Burnham’s Your First Home scheme ‘could boost Bellway’s house output by 10%’

Help-to-buy initiative for England could slow market while first-time buyers wait for launch, builder admits The new Your First Home programme for first-time buyers could increase the number of houses British builder Bellway produces each year by 10%, its boss

The Guardian|Tue, 13 October 2026 at 11:59

Help-to-buy initiative for England could slow market while first-time buyers wait for launch, builder admits

The new Your First Home programme for first-time buyers could increase the number of houses British builder Bellway produces each year by 10%, its boss has said.

Faced with a chronic shortage of homes, the government has made housing one of its top priorities and Andy Burnham’s surprise announcement of the YFH scheme a fortnight ago sent housebuilders’ shares soaring by more than 10%.

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