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Lloyds Banking Group will make an extra £4 billion of lending available to high loan to income First-time Buyers (FTBs) following recent mortgage lending reforms .
Andrew Asaam Homes Director at Lloyds Banking GroupBuying your first home can be challenging, but First Time Buyer Boost helps by making your income go further. Recent affordability changes have already started to help would-be homeowners get on the property ladder sooner and lending an extra £4 billion means we can help even more customers get the keys to their first home.
Since Lloyds Banking Group applied clarified rules on mortgage stress testing in April, it has already helped an additional 3,000 buyers – including more than 1,000 first-time buyers – access a mortgage they would not have qualified for before.
To qualify for the First Time Buyer Boost, and subject to affordability, customers must:
The offer is available across all channels: phone, online, branch and through intermediaries. There are no processing changes or additional steps for mortgage brokers and mortgage advisers to deal with, applications can progress as usual.