{"id":172212,"date":"2026-07-18T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/revealed-the-top-10-uk-cities-for-first-time-buyers\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T12:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:01:43","slug":"revealed-the-top-10-uk-cities-for-first-time-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/revealed-the-top-10-uk-cities-for-first-time-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: the top 10 UK cities for first-time buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nVibrant areas for young workers who plan to rent while saving for a deposit and then get on the property ladderThe new 100% mortgages for first-time buyersThe common property rite of passage for graduates and career-focused first jobbers has changed over the past decade. Many careers used to start in London, and an early house-share would be followed by a first flat purchase, then a move to somewhere bigger.However, the heavy burden of housing costs in the capital is making would-be first-time buyers stop and evaluate whether \u2013 even with London weighting on some wages \u2013 it is possible to get on the ladder there. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2026\/jul\/18\/top-uk-cities-first-time-buyers-rent-property\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revealed: the top 10 UK cities for first-time buyers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Vibrant areas for young workers who plan to rent while saving for a deposit and&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-INC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":112896,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/manchester-and-liverpool-are-an-easy-win-for-property-buyers-as-second-tier-uk-cities-edge-out-pricey-london\/","url_meta":{"origin":172212,"position":0},"title":"Manchester and Liverpool are an easy win for property buyers as second-tier UK cities edge out pricey London","date":"December 5, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Manchester and Liverpool\u2019s popularity among soccer fans is undisputed as clubs from the two cities in the north of England are almost always on top of the league table. 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