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First Time Buyers

Asked by Andrew CooperLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 7052

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support first-time buyer households in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire (c) and England.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of homeownership. In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, we have committed to introduce a permanent, comprehensive mortgage guarantee scheme and to give first-time buyers the first chance to buy homes.

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