The HomeOwner Survey 2019 - Concerns, trends and how we feel about our homes

Help to Buy equity loan – is it a good way to help first-time buyers? Good idea 66% Bad idea 17% Don't know 17% Help to Buy Among UK adults UK adults sample size: 2195 Good idea 64% Bad idea 15% Don't know 21% Help to Buy Among UK Renters Renters sample size: 728 The 'Help to Buy' equity loan is a government scheme intended to help first time buyers have a better chance of affording the deposit to buy their first home. It gives buyers access to better mortgage rates through having a better loan-to-value ratio. It lends buyers up to 20% of the value of a new build home they want to buy, interest- free for the first five years. This makes it possible to buy with a 5% deposit, and mortgage for the remaining 75%