Five things clients will call you about this week

It's our round-up of the stories your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend

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It's our round-up of the stories your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend

Help to Buy The government's Help to Buy scheme has been used to buy more than 17,000 homes, with the vast majority going to first-time buyers. The Observer reports that 80% of these 17,000 properties have been purchased by first-time buyers while 77% have been bought outside of London and the South East. The scheme has been extended until 2020.  Infrastructure investment Six of the UK's biggest insurance firms have warned that changes to pensions unveiled as part of the Budget could prevent them from investing in infrastructure spending worth approximately £25bn. The Mail on Sunday ...

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