Guidance

Help to Buy: Equity Loan - funding administration agreement

The standard contract that homebuilders agree to for the 2021 to 2023 scheme. Help to Buy: Equity Loan is now closed to new applications.

Applies to England

Documents

Help to Buy: Equity Loan - builder invitation briefing

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Help to Buy: Equity Loan - builder participation guidance

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Help to Buy: Equity Loan - funding administration agreement

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Listed Warranty Products Table

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Details

The above documents relate to Help to Buy: Equity Loan (2021-2023).

Published 28 August 2020
Last updated 14 April 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated FAQs relating to closure of Help to Buy (2021-2023)

  2. Information has been added about the legal completion date extension.

  3. New information about practical and legal completion dates

  4. Update to information about practical completion

  5. Updated information about Longstop dates.

  6. Further information added related to the practical completion dates for Help to Buy: Equity Loan (2021-2023)

  7. Included new questions and answers about the practical completion extension that homebuilders can apply for

  8. Information added related to the close of Help to Buy: Equity Loan applications

  9. Update to the Builders Participation Guidance to include deadline to register for Help to Buy: Equity Loan - 5pm on 29 June 2022

  10. The addition of a briefing and frequently asked questions for homebuilders about closedown of the Help to Buy: Equity Loan (2021-2023) (PDF and HTML version)

  11. Updated the Listed Warranty Products table pdf and accompanying accessible version.

  12. Added accessible version of 'Listed warranty products table'.

  13. Addition of file: Help to Buy Equity Mortgage 2021-2023

  14. Files added: 'Listed Warranty Products Table' and 'Equity Mortgage Lender's Handbook for Conveyancers'.

  15. Guidance in part 6 updated

  16. This reflects the changes to the Planning Conditions requirements as well as the previous change regarding the leasehold house exemption for leases acquired prior to 21 December 2017.

  17. Added a warning message for homebuilders about potential changes to the funding administration agreement

  18. Accessible version of the Builder Participation Guidance document has been uploaded.

  19. Edit - two attachments have been updated. The Builder Participation Guidance document and the Standard Funding Agreement.

  20. Edit - an update version of the Builder Participation Guidance has been uploaded that includes a link to the builder registration page.

  21. First published.