Jobs, borrowing and taxes: Andy Burnham's economic challenges
With house prices rising more slowly than earnings, purchasing a home for the first time is more possible compared to just a couple of years ago.
At the start of the year, the Nationwide Building Society said mortgage payments accounted for a third of take home pay – well below the record of 48% in 1989.
But today's prospective buyers tend to be juggling high rental costs too, making it harder to save for a deposit. This is partly why the average age of the first time buyer has risen over recent years.
The most sustainable solution is to build more homes, but the government's behind on its target. The number of new homes was down by 6% last year and below the 300,000 needed to reach the government's target.
Andy Burnham wants to build more social housing, which would help. But, as successive governments have found, it's not easy.
Housing is one the many big plans Burnham has hinted at to cure our economic malaise, but he has to grapple with a challenging inheritance.
Ironically, the easiest way to fund his plans would be to draw on the spoils of faster growth.
Like many before him, Andy Burnham's vision appears to be that you have to spend more money to make money. But whose money?
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The person in charge of the country will change but the financial challenges remain the same
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With house prices rising more slowly than earnings, purchasing a home for the first time is more possible compared to just a couple of years ago.
At the start of the year, the Nationwide Building Society said mortgage payments accounted for a third of take home pay – well below the record of 48% in 1989.
But today's prospective buyers tend to be juggling high rental costs too, making it harder to save for a deposit. This is partly why the average age of the first time buyer has risen over recent years.
The most sustainable solution is to build more homes, but the government's behind on its target. The number of new homes was down by 6% last year and below the 300,000 needed to reach the government's target.
Andy Burnham wants to build more social housing, which would help. But, as successive governments have found, it's not easy.
Housing is one the many big plans Burnham has hinted at to cure our economic malaise, but he has to grapple with a challenging inheritance.
Ironically, the easiest way to fund his plans would be to draw on the spoils of faster growth.
Like many before him, Andy Burnham's vision appears to be that you have to spend more money to make money. But whose money?
Read the full story at BBC ↗
With house prices rising more slowly than earnings, purchasing a home for the first time is more possible compared to just a couple of years ago.
At the start of the year, the Nationwide Building Society said mortgage payments accounted for a third of take home pay – well below the record of 48% in 1989.
But today's prospective buyers tend to be juggling high rental costs too, making it harder to save for a deposit. This is partly why the average age of the first time buyer has risen over recent years.
The most sustainable solution is to build more homes, but the government's behind on its target. The number of new homes was down by 6% last year and below the 300,000 needed to reach the government's target.
Andy Burnham wants to build more social housing, which would help. But, as successive governments have found, it's not easy.
Housing is one the many big plans Burnham has hinted at to cure our economic malaise, but he has to grapple with a challenging inheritance.
Ironically, the easiest way to fund his plans would be to draw on the spoils of faster growth.
Like many before him, Andy Burnham's vision appears to be that you have to spend more money to make money. But whose money?
Read the full story at BBC ↗
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- The person in charge of the country will change but the financial challenges remain the same
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