One in four users of the Help to Buy scheme, which was
introduced five years ago to make it more affordable to get on to the property
ladder, already own a home. Existing
property owners accounted for 23.8pc of the Help to Buy mortgage completions
since the Government scheme was launched in April 2013. So far, £2.2bn has been
lent to people who already own a house – 19pc of the total £8.7bn lent. Read
more on the Daily Telegraph website.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
Still, as a local told me, ‘you cannae blame them wanting somewhere to live’
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