Help-to-buy scheme for house buyers

Budget 2013: What it means for you

First-time home buyers were given good news as the Government outlined plans to breathe life into the ailing housing market and boost the construction industry.

A new help-to-buy scheme for those struggling to find mortgage deposits will include £3.5 billion for shared equity loans, and a Government interest-free loan worth 20% of the value of a new-build house.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%