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You can no longer apply for a Help to Buy: Equity Loan - find out about interest rates and how to manage your Help to Buy: Equity Loan.
If you’re building a home or hiring someone to build one, you may be able…
You do not have to pay off any of the loan until the loan ends. The loan…
To apply you must: be 18 or older have the right to live in the UK be able…
Homes England will check your application to make sure you can repay the…
You can make a complaint by post or email. Help to Build Customer…
Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) helps homeowners on certain benefits pay interest on loans or mortgages - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim.
If you’re a homeowner or have bought a shared ownership property, you…
If you qualify for Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI), you’ll usually get…
To be eligible for a Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loan, you need to…
When you apply for a qualifying benefit, you’ll be asked extra questions…
You’ll need to repay your SMI loan with interest if you sell or transfer…
You can still get financial help with your housing costs if your Income…
Help to Buy and affordable home ownership schemes to help first-time buyers and home movers - equity loan, ISA, shared ownership
The process you need to follow to repay your Help to Buy: Equity Loan when you decide to sell your home.
When you need permission to remortgage, how your lenders are involved, what documents you’ll need and how to apply.
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
How to register a new charge at Companies House, or tell us about any you've paid off.
How you can add, remove or replace one or more homeowners, with a process known as a Transfer of Equity.
Paper forms which can be used by limited companies to register details about a company charge with Companies House.
If you're preparing land for homes, we can loan you up to £250 million to cover infrastructure and enabling costs.
A new government equity loan for people who want to self build or custom build their own home.
How to repay your Help to Buy: Equity Loan, either in full or in part, when you remortgage your home.
You are not allowed to sublet your home unless your personal circumstances make it difficult to live there.
What structural alterations are, when and how to apply for permission, how they may affect your home's value and what you owe on your equity loan.
How to repay your equity loan or remortgage, sublet, alter or change ownership of your Help to Buy home.
Take a look at these case studies to see how a development loan has benefitted other small and medium housebuilders.
Information about the equity loan administrator for Help to Buy.
If you're building homes for sale or rent, we can provide finance from £250,000 to cover development costs.
How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.
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