Government trumpets 150,000 Help to Buy completions. 150,000 completions have been made under the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Help to Buy equity loan and mortgage guarantee programme since it’s inception two years ago, although 32,000 of such purchases are not first time buyers.
Nationwide ‘set to axe 600 jobs’
Nationwide Building Society is expected to axe 600 jobs following its takeover of Virgin Money, according to reports.