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PM brings forward Help To Buy

David Cameron has confirmed that he plans to bring forward a scheme of state-backed mortgages to help increase home ownership to next week. The so-called Help To Buy scheme had not been due for another three months.

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Cameron: 'Need is now' for Help To Buy scheme

Speaking to The Sun, David Cameron has said there is an immediate "need" to bring forward state-backed mortgages through the Help To Buy scheme.

I am impatient to help young people get on the housing ladder.

The need is now. I have always wanted this to come in and frankly the earlier the better.

What concerns me is that you can't buy a house or a flat even if you are doing okay, you have got decent job prospects and good earnings.

I am not prepared to be a Prime Minister of a country with caps on aspiration.

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