On Tuesday, the Labour party claimed that the measures announced in the Conservative manifesto would raise the cost of the average mortgage by £4,800 over the course of the next parliament.
We’ve now dug into this figure, and found it’s speculative and based on several uncertain assumptions. You can read our full analysis here.
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