Jeremy Hunt says buying first home a ‘real struggle’ after ‘not that difficult’ claim by NatWest chair

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Jeremy Hunt has said buying a first home in Britain today is a “real struggle” after the boss of NatWest claimed it was “not that difficult”.

Sir Howard Davies, 72, said that people would “have to save more”, but suggested the system had simply reverted to how it “used” to be.