Government's Help to buy scheme pushes up prices for young people

18 Oct 2017
Lord Shipley

https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2017-10-17a.483.9&s=speaker%3A25000#g486.1John, Lord Shipley said in the House of Lords : "The Minister will be aware that Help to Buy has

assisted quite a number of young people to buy their first home, but is he aware of the research which now shows that Help to Buy is actually helping to increase house prices, putting home ownership beyond the reach of many more people?"

See the Conservative Minister's reply here.

Lord Shipley is the Liberal Democrats' Housing Spokesman in the House of Lords

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