23/02/2024
Did you know????
A few helpful points listed below in relation to the two schemes currently available to home buyers
FIRST HOME SCHEME ( Or Shared Home Ownership )
The First Home Scheme (FHS) aims to make home ownership achievable by bridging the gap for first-time buyers and other eligible homebuyers between their deposit and mortgage, and the price of their new home, in exchange for a percentage of equity
Max purchase price ( Meath ) - 425,000
30% of the house price or build cost (20% if availing of help to buy scheme also)
You must be a first time buyer or other eligible homebuyer
Property must be a new build or self build
You must have mortgage approval ( max available to you )
You must not be availing of a loan to income exception
There is no interest or charges for 5 years – service charge of 1.75% from year 6
You can buy back your equity at any time
HELP TO BUY SCHEME
The Help to Buy (HTB) scheme is an incentive for first-time property purchasers to help with the deposit needed to purchase or build a new home.
You must be a first time buyer and purchasing/building a new home
You can avail of up to 30k – or 10% of the market value (whichever is the lesser)
Minimum loan to value is 70%
Maximum market value of the property is 500k
You must live in the property as your main home for 5 years
You must buy from a qualifying developer or use a qualifying builder for the self build project
If you wish to discuss these schemes further please contact us at Michael Cassidy Financial Services on 046 9077758