Strong start for Help to Buy, say lenders

Two major lenders have reported a strong uptake in the first month of the government's extended Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Halifax said they had received a total of 2,384 applications, potentially worth £365m in mortgages. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24892649#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa