The Latest Breaking News from Help to Buy

The five big changes to your money coming in March

From rail fare rises to changes to Help to Buy the upcoming changes could make a big differences to your finances

Wales Online · Feb 28, 2023

Persimmon warns of falling sales as mortgage rises and economic woes weigh on consumer confidence

The FTSE100 builder said it had seen demand drop off in the final part of last year

Birmingham Post · Jan 12, 2023

Help to Buy Wales is extended for another two years - with a higher price cap

A new version of the scheme with a higher price cap is set to be introduced in April and will be available to applications until March 2025

Wales Online · Dec 15, 2022

Help to Buy scheme finally comes to an end - what it means for house prices

The Help to Buy equity loan scheme closes to new applications from October 31, with first-time buyers left in a trickier situation if they have their hearts set on a new build

Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022

New homes still available through Help to Buy ahead of October deadline

The government-assisted affordable housing scheme comes to an end next year, but the deadline for applications is just a few weeks away.

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022

How one couple bought their first home with Help to Buy and a small deposit after a year of searching

After a year of house hunting, here’s how young professionals Sukhgeet Singh and Devyani Bajaj bought their first home using Help to Buy

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022

Buying a home: six first-time buyer lifelines as Help to Buy deadline approaches

From government schemes to innovative new lenders, here are the initiatives giving first-time buyers a leg up on the ladder as Help to Buy winds down

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2022

First-time buyers: How one family used Help to Buy to swap their tiny east London rental for a bigger home of their own

Help to Buy scheme allowed this couple who work for the NHS to give their family space to grow

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2022

Stamp duty cut ‘could spectacularly backfire’ first-time buyers warned

Today’s stamp duty changes will be welcomed by London first-time buyers, however buying incentives risk increasing demand and may see a surge in prices

Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2022

Comment: stamp duty cut and no more Help to Buy — is the government really going to ignore first-time buyers?

The economic plans set out by the new government offer a boost to the richest homeowners while ignoring first-time buyers and renters

Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2022