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Burnham Unveils “Your First Home” for First-Time Buyers

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC · How we work

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Builders Praise Programme

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced the “Your First Home” scheme for first-time buyers at the Labour conference in Liverpool on 26 September 2026.
Government said scheme builds on 2013-2023 Help to Buy programme, which delivered 387,000 equity loans and was praised by Home Builders Federation.
Secretary Angela Rayner and Home Builders Federation said programme will ease access to homes.
Funding comes from reprioritised budgets, with developers contributing.

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Youth Housing Relief

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced the “Your First Home” scheme for first-time buyers in England on 26 September 2026 at the Labour conference in Liverpool.
The plan is presented as relief for young people without parental financial help, targeting housing inequality.
Funding will come from reprioritising existing government spending rather than new taxes.
Buyers could secure a £230,000 starter home with a 2.5% deposit and £46,000 interest-free loan.

Blindspot

The government said the scheme builds on the 2013-2023 Help to Buy programme, which delivered 387,000 equity loans and was welcomed by the Home Builders Federation.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

Help to Buy was announced in George Osborne’s 2013 budget as the biggest state intervention in housing since the 1980s Right to Buy scheme. Launched on 1 April 2013, it offered equity loans of up to 20% of a home’s value (40% in London). Bank of England governor Mark Carney later monitored its impact as studies linked the scheme to higher prices without boosting construction.

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Builders Praise Programme

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced the “Your First Home” scheme for first-time buyers at the Labour conference in Liverpool on 26 September 2026.
Government said scheme builds on 2013-2023 Help to Buy programme, which delivered 387,000 equity loans and was praised by Home Builders Federation.
Secretary Angela Rayner and Home Builders Federation said programme will ease access to homes.
Funding comes from reprioritised budgets, with developers contributing.

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