First-time buyer numbers jump 19%, with most affordable locations revealed

First-time buyer numbers jumped by nearly a fifth annually last year, Halifax said (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Archive) - (PA Archive)

The number of first-time buyers stepping on to the property ladder jumped by nearly a fifth last year, according to analysis by a major bank.

Halifax said there were 341,068 first-time buyers last year, up 19% compared with 2023.