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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.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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.
The Housing Secretary on the government’s response to COVID-19 and the plan to safely restart, reopen and renew the housing market.
The government has published new guidance on moving home.
From today (13 May) anyone in England can move home if they follow new guidance published by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick.
Homebuyers who are faced with shoddy building work in their new homes will be protected by a new, independent Ombudsman.
First Homes will see a discount locked into the property to ensure more first-time buyers benefit in years to come.
Plans announced to help home-buyers and renters, devolve power and funding to communities and improve building safety.
Latest mortgage data reveals number of first-time buyers getting a mortgage, and a foot on the property ladder, increasing to 35,010.
Department for Education offering loans to housing developers to boost new house and school building momentum
Homeowners with Help to Buy properties given new freedom to take out 35-year mortgages for first time.
Shared homeowners will be able to increase their share at lower increments under new scheme.
Support package will be open to volunteer groups to apply for funding from Monday 13 May 2019.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Almost half a million completions have taken place since 2013 using one or more of the government’s Help to Buy schemes, new figures out today (26 February 2019) show.
Housing and Homelessness Minister Heather Wheeler MP’s speech at the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) annual conference.
Over 400,000 people have been able to buy their first home thanks to the Government’s Help to Buy schemes, new figures show today.
Budget will boost efforts to build homes, restore the dream of home ownership, help our high streets and support councils to deliver local services, says Communities Secretary.
Housing Minister Heather Wheeler announces plans to raise standards across the property agent sector.
More than 1.2 million people have opened Help to Buy ISA accounts so far. The average Help to Buy bonus claim reaches £800, a new record.
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