First-time buyers alive and well as house prices become affordable, says CML – Telegraph Blogs
First-time buyers are alive and well as house prices become more affordable, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Despite higher deposits being required, reports of the disappearance of first-time buyers are greatly exaggerated because falling house prices are making property more affordable, banks and building societies claim.
Paul Smee, director general of the CML, said: “While the number of first-time buyers – and indeed all buyers – has declined markedly since the credit crunch, the proportion of loans advanced to first-time buyers has remained remarkably steady, fluctuating between 34pc and 40pc of the total since 2005. In November, first-time buyers took up 37pc of the house purchase market, the same as in October.”
Remember folks....
First-time buyers are alive and well as house prices become more affordable, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Despite higher deposits being required, reports of the disappearance of first-time buyers are greatly exaggerated because falling house prices are making property more affordable, banks and building societies claim.
Paul Smee, director general of the CML, said: “While the number of first-time buyers – and indeed all buyers – has declined markedly since the credit crunch, the proportion of loans advanced to first-time buyers has remained remarkably steady, fluctuating between 34pc and 40pc of the total since 2005. In November, first-time buyers took up 37pc of the house purchase market, the same as in October.”
Remember folks....
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