New-build incentives: what they mean for your mortgage
New-build incentives can reduce upfront costs or add value to your purchase, but they can also affect how a lender assesses your mortgage. Here’s what to know before you apply.
Co-Ownership in Northern Ireland: how it works
Explore how Co-Ownership works in Northern Ireland, what your mortgage and rent could cost, and how you can buy more of your home over time.
Help to Buy Wales: how it works
Help to Buy Wales combines your deposit, a lender mortgage and a government equity loan. Learn who qualifies, how the funding works and what you will need to repay.
First Home Fund Scotland: what’s available now?
Scotland’s First Homes Fund offers eligible buyers up to £10,000 towards a home. Understand how it differs from the closed scheme, what you need to contribute and how equity repayments work.
Forces Help to Buy: loans and mortgages
Forces Help to Buy can help eligible Service personnel fund a deposit and buying costs. Understand who qualifies, how repayments work and what lenders consider when assessing your mortgage.
Right to Acquire: buying your housing association home
Right to Acquire could help you buy your housing association home at a discount. Find out whether you and your home qualify, how to fund the purchase and what ownership involves.
Right to Buy: buying your council home
Right to Buy could help you buy your council home at a discount. Understand eligibility, mortgage funding and the costs of ownership, including the rules that apply when you sell.
Mortgage Guarantee Scheme: how it works
The Mortgage Guarantee Scheme supports lenders offering mortgages to buyers with small deposits. Find out how the guarantee works, who may qualify and what you still need to provide when applying.
Rent to Buy: how the scheme works
Rent to Buy offers reduced rent on participating homes, giving you more room to save for a deposit. Learn who may qualify, how to apply and what to consider before moving from renting to buying.
How and when can landlords increase rent?
Before increasing rent, check the property’s location, tenancy type and last increase. Explore the different UK rules and how to assess a proposed change.