{"id":13544,"date":"2016-05-18T22:49:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T15:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/200000-starter-homes-target-too-ambitious-say-lenders\/"},"modified":"2016-05-18T22:50:40","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T15:50:40","slug":"200000-starter-homes-target-too-ambitious-say-lenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/200000-starter-homes-target-too-ambitious-say-lenders\/","title":{"rendered":"200,000 starter homes target too ambitious, say lenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nGovernment\u2019s discount scheme for first-time buyers could destablise housing market, according to CMLMortgage lenders have warned that the government\u2019s target of delivering 200,000 discounted first-time buyer homes by the end of this parliament is \u201ctoo ambitious\u201d and that the scheme could contribute to making the property market more unstable.Under the starter homes initiative, the government plans to relax planning restrictions to encourage developers in England to build properties that will be sold at a 20% discount on their market rate to first-time buyers under the age of 40. In March 2015, it said it wanted to deliver 200,000 of these new homes by 2020, alongside 135,000 shared ownership properties.  Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2016\/may\/18\/starter-homes-target-ambitious-lenders-housing-market-cml\" target=\"_blank\">200,000 starter homes target too ambitious, say lenders<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Government\u2019s discount scheme for first-time buyers could destablise housing market, according to CMLMortgage lenders have&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-3ws","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6288,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/starter-home-buyers-could-receive-141000-windfall-from-taxpayers\/","url_meta":{"origin":13544,"position":0},"title":"Starter home buyers could receive \u00a3141,000 windfall from taxpayers","date":"February 29, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Scheme will benefit 200,000 buyers but prevent 2 million more from getting on housing ladder, campaigners sayThe government\u2019s starter homes initiative could deliver a taxpayer-backed windfall of \u00a3141,000 each to 200,000 lucky first-time buyers, but 2 million more aspiring homeowners will be stuck renting, campaigners say.The scheme, which allows\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5002,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/discounted-starter-homes-plan-will-fail-to-help-most-buyers\/","url_meta":{"origin":13544,"position":1},"title":"Discounted starter homes plan &#039;will fail to help most buyers&#039;","date":"February 17, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Properties to be sold at 20% below market rate will still be out of reach for vast majority of first-time buyers, says LGAThe government\u2019s plan to offer discounted properties will fail to provide affordable housing for most families, according to local councils.Under the starter homes initiative, the government wants\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1187,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/taylor-wimpey-warns-over-plan-to-build-discounted-homes-for-first-time-buyers\/","url_meta":{"origin":13544,"position":2},"title":"Taylor Wimpey warns over plan to build discounted homes for first-time buyers","date":"January 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Housebuilder questions how proposed 20% saving on more than 200,000 properties would be implemented and its impact on affordable housing sectorTaylor Wimpey has warned that the government\u2019s plan to build more than 200,000 discounted houses for first-time buyers could be in doubt because of confusion about how the scheme\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4964,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/government-discounted-starter-home-plan-will-fail-to-help-most-buyers\/","url_meta":{"origin":13544,"position":3},"title":"Government discounted starter home plan &#039;will fail to help most buyers&#039;","date":"February 17, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Properties to be sold at 20% below market rate will still be out of reach for vast majority of first-time buyers, says Local Government Association The government\u2019s plan to provide first-time buyers in England with discounted properties will fail to provide affordable housing for most families, according to local\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5038,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/starter-homes-initiative-everything-you-need-to-know\/","url_meta":{"origin":13544,"position":4},"title":"Starter homes initiative \u2013 everything you need to know","date":"March 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The government has said it will double to 200,000 the number of discounted properties available to first-time buyers under its home building scheme. 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