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Help to Buy scheme's impact across England revealed
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# Help to Buy scheme's impact across England revealed

![](http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/14E45/production/_94237558_chart_helpbuyaverages_birmingham.png)

In February 2017 we [reported that one in three new build properties outside London were bought through a flagship scheme for first-time buyers, but just one in 10 in the capital](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38330552). This followed a previous report in June: [*Homes 'too expensive' for Help to Buy Isa scheme*](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/helptobuy)

## Data

* [Help to Buy loans by area - Google spreadsheet, multiple sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RL9ELofXmJI6aF91pk0tUlVFnodSXyoFfGAq9JvN1I8/edit?usp=sharing)

## Visualisation and interactivity

* Video: 'We pay less now than we would on rent'
* Search widget: *Help to Buy: Equity Loan - Use our search to find out how the scheme has fared in your local authority*
* Infographic: In numbers: Help to Buy
* Bar chart: Highest Help To Buy equity loans
* Bar chart: Help to Buy equity loans in effect per 1,000 households

## Related repositories

* [Homes 'too expensive' for Help to Buy Isa scheme](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/helptobuy) contains data on property prices in different areas and those which were likely to exclude potential applicants.