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Wales has ‘least affordable’ homes in Britain
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Wales is now the worst place to be a first-time home buyer anywhere across Great Britain. With second home ownership rising over the last decade and relatively lower wages, it’s a perfect storm for those trying to get on the property ladder.
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Wales is the least affordable place in Britain to buy a first home, according to recent findings
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from the Skipton Group Building Society. Of the top 7 least affordable areas in the country,
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6 of them are in Wales, with Ceredigion the least affordable anywhere across Great Britain.
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The research shows that less than 3% of people can afford a first home without added financial
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support like gifts from family in Ceredigion, and the figures are only marginally different
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in Powys, Pembrokeshire, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, who all make up the top 5 least
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affordable places to buy a first home. The findings take into account average wage as
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well as house prices, so given Wales' relatively low wage bracket, it's no surprise that desirable
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locations for second homes like Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire make up some of the most
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expensive places to buy a house in the country. In an effort to tackle the growing problem,
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In an effort to tackle the growing problem, the Welsh Government have given local authorities
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added powers to increase council tax on second homes and long-term empty properties by as
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much as 300%. Pembrokeshire has already seen the effects of the new price hikes, with a surge in
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people put in second homes on the market in an effort to avoid the new council tax rates,
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with house prices also coming down in Ceredigion. While still above the national average, houses in
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Ceredigion have decreased in value by roughly 2.4% in the last year, bucking the trend across
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the UK in house price increases. House prices, and in particular the unaffordability of houses,
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have been a big topic of conversation in recent years. It seems second homes in parts of Wales,
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generally lower wages in the country and other factors, are impacting people's ability to buy
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homes all across the country. James Beach Watkins reporting for Local TV in Cardiff.
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