Is the London property dream over for first-time buyers? 🏡

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Property prices in London are the most
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affordable they've been for firsttime
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buyers in a long time. But is it still
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worth getting on the ladder? Some say
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it's not, and for good reason. London's
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housing market is known for offering up
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big returns on investments. Some sellers
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making outrageous gains. So why are so
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many homeowners in the capital making
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the loss? In October, London house
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prices slump 2% yearonear in the run-up
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to the autumn budget, which created mass
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chaos and uncertainty. Flat prices have
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also collapsed with 22% of apartments
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selling at a loss in 2025. That's due to
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landlords selling their rental
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properties as well as the introduction
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of new safety regulations post Granville
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Tower fire which have made flats an
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unattractive investment for many. So for
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those young people willing to invest
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£50,000 in mortgage deposit this year,
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you may be best investing in stocks and
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shares ISO instead.

Is the London property dream over for first-time buyers? 🏡

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