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The Housing Trap

Series 1, episode 0

Dispatches asks whether Britain's house-price boom will create a new generation unable ever to afford a home of their own. The programme follows three sets of first-time buyers as they begin looking for ideal homes in summer. How will the would-be purchasers cope with pricing hot-spots, competition from buy-to-let investors and the meltdown in consumer lending caused by the international credit crunch? Experts warn that the time may come when the Government will have to choose between protecting the interests of investors and enabling the next generation to live in affordable housing.