Available Schemes & Criteria
Available Schemes
Help to Buy – Equity Loans on New Builds
This began in April 2013 and allows purchasers of some new build properties to borrow up to 20% of the property’s value from the Government. These loans are interest-free for the first five years. The purchaser needs to contribute a deposit and the mortgage and deposit must cover a minimum of 80% of the total purchase price.
Help to Buy – Mortgage Guarantee
The second phase of the Help to Buy scheme began in October 2013 and is aimed at encouraging banks and building societies to offer mortgages to home buyers with small deposits for properties up to the market value of £600,000.