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Andy Burnham announces new scheme for first-time buyers – here’s how it would work

The housing secretary said the scheme will ‘build on the lessons’ from similar initiatives

The Independent UK · Sep 28

UK PM Burnham unveils ‘Your First Home’ scheme for first-time buyers

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a new Help to Buy-style scheme aimed at helping first-time buyers who have struggled to get on the property ladder without financial support from their families.

The Times of India · Sep 27

Burnham the builder — or the taxman cometh? What the new Prime Minister means for the London property market

From mansion tax and stamp duty to new homes, what will the new Prime Minister mean for London’s property market?

Evening Standard · Jul 23

New build 95 per cent mortgage scheme offers boost to London first-time buyers

New product brings homeownership closer for those struggling to save for a deposit

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

Barratt Redrow sells more homes despite ‘challenging’ market

The UK’s biggest housebuilder called on the Government to support first-time buyers as it updated investors on its recent trading.

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

Stamp duty hangover hits London as 80 per cent of first-time buyers face higher tax from April

There’s been a three per cent drop in buyer demand as the increased cost of moving bites

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025

A $33 billion vote-grabber or real relief? Examining the Albanese government’s big housing pledge

The Australian housing market is in crisis: soaring prices, increasing rental stress, declining home ownership rates and a growing number of people experiencing homelessness.

The Conversation · Mar 25, 2025

Help To Buy alternative: 15% interest-free boost offered to first-time buyers with 5% deposit

Those with a five per cent deposit will receive a 15 per cent interest-free ‘boost’ when they buy from Persimmon

Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025

London first-time buyers: is 2025 your year to buy a home?

This could be your best chance to buy a London home in more than a decade — here’s where to look

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025

The Senate has passed the Help to Buy housing scheme. It will help, but not much

Having finally stared down Greens resistance in the final sitting week of the year, the Albanese government looks set to tick off the last of its 2022 housing commitments in need of parliamentary approval.

The Conversation · Nov 26, 2024