A Manning Stainton sign displayed outside a new build house designates it as having been sold as the countrys government releases data revealing its Help to Buy scheme, equity loans geared towards making homeownership more affordable as part of its levelling up strategy, has helped over 350,000 young people and families on to the property ladder on 9th May, 2022 in Leeds, United Kingdom. Statistics published by the government have shown that 83% of those who have taken advantage of its Help to Buy scheme, first launched in 2013, were first-time buyers.