First Homes scheme
Helping local first-time buyers and key workers onto the property ladder If you’re an eligible first-time buyer, you may be able buy a home for 30% to 50% less than its market value. This offer is called the First Homes scheme launched in June 2021 as another government initiative to help first-time buyers get on […]
Homebuyers will not pay stamp duty on properties up to £500k until 31st March 2021
Rishi Sunak announces Stamp Duty holiday Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced on 8th July 2020 a measure that could save the average homebuyer over £2,000. The last stamp duty holiday was back in 2008, in a bid to lift the market following the financial crisis. In a move costing £600 million, the then-Chancellor Alistair Darling suspended […]