HomeBuy Features

Face off - Government incentives

Iain Wright MP tells us what the Government is doing to help first time buyers purchase their first home, while Stephen Nunn, an expert on government-funded products, explains there is still some way to go...

Iain Wright MP
The MP was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government in 2007. His main remit is to support the housing minister on all aspects of housing policy and programmes including town and country planning.

Stephen Nunn
Chair of the London Home Ownership Group, which has over 100 members made up of London housing associations. He is also Vice Chair of the National Housing Federation Home Ownership Advisory Panel. He has worked for various housing associations, including Tower Homes, a regional HomeBuy agent, where he was managing director.

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