{"id":13832,"date":"2016-05-21T06:01:17","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T23:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/labour-calls-for-councils-to-help-first-time-buyers\/"},"modified":"2016-05-21T06:16:42","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T23:16:42","slug":"labour-calls-for-councils-to-help-first-time-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/labour-calls-for-councils-to-help-first-time-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour calls for councils to help first-time buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nShadow chancellor John McDonnell says cheap, local authority-backed mortgages can help address decline in home ownershipCouncils should offer cheap, local-authority backed mortgages to help first-time buyers and bring in rent regulations, according to the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell. In a speech at Labour\u2019s state of the economy conference on Saturday, he will say the party wants to address the \u201cfreefall decline in home ownership among young people\u201d, pointing to a number of Labour councils that are underwriting mortgages or lending money directly. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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