Embargoed to 0001 Thursday March 6File photo dates 09/08/13 of Estate Agent's boards as the Government has failed to demonstrate whether its ?3.7 billion Help To Buy equity loan mortgage scheme is giving value for money, the spending watchdog has warned. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday March 6, 2014. The scheme was launched in England last April with the aim of offering credit-worthy buyers with a deposit of at least 5% a helping hand onto the property ladder as well as increasing the housing supply by being targeted at new-build properties only. But the National Audit Office (NAO) found there is no method in place to measure what the
%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Mortgage lenders have reported their strongest February since 2008 as housing market confidence continues to recover.
An estimated £15.2 billion worth of home loans were handed out last month, which marks a 43% increase on February 2013, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders' (CML) figures.
Let us send you our newsletter.
Our editors will email you a roundup of their favourite stories from across AOL
