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First-time buyers account for majority of mortgage sales but stretching deposits

ONS figures indicated first-time buyers were borrowing a larger proportion of the property's value and relying on smaller deposits last year

First-time buyers account for majority of mortgage sales but stretching deposits

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ONS figures indicated first-time buyers were borrowing a larger proportion of the property's value and relying on smaller deposits last year

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