Chancellor Insists Help-To-Buy scheme Is Part Of A Healthy Property Market

Chancellor insists that 95% mortgages underwritten by Government are Part Of A Healthy Property Market

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne has hailed the wider recovery of the UK’s economy and taken a swipe at the critics of his housing policies, insisting that large home loans are part of a “healthy market” and “aspirational society”.

Several Government schemes have been announced since the start of the year aimed to get banks and mortgage lenders to increase both the availability and affordability of mortgages in the UK.

The Government’s Help-To-Buy scheme has been the most controversial, because the Government underwrites high loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages, removing some of the risk from mortgage lenders, enabling them to offer cheaper mortgage loans to borrowers who only have small value deposits.