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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
James Moore

Voices: It’s a disgrace that home is a luxury the young can no longer afford

Horrible. Desperate. Dire? You can pick your own favourite adjective to describe Britain’s miserable housing market (there’s another for you).

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is just the latest body to raise the issue of affordability – or rather, the complete lack of it – facing prospective first-time buyers.

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