Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Help To Buy Will Increase Supply As Well As Demand

The government’s controversial help to buy scheme will increase housing supply as well as demand, the chief executive of the Homes and Communities Agency has insisted.  The scheme, under which buyers are offered an interest free loan on 20 per cent of a new build property’s value, has led to fears it will fuel house price inflation without boosting demand.  Mr Rose said there have been 10,000 reservations in the first four months of the scheme and it has involved 700 housebuilders and has the backing of all the major mortgage lenders. Read more on Inside Housing.

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