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- 1Burnham to unveil 'Your First Home' low-deposit scheme▼BREAKING: Andy Burnham will announce a new "Help to Buy" scheme next week Called "Your First Home", it will allow young
Andy Burnham is expected to announce a new help-to-buy scheme called 'Your First Home' next week. Under the plan, young people would be able to buy their first home with a deposit of just 2.5%. The announcement is drawing attention amid ongoing debate about housing affordability for first-time buyers in Britain.
- 2ASML says it sold absolutely nothing in Europe●ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026 https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/asml-
ASML, the Dutch chipmaking equipment giant, says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe and is calling on the European Union to help create demand for its technology. The comments highlight how Europe, despite hosting one of the semiconductor industry's most critical suppliers, has little domestic chip manufacturing capacity to buy its machines, with production concentrated in Asia and the United States.
- 3Andy Burnham seeks to revive Help-to-Buy for first-time buyers●Despite the housing crisis being in a large part caused by the high price of housing (stoked by the lax availability of
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is reportedly looking to revive the Help-to-Buy scheme for first-time buyers. Critics argue the move is misguided, since easy credit under the original scheme helped push house prices up, worsening the affordability crisis it was meant to ease. Commenters call it a short-term fix that risks inflating prices further rather than addressing the underlying shortage of affordable homes.
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Andy Burnham has announced the launch of a new Help to Buy scheme, according to reporting by The Telegraph. Details of the scheme's scale, eligibility and funding have not yet been set out, but it follows his repeated calls for government action to improve housing affordability and support first-time buyers, particularly in and around Greater Manchester.