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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Will Durrant

Labour makes ‘permanent’ mortgage guarantee pledge to entice first-time buyers

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First-time buyers could use the state as a guarantor for their mortgages under a future Labour government, the party has pledged.

Sir Keir Starmer in a statement doubled-down on his party’s pledge to be “on the side of the builders, not the blockers”, as part of wide-ranging plans to boost home ownership.

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