Peter Hawley

Dec 9, 2024 | propertyindustryeye.com | Peter Hawley

One of the greatest omissions from October’s Budget was support for first time buyers – in fact we saw the reverse: 5% more stamp duty on properties priced between £300,001 and £500,000 and a freezing of Lifetime ISAs.And while the government has pledged to invest considerably in affordable housing, every indication to date is that this will be used for social housing for rent, rather than for sale.

Dec 5, 2024 | propertyreporter.co.uk | Peter Hawley

"While I don’t necessarily advocate a return of Help to Buy as a means of addressing the housing crisis, I believe that the government should allocate to Shared Ownership providers some of the resources that had previously been invested in Help to Buy" - Peter Hawley - SOWN One of the greatest omissions from October’s Budget was support for first-time buyers – in fact, we saw the reverse: 5% more Stamp Duty on properties priced between £300,001 and £500,000 and a freezing of Lifetime ISAs....

Sep 10, 2024 | newstartmag.co.uk | Peter Hawley

Editor's Pick During the election, the Conservative’s pledged to implement Help to Buy, whereas Labour proposed alternative housing policies, largely focused on social rent. Now the red’s are in power, Peter Hawley, director of SOWN, discusses what the party should be doing to support new buyers. Now elected, Labour is already pushing ahead with housing initiatives including greater powers and flexibilities in the Affordable Homes Programme, increased local authority funding for housing (to...

Sep 3, 2024 | propertyreporter.co.uk | Peter Hawley

"There is an urgent need for more support for first-time buyers, whether through Help to Buy or Shared Ownership and the omission of both from any major Labour housing announcements suggests that it is in danger of being overlooked" - Peter Hawley - SOWN During the recent general election campaign, one key point of difference in the parties’ housing policies was that the Conservative Party pledged to introduce a new Help to Buy scheme, whereas Labour proposed alternative housing policies,...

Sep 2, 2024 | propertyindustryeye.com | Peter Hawley

During the recent general election campaign, one key point of difference in the parties’ housing policies was that the Conservative Party pledged to introduce a new Help to Buy scheme, whereas Labour proposed alternative housing policies, largely focused on social rent.