Survey reveals how prospective UK first time buyers worry they will never own a home

Almost half of people in the UK who have not bought their own home by the time they are in their mid-30s doubt that they will ever be able to do so. First time buyers are increasingly being squeezed out of the housing market despite a strong desire to own a new home which is regarded as a sign of social and financial security. New research commissioned by Yorkshire Building Society has found that 49% of non-home owners aged 35 to 40 who aspire to home ownership think that it is ‘unlikely’ or...