{"id":138210,"date":"2023-07-05T14:30:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T07:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/help-to-buy-has-trapped-me-in-an-unsellable-cladded-flat\/"},"modified":"2023-07-05T14:38:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T07:38:48","slug":"help-to-buy-has-trapped-me-in-an-unsellable-cladded-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/help-to-buy-has-trapped-me-in-an-unsellable-cladded-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"Help to buy has trapped me in an unsellable cladded flat"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMy block failed a fire safety inspection after Grenfell, but the scheme won\u2019t allow me to buy a second propertyI own a flat in a cladded block which failed its fire safety inspection and is now unsellable. I bought it in 2017 with a \u00a3180,000 help-to-buy loan when I was single, but I now have a partner and four children. With only two bedrooms it\u2019s unsuitable for a family of six, but I am handcuffed to this place because those with a help-to-buy loan are not allowed to purchase a second property. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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