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The government takes action to ban the sale of all new-build properties as leasehold to return fairness for the housing market.
More money is given by the bank of Mum and Dad than ever rising to £6.3 billion to help children buy their first home.
Home buyers in London are willing to pay the highest premium of £42,900 to live within 500m of a tube, metro or rail station.
Lenders have additional perks with residential mortgages to attract borrowers with thousands of incentive deals on offer.
The first time buyer market remains buoyant with over 4% more purchasing their new homes compared to this time last year.
Zoopla reveals the highest rental demand in London are for homes in Docklands which can benefit buy-to-let investors owners.
A committee of MPs have called for wide ranging legal reform protecting leaseholders from unfair charges and ground rents.
Home buyers are paying more for their mortgages closing the monthly cost gap with renting, but homeowners are still better off.
Numbers of first time buyers have reached 372,000 accounting for the majority of home purchases since 1995, says Halifax.