What can be done to get help first time buyers get on the property ladder?

We have sent cameras to Dickens Heath for people’s opinions.

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00:00 Yeah, that's a tricky one. I guess the cost of houses and the amount that people need

00:09 to save to get a deposit, it's just I can understand why people find it so difficult

00:16 as first-time buyers to even save because with the cost of living, it's just a struggle

00:21 to even have any money to put aside in savings.

00:26 It's incredibly difficult to get on the property ladder, especially if you're a young person.

00:31 There is probably more that the government could do, but I think you also have to be

00:35 able to manage your savings and be able to get to a point where you can try as best as

00:39 you can to afford something. And then later on in life, you're going to be less in debt

00:42 because of that.

00:43 Rents overtook mortgages. People couldn't get mortgages. And I think we're in a dilemma

00:50 where people are struggling, really struggling to get up on the bottom step. It's hard at

00:55 the moment for first-time buyers very hard.