More than 4,000 households in England used the government’s Help to Buy loan scheme to buy properties in June, the highest monthly total since the scheme began in 2013.
The latest government data indicated more than 4,300 completions during the month, with more than 27,100 homes bought using the scheme. The figures refer to the first phase of Help to Buy, which offers buyers an interest-free loan worth up to 20% of the price of a new-build home.
Data from the Department for Communities and Local Government showed that 1.1bn of loans had been offered, supporting purchases worth 5.65bn. More than two-thirds of buyers took the chance to take out a 95% mortgage, with the rest putting down larger deposits.
Nearly a third of sales were in the 150,001 to 200,000 price bracket, while a quarter involved homes costing less. A fifth were in the 200,001 and 250,000 bracket. The median value of properties bought through the scheme was 187,000.
Loans are available on properties costing up to 600,000 and there is no upper limit on applicants’ incomes. The figures indicated that Help to Buy is not a major contributor to Britain’s galloping house market. Fewer than 250 households, or 0.9% of the Help to Buy total, had used the scheme to buy properties costing more than 500,000 while 3% of the total had household incomes in excess of 100,000 a year. More than eight out of 10 purchases were made by first-time buyers.
via The Guardian
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