'Buy, baby, buy': Simple steps to improve the Lifetime ISA

Why we need to help people become homeowners

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Rachel Vahey explores how the Lifetime ISA could be enhanced to get more people on the property ladder...

Among the economic doom and gloom of the Spring Statement, there was one sliver of news the government was keen to share. House building in the UK is due for a future boom, with the government plans on track to build 1.3 million new homes by the end of this parliament. The issues surrounding home ownership in the UK are well documented. These new builds will hopefully tackle to some degree the supply side of the problem. But what about the demand side? There is no doubt people want new homes, but can they afford to buy them in a market that has seen house prices rise dramatically by o...

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