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Times are tough. In 1960, the average age of a first-time house buyer was 23. Today, it’s 30, reports the Independent – clearly, young people have considerably less spending power these days. Indeed, our inter-generational wealth gap is so great that think tank the Resolution Foundation proposes tax reforms to create a ‘citizen’s inheritance’ – £10,000, payable on everyone’s 25th birthday – to help redress the balance. Amid this hand-wringing, it’s easy to overlook a crucial point – today’s young people may have less money, but this won’t always be the case. And if those born in ...

After evaluating a highly-competitive shortlist refined from the greatest number of entries to date, The Furniture Awards 2018 judges have selected their winning suppliers of the January Furnitu...