HTB Equity Loan enabled first time buyers to purchase their new home with only a 5% deposit.
No interest payments were payable on the help to buy equity loan for the first 5 years. From year 6 onwards the interest charged is 1.75% per annum. For the initial percentage for the equity loan.
Available for the purchase of a newly built or developed property.
Can you remortgage with Help to Buy? How does it work?
Yes, even though the Help To Buy Scheme has closed for new applications, you can remortgage on the Help to Buy scheme. A lot of people have reached five years since taking out a mortgage under the Help to Buy scheme and will be looking for a new deal.
Not all lenders will allow you to remortgage your property if you’re on Help to Buy but there are high street lenders that will. How you remortgage with Help to Buy will depend on what you would like to do. If you want to keep your mortgage as is and get a new interest rate, it is quite straightforward as long as you approach the right lenders.
If you want to pay off the Help to Buy loan, that’s slightly different. It requires more work because you’re increasing your borrowing, so we need to find lenders that are happy with that.
Remortgage rates vary so much in price and benefits and trying to get the most suitable remortgage can be very time consuming. This is where Impartial can help you search the market for the best remortgage deals.