Prospective first-time buyers could find themselves trapped in pricey rented accommodation and shut out of the housing market by stricter lending rules, experts warn.

In a bid to curb the excessive lending of the pre-recession housing market boom, the new Mortgage Market Review (MMR) which came has come into force, could spell the end of the interest-only mortgages for individuals and young families trying to get on to the property ladder for the first time.

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