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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

Mortgage deal helps 800 first-time buyers on to the property ladder

Yorkshire Building Society launched its £5,000 deposit mortgage deal in March 2024 (Mike Egerton/PA) - (PA Archive)

More than 800 people have been helped on to the property ladder in the year since a £5,000 deposit mortgage deal was launched, according to a building society.

When it launched the deal at the end of March 2024, Yorkshire Building Society said it would enable first-time buyers across England, Scotland or Wales with a £5,000 deposit to purchase a property valued at up to £500,000.

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