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Episode 19: First-Home Help Could Leave London Buyers Out in the Cold
A smaller deposit could help Londoners buy their first home, but will the homes they want qualify?
In The Brief from Willow Private Finance for 25 October 2026, we cover Wesley Ranger’s latest reporting on a proposed £500,000 London price cap for Your First Home, and why buyers could meet the income rules yet find their chosen property excluded.
Also today: almost half of planning-condition applications miss the eight-week benchmark, adding pressure to builders’ budgets before construction can begin. And HMRC’s reported requests for information about wealthy individuals’ assets raise…
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