MT Digest - First time buyers are facing a big mortgage hurdle

What to read right now…

Here’s a good explainer on what Labour’s new National Wealth Fund is, and how it compares to, say, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. 

There’s a bit of extrapolation involved with this one but… as many as 500,000 pensioners are still paying their mortgage in retirement.

It’s no better if you’re renting - apparently you’ll need t…