Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 86361

Housing: Construction

Tabled: 29 October 2025

Answered: 4 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Sarah Edwards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a (a) targeted help to build and (b) mortgage guarantee scheme for first-time buyers purchasing SME-built homes.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

My Department has no current plans to make such an assessment. The Help to Build: Equity Loan scheme, targeted at those wanting to custom build, self build or shell build a home, opened in June 2022 and closed to new applications in March 2025. There are ...

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