02/10/2026
๐ฃ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐% ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฎ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฒ โ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉโ
Andy Morrison, Director of UK Property Development, says the Governmentโs new scheme could increase competition for the available new-build stock.
โAndy Burnhamโs plan to bring back Help to Buy will almost certainly increase buyer demand for new-build homes. But these figures highlight just how limited the choice of new-build homes is up and down Britain.โ
The Government has described Your First Home as a new equity loan scheme rather than a relaunch of Help to Buy. Developers participating in the scheme will also be expected to contribute towards its costs.
โMore broadly, the figures also underline the scale of the challenge facing the government as it seeks to accelerate housebuilding โ
โAmbitions to go โfull throttleโ on housing delivery will ultimately need to translate into more homes being built and brought to market.โ
Official figures show 143,770 new homes were completed in England during the year to June 2026, unchanged from the previous 12 months. Starts increased 15% to 136,330 over the same period.
So what are your thoughts on the governmentโs new scheme?