Help To Buy: Helping 130,000 Own Their Own Home

Since the launch of the Help to Buy: Equity Loan and Mortgage Guarantee schemes:

·         80% of scheme completions have been made by first-time buyers, with more expected following the launch of the government’s Help to Buy: ISA scheme on 1 December

·         average house price was £186,000, significantly below the national average

·         over 130,000 housing completions through the Help to Buy scheme

·         94% of Help to Buy completions took place outside of London

·         almost half of Help to Buy completions have been for new-build homes

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