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Housing Market
New calls emerge to revive Help to Buy
Help to Buy was good for buyers and the Treasury, says the Home Builders Federation's Neil Jefferson.
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Products & Services
Free £10k deposit scheme “no silver bullet”
The First Homes Fund is a constructive intervention, but "not a silver bullet", according to Leeds Building Society's Louise Drummond.
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Housing Market
New ISA for first-time buyers ‘will kickstart’ property market
The Government is replacing the Lifetime ISA with a new savings plan for first-time buyers with no upper age limit.
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Products & Services
Interest-free £10k deposit scheme opens
Housing Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville says the scheme is to help Scotland's first-time buyers onto the property ladder.
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Regulation & Law
Government considers Help to Buy revival
Slowdown in new-build sales prompts discussions at ministerial level about how to boost demand.
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Regulation & Law
Chancellor considers looking at reviving Help to Buy – claim
Hamptons believes that the Government could use Help to Buy scheme to give the stalled market a boost.
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Housing Market
Chancellor to relaunch mortgage guarantee scheme for first-time buyers
Rachel Reeves is expected to confirm that Freedom to Buy is being introduced to help first-time buyers on a permanent basis.
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Agencies & People
BREAKING: Labour to help 80,000 people buy first home
The party, which has been light on housing policy up until now, wants to extend the existing mortgage guarantee scheme.
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Housing Market
Agency reveals where Help to Buy withdrawal is hitting hardest
Since 2013 Help to Buy helped 387,195 first-time buyers onto the property ladder, allowing them to purchase properties to the tune of £24.7 billion. But no longer.
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Latest property news
Estate agency chief warns Help to Buy is ‘ticking time-bomb’
Trade body boss Nathan Emerson is warning the after-effects of the Help to Buy scheme could create a dangerous housing bubble.
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