First-time home buyers at highest level since 2007, Halifax says
There were more first-time home buyers in 2016 than at any time since the start of the financial crisis, according to research by the Halifax. The lender estimated there were 335,750 first-time buyers last year, the highest figure since 359,900 in 2007. However, the average first-time deposit has more than doubled since 2007 to stand[…]