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Number of first-time buyers rise by 15% in London in 2012

  The number of first-time buyers in London rose by 15% in 2012, marking the largest annual total since 2007, according to new data released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. A total of 37,300 first-time buyers bought a …

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Number of first-time buyers in London rises to highest figure in nearly 3 years

  In the first of a series of new quarterly reports on lending in London, the Council of Mortgage Lenders reports that a total of 10,000 first-time buyers took out a mortgage in London in the third quarter of 2012. …

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Saffron Building Society re-launches 95% first time buyer mortgage

  Affordability based on rental history, not income multiples Rate of 6.49% fixed until 29/02/16 Saffron Building Society, the largest building society serving the East of England, has today re-launched its popular 95% mortgage for first time buyers who have …

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Renty-somethings struggle to get on the ladder

  Over a third of potential buyers are trapped in rented accommodation as they cannot afford to access the property market, with many seeing their purchases fall through due to difficulties with mortgage finance. 38 percent of potential first time …

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