The Labour Party has announced a new housing policy aimed at helping first-time buyers get onto the property ladder. The 'Freedom to Buy' scheme will provide permanent mortgage guarantees to assist young people in purchasing homes with a 5% deposit. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer emphasized that the initiative aims to help 80,000 young people and counteract years of housing inaccessibility under the Conservative government. In addition to the mortgage guarantee scheme, Labour plans to build 1.5 million new homes over the next five years, inspired by Edwardian-style mansion blocks and tree-lined streets of townhouses. The policy is part of Labour's broader strategy to increase homeownership and address the housing crisis in Britain, with first dibs for local people on new housing developments if Labour wins the general election.
14 years of Tory failure have put the dream of a secure home further out of reach. Labour will get Britain building and back first time buyers. It’s time to turn the page. 🌹 https://t.co/NP3qe5w8qj
Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner speak to a first-time buyer in north London as they launch their "freedom to buy" housing policy https://t.co/hE6W4ug0WW
Labour says it would aim for 1.5m new homes over Britain’s next five-year parliament if it wins the general election. But its policies are a mixture of the sensible, the vague and the misguided https://t.co/amCQcuHBHG 👇
Labour say they would increase access to mortgages and build 1.5 million homes over the next five years. @AmolRajan asks the Shadow Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook, if the party would re-evaluate council tax bands - which has been ruled out by the Conservatives. #R4Today
🏘️ Labour will not sit by as the Tories leave a generation of young people to become renters for life. We will get Britain building and deliver the change needed to get first-time buyers on the housing ladder. https://t.co/yvQFE7StBJ
The Tories have left a generation of young people to become renters for life. Labour will get Britain building and deliver the change needed to get first-time buyers on the housing ladder. 🏘️ https://t.co/nmTyqgrqH3
This is a priority for me in Putney. The Tories have not fixed the housing system in 14 years and young people pay the price. It’s time for a change. #VoteLabour https://t.co/2iYflQyT8T
Labour will get Britain building. 🏡 https://t.co/SUtmbYEcrK
Labour will not sit by as the Tories leave a generation of young people to become renters for life. Labour will get Britain building and deliver the change needed to get first-time buyers on the housing ladder 🏘️ https://t.co/iAo7hAQvWP
NEW: Labour will help more young people onto the housing ladder. 🏠 Build 1.5 million new homes 🙋 First dibs for local people on new housing development 🔑 Freedom to Buy scheme to help 80,000 young people onto the housing ladder Labour is the party of home-ownership. https://t.co/cS20bB1ehW
Labour will get Britain building and deliver the change needed to get first-time buyers on the housing ladder. Hit the link below to read more ⤵️ https://t.co/vEUF3zYFc6 https://t.co/UoybrnrZD0
🚨 NEW: Labour have announced a new "freedom to buy" housing scheme, which would make the government a guarantor for those buying a house with a 5% deposit [@SkyNews]
🏘️ @Keir_Starmer will not sit by as the Tories leave a generation of young people to become renters for life. Labour will get Britain building and deliver the change needed to get first-time buyers on the housing ladder. https://t.co/ZXit8zbXNx
Labour has launched a new Freedom to Buy scheme. Shadow housing minister and candidate for Greenwich & Woolwich @mtpennycook explains more ⬇️ https://t.co/PAiZ4D1RJB 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/VNIYXI1ugP
🏡 Labour’s deputy leader vows to help young couples get on to the housing ladder and start families Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/QNg4aXp5wd https://t.co/D55PIA5yrx
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After 14 years of the Tories, the dream of home ownership is out of reach for too many young people. With our Freedom to Buy scheme, my Labour government would make it a reality again. https://t.co/mFxAlj3a4j
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing @david4wantage will be speaking to us on our breakfast show this morning. 🕐 7:15am 👉 #Breakfast 📺 Sky 501 / Freeview 233 📱 Watch live: https://t.co/jCgTS4BQOp
NEW: Labour will launch a Freedom to Buy scheme to help get 80,000 young people onto the housing ladder. Find out more 👇 https://t.co/RDcmNn3sR1
First-time buyers struggling to save deposit offered mortgage guarantee scheme under Labour https://t.co/iOt4bs4EXj
NEW: Labour will launch a Freedom to Buy scheme to help get 80,000 young people onto the housing ladder. Find out more [point] https://t.co/mEfwa0Nxlh
Labour is promising to cover Britain in Edwardian-style mansion blocks and “tree-lined streets of townhouses” as it takes inspiration from the planners behind Michael Gove’s design philosophy ⬇️ https://t.co/k2FXZZUgoR
🏠 Sir Keir Starmer vows to get 80,000 people on housing ladder with mortgage guarantee scheme 🗳️ First-time buyers to be helped with Labour's Freedom to Buy initiative ✍️ @hoffman_noa https://t.co/gkQ4FaW70U https://t.co/KcPeRiXVIN
Labour to offer 'freedom to buy' for young people with mortgage guarantee scheme Read more 🔗 https://t.co/bLtpO7FAv9
Labour mortgage guarantee pledge courts first-time buyers https://t.co/om4MlR4ihy
Labour plans mortgage guarantees to help first-time buyers https://t.co/Bqi4NoOgaE via @EllenAMilligan @_DamianShepherd https://t.co/nma8RUN0Zk
Labour woos homebuyers as the Tories pledge to help families https://t.co/EvD9XaZdwx
The Labour Party plans to provide mortgage guarantees to first-time buyers in a bid to help young Britons get onto the housing ladder if it wins the general election https://t.co/23VCGX7yj0
Labour plans 'to help 80,000 people buy property' with permanent mortgage guarantee, and vows to build 1.5 million homes https://t.co/VT1yQR8GhZ
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