The Government's Help to Buy (HTB) Scheme has been criticised for stoking a potential house price bubble and exposing the taxpayer to unwarranted risks. A more overlooked danger arises from the impediment HTB may present to a recovery in business investment. However, other influences should hopefully offset this.
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