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Help to Buy sparks supply and demand fears

Name: Help to Buy sparks supply and demand fears
Uploaded: 2013-10-11T16:31:08.720Z
Duration: 4 min 56 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Daniel Garrahan reports on the UK's Help to Buy scheme

The UK government's Help to Buy scheme means buyers can put down a deposit of 5 per cent on a property worth up to £600,000 and apply for a government-backed mortgage. Will the scheme aid the UK recovery without causing a housing bubble? Daniel Garrahan reports

October 11, 2013

Produced by Daniel Garrahan. Filmed by Daniel Garrahan and Petros Gioumpasis. Additional footage by Getty and Reuters