You know what you want from life – and you’ve got the savings. Now’s the time to use them to get the best first home money can buy.

With Help to Buy you only need a 5% deposit, so you could put any extra savings towards a better home. A well-designed, quality Bloor home.

Unfortunately, Help to Buy ends in March 2023, which means you need to legally complete by 31^st March 2023. And that will be here before you know it.

Missing out on this great opportunity? You’re wiser than that!

Get wise about Help to Buy.

1. The scheme is ending – blink and you’ll miss it.

Help to Buy ends in March 2023. This means you need to legally complete on your new home by 31^st March 2023, which might sound way off, but it really isn’t. Start looking for your quality, brand new Bloor home today.

2. Remember, first-time buyers only.

Providing you haven’t owned a property before in the UK or overseas, you’re good to go. If you’re buying with someone else, they need to be a first-time buyer too.

3. Keep an eye on the regional price caps.  

There are Help to Buy price caps for different UK regions. To be eligible for the scheme, the cost of your home must be below the following values based on its location.  

• London: £600,000


• South East: £437,600


• East of England: £407,400


• South West: £349,000


• East Midlands: £261,900


• West Midlands: £255,600


• Yorkshire and The Humber: £228,100


• North West: £224,400


• North East: £186,100

4. Brand new homes only.

You can’t use Help to Buy on a home that’s already been lived in. Just new builds. It must also have been built by a registered Help to Buy homebuilder, like us.

The Help to Buy equity loan is interest-free for the first 5 years. From year 6 onwards, you will start to pay interest fees on your equity loan. These interest fees will initially be calculated at 1.75% of the outstanding equity loan amount and will increase year on year.

You can pay off all or part of your equity loan at any time. If you wish to pay off parts of your equity loan, you can – this is called ‘staircasing’. When made, part payments must be at least 10% of what your home is worth at the time of repayment.

When working out which way is best for you to pay off your Help to Buy equity loan, you’ll need to factor in the costs for a valuation and legal fees. With this in mind, you may decide it’s cheaper to pay your equity loan off in one go.

For the duration of your equity loan, you’ll need to pay a £1 monthly management fee by Direct Debit. These payments will continue until your equity loan has been paid in full. This, alongside the interest fees you’ll pay after year 5, won’t reduce the amount you owe, as they don’t go towards paying back your Help to Buy equity loan.

If all of this sounds good to you, then we’ll help you to get everything moving.

Here’s how the process works:

1)  Select your Bloor home at one of our participating developments. Then, pay the reservation fee of £500 to secure your dream home.

2)  Apply for the Help to Buy equity loan through the relevant government appointed Help to Buy Agent.

3)  Once approved, you’ll be given an ‘Authority to Proceed’.

4)  We’ll help you to choose a solicitor and independent financial adviser to make sure the purchase of your new home runs smoothly.

5)  You will then need to apply for the required mortgage amount (up to 75%).

6)  Now’s the time to sit back and relax while we get your new home ready. Don’t worry, though, we’ll provide you with plenty of updates along the way.

7)  Then, once everything’s finalised, you can move into your new home and start your exciting journey as a new homeowner.

Ready? To get started or find out more information about the Help to Buy scheme, get in touch with us by calling 01530 270 100 or by sending an email to hq@bloorhomes.com.