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Find out more about this new type of ISA for home buyers

Tax free saving to build  a deposit to buy a new home

Lifetime ISAs

Lifetime ISA

from Hargreaves Lansdown

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Allows ISA Transfers
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  • Protection Scheme: FSCS
  • Fund Choice: Over 2,500 Funds, Investment Trusts, Bonds, ETF's or Cash
  • Invest From: £100 single or £25 per month
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Why we like it: Easy set up in a matter of minutes. Start with as little as £25 and save up to £4,000 per year. Wide choice of stock market linked investments, or can be retained in cash. Fund factsheets and investment tools available. Simple annual management fee of 0.45%. There may be some other charges depending on the investment choices. Hargreaves Lansdown are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Capital at risk.

  • Open in five minutes
  • Open with lump sum, regular contributions or transfers from existing ISA's
  • Contribute up to £4,000 per year until you’re 50
  • Get a 25% government bonus: For every £4 you invest you receive a £1 bonus
  • Use your savings to buy your first home up to a value of £450,000, or use as retirement income
  • You can contribute to both a stocks and shares Lifetime ISA and a ‘regular’ stocks and shares ISA in the same tax year
  • Must be UK resident aged 18-39
  • If you need to access your money for any other reason, you’ll pay a 25% penalty
  • Annual account charge of 0.45%
  • Dealing and other charges will depend on the investments you choose and will apply in addition to our annual account charge
  • Tax rules can change and their benefits depend on your circumstances. Lifetime ISA allowance forms part of the overall £20,000 annual allowance

What is a Home buyer ISA?

Announced in the 2016 Budget report the Lifetime ISA is a new kind of Individual Savings Account, launched in April 2017. 

The lifetime ISA is designed to allow people aged between 18 and 40 year old to save for both the deposit on their first property as well as their retirement simultaneously.

In addition from being able to save in a tax advantageous wrapper if a saver withdraws the money contained in the account after their 60th birthday, or use to purchase their first property they will receive a 25% bonus on their savings from the government which essentially means they could benefit from an extra £1 for every £4 they contribute to the ISA.

Lifetime ISA

Lifetime ISA Rules

Mortgage ISAs or Lifetime ISAs will only be available to eligible savers aged between 18 and 40 and the maximum contribution a saver can make each year will be £4,000.

In order to receive the 25% government bonus savers have to use the money contained within the ISA either for the deposit on a property as a first time buyer or for withdraw it after their 60th birthday.

If using the money within the account to buy property then to receive the bonus it must be worth £450,000 or less.

The account holder must also be considered a first time buyer which means they have never owned any kind of property before, whether in the UK or elsewhere, they also must be intending to use the house as their residence so buy to lets or other kinds of investment will not be suitable.

As lifetime ISAs are designed for individual savers it is possible to benefit from two if buying a property with someone else.

From the age of 60 the account holder is free to make full or partial withdrawals from the account, for any purpose will still being able to benefit from the 25% bonus, funds are permitted to remain invested and any interest will be tax-free.

Contributions will only be eligible to be included in the bonus up until the date of the savers 50th birthday.

Other withdrawals

Savers under 60 years old will be able to make withdrawals for other reasons than property purchase however this will not receive the bonus or interest on their savings and will need to pay a 5% charge on the amount withdrawn.

Other ISAs

Savers will be permitted to have other Kinds of ISAs, meaning it would be possible to have a cash ISA, investment ISA and Lifetime ISA however they will all sit within the same isa allowance so you will need to ensure you do not exceed this limit. 

Lifetime ISA Factsheet

Up to £1,000 bonus per year from the government!

Aged between 18 and 39? The Lifetime ISA offers an exciting way to save for your first home and later life with a 25% boost from the government.

Download our factsheet now to find out more, including:

  • How much you can invest each year
  • The penalties to watch out for when you access your money
  • Where you can invest (cash, stocks and shares)
  • The options for savers who already hold a Help to Buy ISA

Get a FREE Guide to first time buyer ISAs »

Important Risk Information:

The value of investments can go down in value as well as up, so you could get back less than you invest. It is therefore important that you understand the risks and commitments. This website aims to provide information to help you make your own informed decisions. It does not provide personal advice based on your circumstances. If you are unsure of how suitable an investment is for you, please seek personal advice.

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