Lenders prepare for mortgage surge

Britain's state-backed lenders are bracing themselves for a flood of interest as a £12 billion scheme helping homebuyers obtain mortgages worth up to 95% of property values is launched by the Government today.

The new phase of the controversial Help to Buy scheme will see up to 15% of a property's value guaranteed by taxpayers, in return for a fee from the lender.
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