{"id":65568,"date":"2017-09-06T02:27:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T19:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/help-to-buy-scheme-aids-some-buyers-but-boosts-builders-even-more\/"},"modified":"2017-09-06T02:38:54","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T19:38:54","slug":"help-to-buy-scheme-aids-some-buyers-but-boosts-builders-even-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/help-to-buy-scheme-aids-some-buyers-but-boosts-builders-even-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Help-to-buy scheme aids some buyers, but boosts builders even more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThe government has spent \u00a34.6bn already \u2013 why should it continue with the subsidy in such a generous form? Housebuilder Redrow says it\u2019s looking forward to working with government to consider the future of the help-to-buy subsidy scheme beyond 2021. You bet it is. Since former chancellor George Osborne in 2013 committed to helping homebuyers purchase new properties with a deposit of only 5%, Redrow has reported record profits every year.The latest annual numbers \u2013 and a share price that has improved threefold since 2013 \u2013 shows how wonderful life has become for big housebuilders. You\u2019d almost think Redrow was producing high-tech consumer gadgets. Operating margins are running at 19% and return on capital employed has hit 26%. About 40% of its private sales are to help-to-buy purchases, which is typical for the sector. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/nils-pratley-on-finance\/2017\/sep\/05\/help-to-buy-scheme-buyers-builders-subsidy\" target=\"_blank\">Help-to-buy scheme aids some buyers, but boosts builders even more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; The government has spent \u00a34.6bn already \u2013 why should it continue with the subsidy 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