2 h. ago Voices: How can Britain’s housing divide be fixed? Join The Independent Debate

According to new figures released by Savills, older generations now hold the majority of the UK’s housing wealth – sparking debate over whether the system is fair to younger people struggling to get on the property ladder

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5 h. ago Baby boomers are ‘sitting on £2.89 trillion of net housing wealth’

Millennials and Gen-Z have had ‘less opportunity to work their way up the housing ladder profitably’

Economics

16 h. ago Over 60s house owners occupy £2.89 trillion of house value in UK

Older homeowners in the UK, aged 60 and above, hold more than half of the nation's owner-occupied housing wealth, totalling an estimated £2.89 trillion.

Economics

16 h. ago Britain's property wealth age gap revealed! Over 60s hold NINE times more than under 35s

Owner-occupiers aged 60-plus now hold a record estimated £2.89 trillion of all owner-occupier housing wealth across the country, according to Savills.

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57 h. ago Huge increase in home buyers being gifted £100k or more for deposits as families look to sidestep inheritance tax

Britain is in the midst of an unprecedented wealth transfer from baby boomers to younger generations - and house deposits are increasingly the vehicle of choice.

Economics

1 week ago Trump reveals new date to sign Ukraine minerals deal, weeks after Oval Office ambush on Zelensky derailed it

President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States and Ukraine would sign an agreement giving America access to much of Ukraine’s mineral wealth next week, more than a month after a planned White House signing ceremony with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was aborted after a disastrous meeting between him and Trump in the Oval Office.

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