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ByPaul SeddonPolitical reporter
  • Published23 minutes ago

The government is expected to allow households earning up to £110,000 to apply for its new loan scheme to help first-time buyers in England.

As first reported by The Times, external, a higher earnings limit of £140,000 is expected to apply to those purchasing properties in London.

The Your First Home scheme will offer government-backed equity loans worth 20% of new-build properties purchased from participating developers.