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First-Time Buyers

Is the Lifetime ISA still worth it with the £450k cap?

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LISATrappedNew Member
10 March 2026 at 22:56

Been paying into a LISA for 2 years now (about £11k total with bonuses). The 25% bonus is great but the £450k property price cap is becoming a real problem.

We're looking in outer London / Herts and literally everything decent for a 2-bed is over £450k now. If we go above the cap we lose the bonus AND pay a 25% penalty on withdrawal — so we'd actually lose money.

Feels like the government set this cap in 2017 and just forgot about it. Anyone else stuck in this trap? What are you doing?

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