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While many young homeowners have chosen longer mortgage terms to make repayments more manageable, they may opt for shorter terms in the future if their salaries improve or they move house.

"It is assumed that it is better to opt for expensive and complex solutions, while smaller and cheaper sensors are given less attention. We should be glad that a solution costing a few hundred euros is able to collect and send data by itself," says Prof. Maskeliūnas.

UCLA’s Lauren Betts — who holds at least one extra year of college eligibility — and Janiah Barker, are also draft-eligible should the Sparks opt for the local connection.

Other economists have said they do not believe the latest figures from the ONS would spur the Bank to opt for another rate cut in December.

"We're concerned many parents opt for more expensive products, equating higher costs with better quality for their baby," CMA chief executive Sarah Cardell said.