Thursday, 10 October 2013

Help to Buy Could Be Damaged By Housing Shortage

The Help to Buy scheme could be hindered by the fact the number of homes available is lower than levels of demand. The scheme's second phase, Mortgage Guarantee, has seen the number of people looking to buy UK property increasing. Santander’s latest survey has found that some 1.6 million people want to use the scheme to assist them with buying in the next year. However, this could be hindered by a lack of supply, according to newly released figures from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). Their latest report stated that 49 per cent of surveyors around the UK had recorded an increase in the last month in the volume of buyer enquiries. At the same time, only ten per cent said they had witnessed a rise in the number of people giving instructions to sell.  Read more on the Zoopla website.

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