The Scottish Government has launched a new £30 million scheme designed to make it easier for people to buy new homes from small and medium sized housebuilders.
...The Scottish Government intends to change the Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme in order to support more people in achieving their ambition of getting onto or moving up the property ladder.
...Combined purchases through the Help to Buy equity loan and mortgage guarantee schemes have accounted for just under 6% of houses bought in the last 15 months, according to recently published Treasury data.
...A scheme that helps people get on the housing ladder for the first time or move to a new property is to receive an additional £40 million of funding, the Scottish Government has announced.
...According to figures released by the UK Government this week, more than 17,000 people have used the Help to Buy scheme to buy a new home.
...More than 1200 households have applied to the Scottish Help to Buy scheme, the Scottish Government has announced.
...In just 12 weeks, nearly 750 homeowners have completed their house purchases and hundreds were able to spend Christmas in their new homes, according to the latest figures from the government.
...Two of the UK’s major mortgage lenders have reported that thousands have applied for mortgages under the extended help to buy scheme during its first month, according to the BBC.
...A new scheme to help people get on the housing ladder has been unveiled by Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.
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