More than 350,000 households take up the Help to Buy scheme
Government lends £22 billion to help to help more than 350,000 households purchase a new home with Help to Buy scheme.
The latest articles on help to buy
Number of new homes under construction soars by 31%
More than 35,000 new-build homes are under way, including wildlife-friendly garden community homes. And if you fancy renting a new-build, there’s good news too.
Which first time buyer scheme is right for you?
There are lots of schemes to help first-time buyers get on the property ladder. But how can you know which is right for you? We take a look at all the first time buyer schemes and break down the pros and cons of each.
What is Help to Buy?
From how it all works to the types of home it can help you buy, here's what you need to know about Help to Buy.
Revealed: how much parents give their children to help them buy a home
We lift the lid on how hundreds of thousands of grown-up children are set to be handed money to put towards a deposit as a Christmas present this year.
Help to Buy equity loan: what happens when you have to pay it back?
Interested in Help to Buy but unsure when you have to start repaying the government loan? Here’s what you have to pay after five years, 25 years or when you sell up.
Government to spend £8.6bn on 119,000 affordable homes
The money will deliver nearly 120,000 new properties across England, some of which will be available to buy and others will be for rent.
Record numbers use government's Help to Buy scheme
More than 55,000 households used the government initiative to purchase a home in the past year.
Help to Buy: how it's impacted home buyers
The latest government figures reveal who has used the flagship scheme to step onto or up the housing ladder – and how.
