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Individual Savings Accounts

Commons · Question 7372 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Coleman

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commission research into the potential impact of the (a) property price limit and (b) exit penalty on first-time buyers who wish to use Lifetime ISAs to buy a property.

Answer

Answered by Tulip Siddiq, 14 Oct 2024

Data from the latest UK House Price Index demonstrates that the average price paid by first-time buyers remains below the LISA property price cap in all regions of the UK.Any unauthorised withdrawals are subject to a 25% withdrawal charge. This recoups th...