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Sir Howard Davies: Not that difficult to buy a home, says NatWest chair

NatWest's chair has said he believes it is not currently "that difficult" for people to get on the housing ladder.

Sir Howard Davies told the BBC's Today programme people have always had to save for a deposit but admitted you had to save more today.

5 January 2024

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