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Question re. Help-to-Buy ISA

JohnCelt
JohnCelt Posts: 16 Forumite
edited 24 November 2015 at 1:19PM in Savings & investments
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Hello
My daughter bought her first home with a mortgage a couple of years ago. She now has a partner and they would like to start saving together to buy a bigger home together. Her partner would be a first time buyer.
We would like to give them something to start their savings off and I wondered if they could open a joint Help-to-Buy ISA, when they become available.
I know my daughter would not qualify for the Govt bonus, but would her partner qualify with his "half" of the savings?
Thank you in advance

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  • LplateSaver
    LplateSaver Posts: 351 Forumite
    edited 21 July 2015 at 3:10PM
    I'm pretty sure there are no joint ISAs. When it opens in December your daughters partner can deposit £1200 and £200 per month after in his own ISA from what I've read. Myself and OH are first time buyers and will open one each.
  • eskbanker
    eskbanker Posts: 38,022 Forumite
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    I'm pretty sure there are no joint ISAs
    ....is the correct answer, the acronym stands for Individual Savings Account.
  • JohnCelt
    JohnCelt Posts: 16 Forumite
    ok thanks. That being the case, would he qualify for the Govt. bonus in his ISA even if his deposit was going towards a joint mortgage?
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