U.K.’s Johnson Pledges Housing Revolution for Young Buyers

Oct.06 -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised more generous home loans for millions of young first-time buyers as he vowed to use the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to reshape the economy for the better. “We will help turn generation rent into generation buy,” he said during an online speech at his Conservative Party’s annual conference. “We believe this policy could create 2 million more owner occupiers.”

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