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Welsh Government extends three housing support schemes to 2027
Help to Buy – Wales, Help to Stay – Wales and the Empty Homes Grant have all been extended.
Help to Buy
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Help to Buy review could be the catalyst for stalled development projects, says Goodman Jones
Giuseppe Scozzaro said: “If Andy Burnham revives Help to Buy or a similar scheme, it could kickstart stalled projects into being built.”
Lead Story
First-time buyers call for return of Help to Buy and stamp duty relief
Nearly a quarter of first-time buyers want Help to Buy-style schemes or stamp duty relief reinstated, as confidence in Government housing plans remains weak, according to new research from Aldermore.
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Just Mortgages CEO calls for return of Help to Buy in upcoming Budget
The Help to Buy scheme ended in March last year after assisting over 350,000 buyers since its launch in 2013.
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Properties purchased with Help to Buy ISAs down 14%, on track for “worst year ever” – Hargreaves Lansdown
The Help to Buy ISA opened in December 2015 and closed to new entrants in November 2019.
Residential Mortgages
Sunak to unveil new housing support package in Tory manifesto
Rishi Sunak announces a new housing support package including government-backed mortgages with 5% deposits and stamp duty abolition for first-time buyers, aiming to create an "ownership society."
Lead Story
Final two months of Help to Buy record 106 completions
The total number of completions during the period were down by 99% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Opinion
Please not another Government scheme!
Peter Stimson, head of product at MPowered Mortgages, calls for an end to Government backed homebuying schemes.
Opinion
Help to Buy fallout spells more trouble for developers
Simon Jackson, managing director of SDL Surveying, shares his thoughts on Help to Buy and the future of housing development.
Featured
Government must look beyond Help to Buy, says Propertymark
Nathan Emerson said: “The Government needs to look beyond Help to Buy now as the after-effects of such a policy could create a dangerous housing bubble.”
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Mayor calls for freeze on Help to Buy loan payments amid escalating mortgage crisis
He calls for a freeze on payments for the Government's Help to Buy scheme as a new City Hall analysis indicates that up to 4,500 London homeowners are financially strained due to increasing mortgage interest rates and ending Help to Buy loan grace periods.
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First-time homebuyers face £4,000 financial blow in 2023, warns Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to establish a fund to support young families who are struggling to meet the increased mortgage payments and at risk of repossession.