Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Vicky Shaw

SHOCKING: Missed opportunities to help first time buyers in the spring budget 2024 - What They Never Told You

Opportunities to do more to help first-time buyers were missed in the Budget, according to some finance experts.

Previous reports had suggested that a 99 per cent mortgage scheme to help people take their first step on the property ladder was being considered, although some commentators had raised concerns about the potential for buyers to be left in negative equity – where they owed more money than their house was worth.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.