A 2.5% deposit? It's 2007 all over again | Heathrow, social care taxes and rejoining the EU
Benedict Spence joins Damian Pudner on the new Your First Home scheme (2.5% deposits on new builds, with the government lending 20%), the Heathrow third runway, tax rises to pay for social care, defence funding, and whether rejoining the EU belongs in Labour's next manifesto.
Guest: Benedict Spence, political commentator (X: @BenedictSpence)
Host: Damian Pudner, Director of the Great British Think Tank (X: @DamianPudner)
The numbers: Your First Home, announced 26 Sep 2026, pairs a minimum 2.5% deposit with a government equity loan worth 20% of the price, for qualifying new-build homes; price…
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