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The government commits to a new, permanent, comprehensive mortgage guarantee scheme to increase homeownership.
Major new plans to modernise home buying and selling to save people time and money and further measures to improve the lives of leaseholders
The City of Salford is now home to Eden, one of the UK’s most sustainable office buildings, containing Europe’s largest living wall.
New guidance to help eligible tenants buy a share in their home for the first time, under the Right to Shared Ownership scheme.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) has supported the government by helping to develop an insurance scheme for high-rise building assessments.
Over 350,000 young people and families have been helped into homeownership with Help to Buy since its launch in 2013.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A nurse and a police officer are among the first people to be helped on to the housing ladder through the government’s First Homes scheme.
Families and key workers are set to benefit from First Homes, the new flagship government housing scheme being made available in Newton Aycliffe, Durham.
The new grant programme gives community-led housing groups better access to high quality, affordable housing that meets the needs of local communities.
Over 55,000 households bought their home with the support of Help to Buy: equity loan last year – a record year for the scheme.
First Homes properties went on the market today as part of the first phase of an early delivery project in the Bolsover district, East Midlands.
A young farmer from Leicestershire has become the 300,000th homeowner to use the Help to Buy: Equity Loan Scheme since its launch in 2013.
A new government-backed mortgage scheme will help first time buyers or current homeowners secure a mortgage with just a 5% deposit.
Homes England has updated its strategic partnership model and is opening it up to a broader range of partners.
Owners of flats in buildings without cladding will no longer need an EWS1 form to sell or re-mortgage their property.
First-time buyers interested in new-build homes can apply for the new Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme
A message to the housing industry from the Housing Secretary, Executive Chairman of the Home Builders Federation and Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders.
House sales rose by 21.3% in September following the introduction of the stamp duty holiday – helping to protect hundreds of thousands of jobs in the housing sector and wider supply chain, new figures revealed today.
Housing Secretary launches new investment in housing to help the country build back better, including homes for social rent to help the most vulnerable.
Thousands of families can still benefit from the current Help to Buy scheme despite delays in building their new homes due to coronavirus.
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