This is an advertisement for Leeds Building Society, who are on a mission to get more people

on the housing ladder and up it, because they believe every generation deserves a place to call home.

Affording a home and saving for a deposit has never been easy, but it's also never been as hard

as it is right now. Leeds Building Society are launching a new campaign supporting home buyers

to get on and stay on the property ladder. They are committed to making housing more affordable,

accessible and available for everyone. Every 16 minutes, they help someone buy a home,

and one in two of their mortgages goes to a first-time buyer. I feel incredibly lucky to have

been able to buy my flat. It was very difficult for me to be able to afford it, but the stars aligned

and I was able to pull it off. I think a year later or a year earlier, I genuinely wouldn't have

managed it. I'm not just saying that, I honestly sometimes feel like Indiana Jones diving under the

door and pulling back to Grabby's hat when I think about buying my flat. Part of the problem

today is the lack of availability in the housing market and Leeds Building Society are actively

pushing the government to reinstate mandatory targets for building new homes. Because Leeds is

a mutual, in other words, its member-owned, their savings customers help their mortgage customers,

so savers plan active role in supporting the future generation onto the housing ladder.

This year, their savings members have helped over 9,000 first-time buyers onto the housing ladder,

so you know your savings are working harder. Find out more by visiting leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk.

Leeds Building Society is authorised by the prudential regulation authority and regulated

by the financial conduct authority and the prudential regulation authority. Your property may be

repossessed if you don't keep up repayments on your mortgage. I'm a feminist, but the first time

I ever got to meet today's guest, Mary Beard, I had to pretend to be way cooler than I was,

because inside I was doing a massive fangirl, and outside I was just being like, sure, chill,

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