House prices have fallen annually for eight months in a row and the market will remain subdued until people start to see a continued pick-up in their finances, Nationwide said today.
Young people struggling to buy their first home will be able to unlock their parents' retirement funds to help secure a mortgage, under controversial plans unveiled by Nick Clegg.
A Government scheme aiming to help people with smaller deposits buy a new-build home has been scuppered by lenders' high rates, a major builder said today.
19 September 2012
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