New Homes

What is the Help to Buy Scheme? The Help to Buy Scheme was introduced in July 2016 to help first-time buyers buy or...

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We explore the conditions that must be satisfied in order to avail of the relief in the Help to Buy Scheme. The Help to Buy Scheme (“the Scheme”) was introduced in July 2016 to help first-time buyers buy or self-build a new residential property. The Scheme is available until 31 December 2019 and allows first time buyers to claim a refund of income tax and DIRT paid over the previous 4 tax years and to use this refund as part of the deposit for the purchase of a new residential property.