However, research from James Pendleton, a London estate agent, found just 603 qualifying houses across the capital (see table, below). A dearth of London homes that qualify for the UK government 's Help to Buy scheme is forcing families to live in " cramped and uncomfortable " conditions , according to Lucy Pendleton of estate agent James Pendleton . Research by the firm found that eight out of London 's 32 boroughs had no qualifying houses , while others , including Greenwich , Barnet and Southwark , only had " a handful " . " The mass extinction of Help to Buy homes has begun , exacerbated by the upper threshold which has n’t moved in recent years " , she said .
A dearth of London homes that qualify for the UK government 's Help to Buy scheme is forcing families to live in " cramped and uncomfortable " conditions , according to Lucy Pendleton of estate agent James Pendleton . Research by the firm found that eight out of London 's 32 boroughs had no qualifying houses , while others , including Greenwich , Barnet and Southwark , only had " a handful " . " The mass extinction of Help to Buy homes has begun , exacerbated by the upper threshold which has n’t moved in recent years " , she said .