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We need a brave budget to fix our housing crisis

AMPLIFY board member Kate Jones bought her first home when she was 21. If she was 21 in today’s market, there is no way she would ever be able to break the cycle of lifelong renting and realise the long-term financial gains of achieving home ownership so young, afforded her.

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