First-time buyer difficulties not eased by government scheme
News Category: Industry News
Published: 24-Apr-2008
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Those struggling to gain access to the UK's property market have yet to see an improvement in conditions, it has been claimed.
According to Katie Tucker of mortgage expert John Charcol, the £50 billion liquidity scheme recently offered by the government has not had an impact on mortgage lenders' cost of borrowing.
She commented: "Alastair Darling is urging lenders to reduce their rates but any improvement to consumers' options will come very slowly whilst lenders' supply of wholesale money is still so pricey."
Ms Tucker went on to say that first-time buyers will find that they have to postpone their planned home purchase, in order to give themselves the chance to save up for large deposits.
She noted that consumers could expect it to be a long while before they had access to 100 per cent mortgage deals.
Ms Tucker added: "Mortgage rates may stop rising butthey won't return to the exceptionally low levels of last year."
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