Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two people moving into a shared ownership property First-time buyers using the government-backed shared ownership scheme may find ...

When it comes to deposits on your first home, it’s a surprisingly long way. How does £3,250 sound? Even when cutting back on holidays, treats and nights out (and the now legendary avocado on toast) in ...

As shared ownership now has four decades under its belt, we can take a cue from how this crucial tenure has endured previous property market cycles. While this resilience shows that the product will ...

If you’re struggling to save a big enough deposit to get on the property ladder – or the numbers are simply not stacking up when it comes to what you can afford – a shared ownership scheme could be ...

Weaknesses in information mean that government does not yet have a full understanding of how shared ownership works for ...

Shared ownership is a government scheme put in place to help people who cannot afford to buy their home on the open market. It gives first time buyers - as well as those who used to own a home but can ...