article_snippet: But critics said a deposit will still take first-time buyers five years to save the cash by which time house prices will have soared by another £15,000.
article_snippet: By which time, prices will likely have risen again and a £15,000 deposit won't be enough.'
article_snippet: The Chancellor said the soaring size of deposits was making the soaring size of deposits harder for first-time buyers to get on the housing ladder .
article_snippet: Soaring house prices and tighter mortgage rules have made it harder for first time buyers to get on the housing ladder .