First Time Buyer
London Help To Buy - Equity Loan
To reflect the current property prices in London, from 1st February 2016 the Government will increase the upper limit for the equity loan it gives new home buyers within Greater London from 20% to 40%.
With London Help to Buy you’ll need to contribute at least 5% of the property price as a deposit, the Government will give you a loan for up to 40% of the price and you’ll need a mortgage of up to 55% to cover the rest.
Aldermore, Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Halifax, Leeds, Lloyds, Nationwide, NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, Teachers and TSB are some of the lenders offering London Help to Buy.
Example: Equity Loan of 40% on property value of £400,000

To reflect the current property prices in London, from 1st February 2016 the Government will increase the upper limit for the equity loan it gives new home buyers within Greater London from 20% to 40%.
With London Help to Buy you’ll need to contribute at least 5% of the property price as a deposit, the Government will give you a loan for up to 40% of the price and you’ll need a mortgage of up to 55% to cover the rest.
Aldermore, Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Halifax, Leeds, Lloyds, Nationwide, NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, Teachers and TSB are some of the lenders offering London Help to Buy.
Example: Equity Loan of 40% on property value of £400,000
