First Time Buyers – Letting Focus

Are First Time Buyers Really Priced Out?

November 1, 2016 David Lawrenson 4 comments

Are first time buyers really priced out? As a landlord and as someone who advises landlords, even deigning to ask this question may not make me Man of The Year. And the answer will not win me a popularity contest at a Generation Rent or Priced Out event. But, I ponder this question every week as, on my way to my […]

Generation Rent

January 15, 2013 David Lawrenson

Be aware of the holes in TV documentaries about the private rented sector says David Lawrenson of LettingFocus There was an interesting programme on ITV last week from the “Tonight” team. Called “Generation Rent” the programme set out to look at a number of aspects of the growing private rented sector and the problems people face trying to scrape together […]

Are First Time Buyers Really Unable to Get Mortgages… and Another Word About Lease Options

December 12, 2012 David Lawrenson

“First time buyers cannot get onto the housing ladder. They are priced out of lots of areas where they would like to live”. You hear this kind of thing quite a lot: Young first time buyers are priced out because they are not earning enough or because they cannot raise the necessary deposit to get a mortgage. But is it […]