Nearly 325,000 Homes Purchased Through 'Help To Buy' Scheme

Almost 325,000 homes across the UK have been bought through the government’s Help to Buy housing scheme since its launch in December 2015. Help to Buy ISAs — through which the government boosts first-time home-buyers’ savings by 25%, up to a maximum of £3,000 — have now supported 323,767 property completions, official data shows. So far, 426,565 “bonuses” — or government boosts — have been paid out, with the average bonus coming in at £1,000, leading the overall value of bonuses to £426.74m by the end of March, according to the Treasury. Read more on the Yahoo Finance website.

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