{"id":72011,"date":"2017-11-16T22:08:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T15:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/90k-is-a-lot-of-avocados-javid-defends-millennials-who-cant-afford-a-home\/"},"modified":"2017-11-16T23:07:26","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T16:07:26","slug":"90k-is-a-lot-of-avocados-javid-defends-millennials-who-cant-afford-a-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/90k-is-a-lot-of-avocados-javid-defends-millennials-who-cant-afford-a-home\/","title":{"rendered":"'\u00a390k is a lot of avocados': Javid defends millennials who can't afford a home"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCommunities secretary criticises baby boomers who have long paid off their mortgages for saying young people are too profligate to own propertyThe communities secretary, Sajid Javid, has lambasted baby boomers who believe young people could afford a home if they cut back on nights out and avocados, saying such critics were out of touch with a broken housing system.Javid warned that without urgent action to make homes more affordable, an entire generation could becomes rootless, and resentful of both capitalism and politicians. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…‘\u00a390k is a lot of avocados’: Javid defends millennials who can’t afford a home<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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