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More first-time buyers borrowing from Bank of Mum and Dad

More first-time buyers borrowing from Bank of Mum and Dad

57% of first-time buyers had parental help in 2023.

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Average rents drop for first time since 2019

Good news for renters!

1 in 4 over-50s still paying off mortgage

1 in 4 over-50s still paying off mortgage

Over-50s owe £67,000 on average

Government aims to speed up access to justice for vulnerable people

Legal aid funding increase to 'speed up access to justice for vulnerable people'

Legal aid funding could go up by £20m a year.

Insulating damp homes ‘will save lives’

Insulating damp homes ‘will save lives’

1 in 5 people living in cold, damp homes

Renters’ Rights Bill ‘a win for renters and young people’

Renters’ Rights Bill ‘a win for renters and young people’

Bill ‘not perfect, but moving in the right direction’

An illustration of a young couple holding a key inside their rental apartment.

Cost of renting reaches record high

Under-45s paying 66% of Britain’s rent

An illustration of a homeless man sleeping on the pavement in just his clothes.

Funding for rough sleepers tripled

Government pledges support

Support for mortgage interest loans 'won't become a benefit'

Support for mortgage interest loans ‘won’t become a benefit’

SMI transitioned to a loan in 2018.

Social landlords urged to support struggling tenants

Social landlords urged to support struggling tenants

Eviction a last resort, says housing minister.