Help to Buy
This is a Government backed scheme introduced in April 2013 designed to help first time buyers or home movers to purchase a property up to the value of £600,000. There are 2 Phases
Phase 1
The government will give you an equity loan of 20% of the property value and you would put in 5%. The 25% deposit means that you will have many lenders available and because of the deposit you will have a good range of interest rates available.
The government loan is interest-free for the first five years and borrowers will be charged a fee of 1.75% each year, this figure will rise in line with the Retail Prices Index each year after this.
Phase 2
The Government gave another option to lenders. They would guarantee the mortgage against negative equity. You can put a 5% deposit and there will be no Mortgages Indemnity Premium as the Government Guarantees the mortgage. Bringing in Phase 2 meant that lenders are more secure and so made 95% mortgages more favourable.
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