First-time buyers are borrowing through mortgages that last an average of 31 years as the affordability of homes remains a stretch.A decade ago, the average mortgage term for those ...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesMore than half of first-time buyers received financial help from their family to make house purchases last year, according to estimates by estate agency ...

Mortgage lenders' attempts to lure in first-time buyers have stepped up with the UK's biggest building society allowing some to borrow more.The Nationwide said that from Tuesday, new borrowers ...