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House prices in the U.K. are now so that a of British people believe they will never buy their own home. This is to a new report published by the Halifax Bank. Home was once an achievable goal for generations of Britons. However, rising prices now mean the of getting on the property are on the decline. The report says that one in five twentysomethings has no to own their own home. Craig McKinlay, mortgages director at Halifax, said: "We may be heading towards the where the aspiration to own a nice home will be replaced by the aspiration to live in one." He added: "It seems that people are now beginning to accept a of renting."

Britain's Office for National Statistics this week stated that house prices have risen by 10.5% in the year. It expressed concern at what it describes as " train" house prices. The U.K. house was valued at $425,000 in 2013. Things get for house hunters wishing to buy in London. Prices in the have risen by 18 per cent in a year to an average of $610,000. The Halifax report writes about long-term social problems arising from, "the between homeowners and non-homeowners". The report warned that if there are first-time buyers, "the market will come to a ". If this happens, prices will have to come down.

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