01908 597655Shared ownership is designed to make getting on the property ladder more affordable for those who need it. With shared ownership, the amount of deposit you will need to get together in order to purchase a shared ownership property is considerably lower than the deposit you would need to purchase a property outright on the open market.
This is because the deposit you will need to provide is based on the value of the share of the property that you are purchasing, rather than the market value of the whole property. Whilst the deposit required for a shared ownership purchase will vary from property to property, it is typically between 5-10% of the value of the share being purchased. [Read more…]