Help to Buy extension still leaves many hopeful first-time buyers stranded
Evening Standard|December 07, 2022
‘Disappointed’: Charlie Cook says the extension won't help many people. Alexandra Muresan says many will still not meet the new deadline
Prudence Ivey
Help to Buy extension still leaves many hopeful first-time buyers stranded

Last week, Homes & Property reported how hundreds of Londoners who had signed up to the Help to Buy loan scheme were at risk of losing out on owning their first home because an administrative deadline demanded their new-builds be completed by December 31. However, the legal completion deadline isn’t until March 31 next year.

Following the publication of our article, the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has agreed to extend the build deadline by one month.

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