Because the whole point of the starter home is that it will be available at a discounted level to those under the age of 40. I will give the noble Lord the workings out of why that was arrived at. I am guessing that it was derived for a similar reason to that for the affordable homes discount, which has now been going for many years.
Housing and Planning Bill
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 3 March 2016.
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Debate on bills on Housing and Planning Bill.
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