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Help To Buy ISA
Red_Juan
Posts: 4 Newbie
Hello,
I've been saving regularly in a Halifax Help To Buy ISA for about 4 years now, the maximum £200pcm. I have £8k-ish in the account.
I've recently purchased a house which was above the outside of London threshold so I couldn't apply for the Government 'uplift'.
Can I still continue to save in the ISA and accrue the interest in the knowledge that I'll now never be using the ISA for what I originally opened it for?
Equally, I'll never be attempting to claim the Government uplift.
Halifax have told me 2 different things now and seem to be as confused as I am!
Thanks!
I've been saving regularly in a Halifax Help To Buy ISA for about 4 years now, the maximum £200pcm. I have £8k-ish in the account.
I've recently purchased a house which was above the outside of London threshold so I couldn't apply for the Government 'uplift'.
Can I still continue to save in the ISA and accrue the interest in the knowledge that I'll now never be using the ISA for what I originally opened it for?
Equally, I'll never be attempting to claim the Government uplift.
Halifax have told me 2 different things now and seem to be as confused as I am!
Thanks!
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Comments
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You no longer qualify for the account as you are not a FTB. You can transfer it to another cash ISA (or S&S etc) or close it. At some point you will need to confirm you still meet the account criteria (probably at the start of the next tax year).0
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Yes as a property owner you are no longer eligible to hold the HTB ISA account. If you are interested in investing for the long term consider a S&S Lifetime ISA or additional pension contributions depending on your age and tax position.0
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