Friday, 26 July 2013

Help To Buy Not For Second Homes

The chancellor says the second stage of the Help to Buy scheme, aimed at enabling more people to buy properties, will be closed to second home buyers.  George Osborne has called housebuilders and mortgage lenders to a meeting to discuss the details. Properties of up to £600,000 will come under the plans, although foreign buyers with no history of property owning in the UK, buyers of second homes and buy-to-let landlords will be excluded, Mr Osborne confirmed ahead of the meeting.  George Osborne: "It's not for second homes. They won't be allowed" He said a mechanism had been drawn up to prevent second home buyers from taking advantage.  Read more on the BBC website.

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