Share to Buy launches new portal with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
CPCA partners with Share to Buy to promote affordable home ownership in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Shared Ownership and Help to Buy homes Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
As part of ongoing work to ensure more people have access to affordable housing across the region, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has announced a partnership with first time buyer property portal, Share to Buy, to raise the profile of affordable home ownership options across the region.
Supported by Mayor James Palmer, the dedicated platform on the Share to Buy website features listings of homes in the area, as well as a wealth of resources and local guides dedicated to supporting first time buyers.
Expected to list thousands of homes in the area, the platform will also help the Combined Authority engage with buyers in the region, widely considered one of the UK’s least affordable areas. Listings will include homes available through the Help to Buy equity loan, as well as Shared Ownership – a part buy/part rent scheme which enables eligible buyers to purchase a share of a property, paying a mortgage on the share they own and a below-market-rent on the remainder. You can start your search for homes in the area via the CPCA property search tool.
The Mayor and the Combined Authority are dedicated to increasing the number of new homes built in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, to meet the needs of a growing economy and address issues of affordability with commitments to build 1,596 affordable homes since 2017.
The Mayor’s flagship affordable housing project £100K Homes, which makes homes available to purchase for £100,000 is currently inviting applications for the first eight homes available in December.
Mayor James Palmer said:
“Now more than ever, it is vitally important that the people of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have the security of a home they can genuinely call their own. I am therefore really pleased to be working with Share to Buy in promoting affordable ownership properties across our region. To ensure residents have genuine affordable ownership opportunities, we need to promote such opportunities so they are visible to all, and this project will help achieve that.”
Nick Lieb, Head of Operations for Share to Buy said:
“With this area widely reported as one of the UK’s least affordable regions, we are pleased to be working with the Combined Authority to demonstrate to budding buyers that getting on the housing ladder is achievable across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. As millions of us spent more time at home than ever before in 2020, we’ve seen a huge surge in demand for properties on Share to Buy – so now is the perfect time to reach out to people across the region who might not be aware that home ownership may be closer than they think.”
To support buyers on their journey to home ownership and figuring out which route is right for them, resources available on Share to Buy range from a mortgage calculator, which will give house hunters an indication of what their monthly costs could be, to how-to guides and explainer videos.
About Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority was established in 2017 under a Devolution Deal with the Government. Its purpose is to make Cambridgeshire and Peterborough the leading place in the world to live, learn and work. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority brings together the area’s seven local councils and is chaired by a directly elected Mayor.
The Mayor and Combined Authority have statutory powers and a budget for transport, affordable housing, skills and economic development, made up of money devolved from central government. The Combined Authority and its committees meet in public and take questions from members of the public at its meetings. Details of meetings and agendas are published on the Combined Authority’s website.
About Share to Buy
Share to Buy is the country’s leading online portal for Shared Ownership properties. Established in 2004 as the UK’s first specialist online mortgage broker for affordable home ownership products, the site has since developed into a one stop shop for first time buyers, offering the UK’s largest listing of Shared Ownership homes for sale.
On Share to Buy, you can search for properties, compare mortgages and find out all you need to know about alternative home-buying schemes via our FAQs and guides