 6 months ago | 5

A growing number of aspiring first-time buyers are discovering that even two salaries may no longer be enough to get a...

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Landlord tax reforms enabled a claimed 1.1 million first-time property purchases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 7 months ago | 3

Government tax policies targeting private landlords have enabled 1.1 million households to secure their first property purchases, research claims. A...

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First-time buyers fuel 7.1% surge in house prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2025, 10 months ago | 0

First-time buyers, capitalising on relaxed lending rules and more affordable mortgages, have driven a 7.1% annual increase in the cost...

Landlord demand helps fuel 25% lending growth at Paragon

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Paragon Bank has reported a 25% rise in new buy to let lending for the first half of its financial...

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Fewer PRS homes in 2025 as BTL lending set to fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2024, 1 year ago | 3

A predicted decline in BTL lending to private sector landlords may reduce the number of homes to rent in 2025,...

Housing market shows resilience amid high interest rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th October 2023, 2 years ago | 1

The UK housing market is proving resilient in the face of high interest rates, according to Nicky Stevenson, the managing...

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Two incomes no longer enough as first-time buyers hit affordability wall

Landlord tax reforms enabled a claimed 1.1 million first-time property purchases

First-time buyers fuel 7.1% surge in house prices

Landlord demand helps fuel 25% lending growth at Paragon

Fewer PRS homes in 2025 as BTL lending set to fall

Housing market shows resilience amid high interest rates