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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Jones

What you need to know about Your First Home scheme for first-time buyers

Two women looking at houses for sale at an estate agent's window
The Your First Home scheme will be available to first-time buyers in England. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

The government will unveil a fresh scheme to help people on to the housing ladder next month but a debate is already raging over whether it is first-time buyers or housebuilders who will be the biggest winners.

At the weekend, Andy Burnham announced plans for Your First Home, which aims to give a helping hand to first-time buyers who do not have the luxury of being able to call on the “bank of mum and dad”.

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