-By Guest Columnist Daniel Coleman
The first ever government-backed mortgage indemnity scheme is set to be officially launched within the next few weeks. The NewBuy Guarantee scheme which takes off in March, aims to help 100,000 homebuyers who only have access to a five percent deposit to purchase a new-build property, in order to kick-start the housing market.
Under the new programme, developed jointly by the Home Builders Federation and Council of Mortgage Lenders, 95 percent mortgages will be made available to people spending up to the value of £500,000, a larger value than expected, on a new-build property. This will be great news for first-time buyers in the capital, where the average price of housing is much higher than anywhere else in the UK and also for existing homeowners who are looking to move up the property ladder into bigger homes. Continue reading First ever government-backed mortgage indemnity scheme set to launch in March →