Philip Hammonds budget has failed to fix the housing crisis but,worse, has left families living in fear with no reassurance over fire safety measuresAround the time of the 2016 spring budget, and I wrote approximately a first-time buyer who had taken advantage of the Conservatives’ assist to buy scheme. Ask most people to imagine such a homebuyer and you’d likely imagine a young professional couple,excitedly exchanging keys and shuffling Dulux swatches, earmarking the boxroom as an office, and possibly a nursery. You might not expect the first-time buyer to be in her sixties and married to a Tory MP who already owns property. Related: assist to buy is riddled with loopholes that the privileged can easily exploit Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk