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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

New mortgage launched for first-time buyers with two per cent deposits

A first-time buyer mortgage which could help some people get on the property ladder with a deposit of just two per cent has been launched by a major bank.

The deal, from Santander UK, does require a minimum £10,000 deposit though — so borrowers would need to be purchasing a home for £500,000 to have put down a deposit as low as two per cent.

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