Rent vs B’N’B of Mum & Dad – we “do the math”
It is one of the biggest economic and social shifts of our time; millennials locked out of our pricey housing market are forced
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George Osborne – was he a friend or foe to the young?
[Illustration by Dave Wright] George Osborne is back in the limelight as he takes (yet another) powerful job. I analyse
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How to avoid “Failure to Launch” syndrome
Iona Bain Parents are handing over thousands of pounds to help their offspring fly the family nest – a process
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Will this be a Budget of intergenerational fairness?
Iona Bain You may have seen me chatting on BBC Breakfast this morning about Budget 2017, specifically about my hopes
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Doubts about the Lifetime Isa intensify 2 months before launch
It’s launching 2 months today but the Lifetime Isa is being spurned by large swathes of the financial sector –
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Will the Housing White Paper be a betrayal of young buyers?
Iona Bain Last week on the blog, we touched on the government’s unconfirmed plans to waive stamp duty for homeowners as part
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Would scrapping stamp duty for downsizers open up homes for the young?
Iona Bain Older homeowners looking to downsize should not have to pay the Scottish Government’s land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT)
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The six point financial rescue plan for supermums
Iona Bain They will be the quiet heroes, or rather heroines, of the post-Brexit economy. Welcome to the world of
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Why our housing crisis is NOT just down to immigration
Our housing crisis is NOT just down to immigration. It’s a complex web of human failings, political misjudgement and vested interests Iona
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Housing and the under-25s – Iona on BBC Breakfast today
Iona was on BBC Breakfast this morning talking about a new Local Government Association report which says only 25 per
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