Boris's First Steps explained to first-time buyers
Friday, 3 June 2011 3:15 PM
First Steps, Boris Johnson's initiative for first-time buyers, is to be explained at a free event on June 18th 2011.
The London mayor is backing the First Steps London Homes Show in a bid to help more people onto the capital's property ladder through low-cost home ownership.
The scheme, which is aimed at first-time buyers with a household income of less than £60,000 per year and key workers, comes in two guises. For those looking to own, there's First Steps Buy, whereby eligible buyers can search all the London properties available through First Steps Shared Ownership or First Steps Shared Equity schemes. For renters, there's First Steps Rent, where people can search homes covered by First Steps Rent to Buy and First Steps Intermediate Rent.
If that's all sounding a bit complicated, the First Steps London Homes Show, which is taking place on June 18th at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster, should be just the ticket in making it all clear to you.
The show is free to attend and, with over 20 of the biggest affordable housing providers in the capital exhibiting alongside independent financial and legal advisors, it will help to make your move to an affordable home a smooth and easy process.
London mayor Boris Johnson said: “The capital is a fantastic city to live in, but for those on lower or middle incomes, getting on to the housing ladder can be extremely tough. The London Homes Show, along with the new First Steps website, is a great way to help many Londoners into affordable homes and, if they wish, to take the first step into home ownership.”
Register to attend for free at FirstStepsLondonHomesShow.co.uk, or to find out more about the homes currently available, check out FirstStepsLondon.org.
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