31-Aug-2005
A new design technique could help to solve the UK's housing shortage and provide first time buyers with a swathe of affordable housing – provided they are willing to live in a cube
30-Aug-2005
As Scotland's second city increasingly becomes a property buying hotspot, one local Member of the Scottish Parliament is calling on the Executive to boost Glasgow's affordable housing development
26-Aug-2005
New research suggests that, while today's first time buyers continue to struggle to get onto the first rung of the housing ladder, the situation is getting better, and by 2025 affordable housing developments and lowering price inflation will mean it is very easy for first time buyers to get onto the property ladder
25-Aug-2005
Aspiring homeowners are increasingly being targeted by mortgage lenders with new deals to spark more interest as the property market continues its downward trend
24-Aug-2005
The Housing Corporation has announced a new strategy which it hopes will save it £430 million, which it can then pump back into the development of affordable, housing across the country, thereby providing greater opportunities for first time buyers
23-Aug-2005
Liberal Democrat MP Julia Goldsworthy has called on the government to give local authorities more power to prevent people buying second homes in areas where there is a chronic lack of first time buyers
22-Aug-2005
Housing developments in the East Midlands are to receive £168 million from the government as part of an effort to improve the region's affordable housing provision and to increase the number of first time buyers able to get onto the first rung of the property ladder
19-Aug-2005
Key workers in Edinburgh are to receive a major boost from the city's university, which is ploughing £1.9 million into developing affordable housing to attract more teachers and lecturers to the region
18-Aug-2005
First time buyers are increasingly turning to alternative ways to get on the first rung of the property ladder, such as buying houseboats, but the growing phenomenon of purchasing mobile homes now looks set to get a boost from the government
17-Aug-2005
Helping to get aspiring homeowners onto the property ladder, a new scheme has been launched by Norwich and Peterborough Building Society that is designed to tap into the resources of parents to ensure that young first time buyers can afford to own their own home
16-Aug-2005
A new website has been launched by an entrepreneur in Sheffield that is likely to be of great benefit to first time buyers, because it cuts out the need for estate agents, thereby making it easier for first time buyers when finding a deposit
15-Aug-2005
Aspiring homeowners are getting a much better opportunity to get a foothold on the first rung of the housing ladder, following the news that an increasing number of sellers are having to lower their asking prices to offload properties
12-Aug-2005
The government has launched its HomeBuy scheme, providing further information for aspiring homeowners on the details of the programme, which is designed specifically to boost the number of first time buyers getting a foot onto the first rung of the property ladder
11-Aug-2005
Flat-pack furniture king Ikea is preparing to provide aspiring first time buyers in the UK with the opportunity to get a foot on the first rung of the housing ladder with an affordable home
10-Aug-2005
The government's affordable housing competition has moved into the next round, with nine companies making the grade and preparing to put their designs into practice, so as to offer first time buyers the opportunity to get onto the first rung of the property ladder
09-Aug-2005
Morgan Sindall, one of the UK's leading property developers, has announced rising profits due to the increased building of affordable housing developments, highlighting the potential for first time buyers to get a foot on the first rung of the property ladder
08-Aug-2005
Aspiring first time buyers across the UK are being urged to look to getting a foot on the property ladder as soon as possible after the Bank of England announced a quarter point cut in interest rates
05-Aug-2005
Manchester has become the UK's leading light in the creation of affordable housing to help its key workers get a foot onto the first rung of the property ladder, with a series of both public and private developments popping up across the city
04-Aug-2005
As part of its continued efforts to improve the opportunities for first time buyers, the government has launched new powers designed to speed up planning and development procedures, so that aspiring homeowners will have a better opportunity to find affordable housing
03-Aug-2005
A new report from the National Association of Estate Agents has revealed that now is the time for first time buyers to make the move onto the first rung of the property ladder as house prices look to be settling down for a soft landing
02-Aug-2005
A new report has revealed that an increasing number of aspiring first time buyers are being forced to look at affordable homes in towns and cities, as the countryside becomes increasingly expensive
01-Aug-2005
Household spending on mortgages is now greater than ever as a proportion of total expenditure, new research has revealed.
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