Ending Help to Buy 'in the best interests' of the market, says Taylor Wimpey

By Jordan Marshall2018-11-13T13:42:00

Housebuilder says it believes the changes are “appropriate”

Volume housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has said the government’s plan to “taper off” the controversial Help to Buy scheme is in the best interest of the wider housing market.

The comments mean the company has broken ranks with many of its peers who have lobbied to keep the initiative, introduced five years ago by then chancellor George Osborne, going.

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