Help-to-buy scheme
Help-to-buy delays leave borrowers unable to sell or remortgage and paying more
Since Homes England switched contractors, borrowers have been struggling to obtain vital documents
Hilary Osborne
18, Sep, 2023 @9:28 AM
Bellway cuts jobs in anticipation of UK property market slowdown
Prospect of higher mortgage rates and end of help to buy scheme leads housebuilder to shut two divisions
Julia Kollewe
09, Aug, 2023 @11:46 AM
Help-to-buy paperwork delays still endangering property sales and remortgages
Households fear being thousands of pounds out of pocket as problems beset Homes England administrator
Hilary Osborne Money and consumer editor
06, Aug, 2023 @4:19 PM
Profits at UK homebuilder Barratt drop as buyer demand slumps
Soaring interest rates and end of help-to-buy scheme blamed for driving away first-time buyers
Kalyeena Makortoff
13, Jul, 2023 @9:34 AM
UK homeowners in limbo as help to buy firm won’t answer phone
Frustrated borrowers unable to sell or remortgage as company running loan scheme leaves them on hold
Hilary Osborne
06, Jul, 2023 @11:06 AM
Help to buy has trapped me in an unsellable cladded flat
My block failed a fire safety inspection after Grenfell, but the scheme won’t allow me to buy a second property
Anna Tims
05, Jul, 2023 @7:30 AM
Ousted Persimmon boss sets up new venture with his wife
Exclusive: Jeff Fairburn, who was forced to leave housebuilder after outrage at £82m bonus, registers ‘credit granting’ business
Alex Lawson
22, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
We can’t build our way out of the growing housing crisis | Letters
Letters: John Worrall, Philip Kerridge and John Rigby on the problems that continue to plague Britain’s housing market
07, Dec, 2022 @5:53 PM
Should our savings go towards the help-to-buy loan or overpaying a new mortgage?
Our five-year fixed-rate deal ends soon, we have saved £100,000 and need the best remortgage strategy
Virginia Wallis
05, Dec, 2022 @7:00 AM
Help to buy or shared ownership: which is best for homebuyers in England?
The government schemes have pros and cons, and one closes to new applicants soon
Patrick Collinson
12, Sep, 2022 @11:00 AM
Help to buy scheme: the clock is ticking if you want to apply
The scheme is scheduled to end in England in March 2023 but the key deadline is much sooner
Rupert Jones
23, Jul, 2022 @8:00 AM
The ugly truth behind our rigged housing system – politicians live in fear of owners | Sonia Sodha
The latest help-to-buy scheme will do little but fuel the rising prices that ministers bank on
Sonia Sodha
12, Jun, 2022 @7:00 AM
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