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  • Start the New Year with a brand new home

    December 30, 2014

    Buy a new home in the New Year and capitalise on Stamp Duty savings.

  • Happy couple find their perfect Marlow property

    October 28, 2013

    Buckinghamshire buyers Guy Northover and Ester Verges found their ideal property at Cliveden Grange, Taylor Wimpey's development in Marlow.

  • Cornish buyers can reap the benefits of buying off-plan

    October 28, 2013

    Early purchasers of property at Fairfields in Probus and Trevenson Meadows in Newquay will get the pick of the plots at excellent prices.

  • Help to Buy puts spring in step of Buckinghamshire buyers

    October 28, 2013

    Taylor Wimpey has seen an increase in visitor levels and new home reservations in 2013 across Buckinghamshire, helped by the Government-backed scheme.

  • Church Crookham school gets a new online look thanks to Taylor Wimpey

    October 28, 2013

    The house builder behind the new Crookham Park community in Church Crookham, Hampshire, has donated £1,000 to help a school launch a new website.

  • Buy a 2014 home for a 2013 price with Taylor Wimpey

    October 28, 2013

    Buyers in the North Midlands are being urged to act now to secure their home at one of Taylor Wimpey's developments at a 2013 price.

  • Discover an egg-ceptional new home this Easter with Taylor Wimpey

    October 28, 2013

    Potential buyers who are struggling to fit into their current home have a cracking chance to discover a new place boasting plenty of eggs-tra space.

  • Inspirational interiors at Axis show home

    October 28, 2013

    Buyers in Lewisham, south east London, can take fresh inspiration from the show home at Taylor Wimpey's Axis development.

  • First chance to see the winning entry in Taylor Wimpey's art competition

    October 28, 2013

    Kathryn Sumroy's winning design will be displayed alongside a wider selection of the National School of Furniture's work.

  • Customer focus is key for Taylor Wimpey sales and marketing director

    October 28, 2013

    Having spent 23 years in the house building trade, Elaine Taylor knows only too well that the most important factor in the industry is the customer.

  • Arbroath site manager wins national house building award

    October 28, 2013

    Graham Spence, site manager at Taylor Wimpey's Abbey Grange development, has won the award.

  • Budding Welsh rugby star sponsored by Taylor Wimpey

    October 28, 2013

    Jordan Gilbert is shaping up to be a talent in the world of rugby and has set his sights firmly on playing for Wales.

  • Dilapidated Scout group's HQ is given new lease of life

    October 28, 2013

    A Northamptonshire Scout group was losing members due to the poor state of its headquarters.

  • New homes from Taylor Wimpey are on their way to Upnor

    October 28, 2013

    A new opportunity for relaxed family living is coming to Upnor, near Rochester, after Taylor Wimpey acquired the land for 26 new homes.

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What is the Help to Buy equity loan?

It's a loan that's linked to the rise and fall in the value of your home. If you take a 20% equity loan for example, the amount you owe will always represent 20% of the property's value.

You won't be charged loan fees on the equity loan for the first five years of owning your home.

After five years you will be required to pay an interest fee of 1.75% of the amount of your Help to Buy shared equity loan at the time you purchased your property, rising each year after that by the increase (if any) in the Retail Prices Index (RPI) plus 1%.

The loan itself is repayable after 25 years or on the sale of the property if earlier.

Government information

Help to Buy in England and London

https://www.helptobuy.gov.uk/equity-loan/equity-loans/

Help to Buy in Scotland

https://www.mygov.scot/help-to-buy/

Help to Buy in Wales

http://helptobuywales.co.uk/