{"id":53730,"date":"2017-05-04T18:35:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T11:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/readers-on-trying-to-buy-their-first-home-guardian-readers\/"},"modified":"2017-05-04T18:46:51","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T11:46:51","slug":"readers-on-trying-to-buy-their-first-home-guardian-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/readers-on-trying-to-buy-their-first-home-guardian-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"readers on trying to buy their first home | Guardian readers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nMany first-time buyers rely on the proverbial Bank of Mum and Dad. We asked for your experiences of trying to get on to the housing ladderParents are expected to lend their children more than \u00a36.5bn this year to help them buy their first home, according to recent reports. But what about those who cannot afford to do this? 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