First-time buyers 'have hardest time'

The plight of first-time buyers is seen to be the biggest problem in the UK housing market.

By The Newsroom

Published 22nd Sep 2010, 16:22 BST

Updated 23rd Sep 2010, 01:25 BST

Around 96 per cent of people surveyed for the Council of Mortgage Lenders thought the UK had housing problems, with 80 per cent saying the biggest was lack of affordability for first-time buyers.