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035 _a(Sirsi) u126752
100 _aBirch, J.
245 2 _aA regional breakdown
260 _c2004
490 _aRoof
_v29(4)July/August 200418-21(4)
520 _aUses "Roof affordability index" data to reveal how hard it is for first-time buyers to get into the housing market across the UK regions and gives indications that the housing market is at a turning point. The index is based on ODPM house price data for first-time buyers and "Family expenditure survey" data for the incomes of working households. Summarises affordability in each region. Provides further commentary on northern and southwest England. Tables cover the "Roof affordability index" from 1994-2004 by county/region and mortgage costs as a proportion of incomes.
590 _aABS
650 _aHOUSEHOLD INCOME
650 _aMORTGAGES
650 _aROOF AFFORDABILITY INDEX
650 _aFIRST-TIME BUYERS
650 _aSOUTHWEST ENGLAND
650 _aNORTHWEST ENGLAND
690 _aPROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET
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