Number of young families owning homes rises after 30-year fall

Thinktank says 190,000 more young families own their homes than two years ago

A three-decade period in which it became ever harder for young families to buy their own home has come to an end, analysis of official statistics has revealed.

House prices have fallen or remained stagnant over the last two years, in part because of Brexit uncertainty, enabling 190,000 more young families to become homeowners and reversing the downward trend since 1989.

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