Shared Ownership

Still celebrating its recent success at the London Planning Awards, where it won the accolade Best New Place to Live, Highbury Gardens is now offering 39 new affordable homes for sale to homebuyers in the capital.

New homes developer Lovell is offering homebuyers looking to find a property in Middleton a range of incentives to help get them moving at an open event this weekend.

Hampshire has history and great countryside, including the New Forest, and a stunning coastline and beaches. Many people are choosing to make this favourite holiday destination their permanent home, and there is no better time to find a property to buy in the county.

Stretching all the way from London to South Wales, the M4 corridor is a major hub for high-tech companies, and the surrounding towns are a popular choice for homebuyers who need to commute across the region. Thriving M4 corridor towns in England within easy reach of London include Bracknell, Reading, Newbury, Slough and Swindon, all of which are served by the M4, the Great Western train line, and London Heathrow Airport.

A new home in East Sussex remains an achievable aspiration for many this Christmas time. Award-winning developers have a range of new apartments and new houses for sale to suit all pockets and all lifestyles.

Shared ownership and shared equity schemes are available across Kent, offering help to those who might otherwise not be in a position to buy a brand new home. A range of affordable new homes in Kent are available under these schemes, which are a partnership between developers, housing associations and the Government.

Situated in the West Midlands, Warwickshire has no cities of its own but its largest towns include Nuneaton, Rugby and Leamington Spa - while it's also easy to reach the cities of Birmingham, Leicester and Coventry in neighbouring counties. It's a popular area for those hoping to secure their first property.

Residents in Northamptonshire can actually save money by leaving behind their rental accommodation and buying a brand new home under a shared ownership scheme at an Orbit Homes development. Recent research from Zoopla reveals that in many towns and cities, buying can work out cheaper than renting.

Talk to any prospective first-time buyer and it would seem that home ownership remains an impossible dream. Recent reports have shown that the average cost of renting a home in the UK has risen to an all time high of £713 a month, making saving for a deposit all but impossible. And even for those who can save, mortgage lenders are still requiring much higher levels of savings than most people will ever lay their hands on. The "bank of Mum and Dad" can help some, but not all.

Increasing the supply of much needed new homes is vital for growth in this country, John Cridland, director-general of the CBI employers' group, told business leaders last night.

In a speech to the CBI North-East Annual Dinner, Mr Cridland, said that boosting activity in the new homes and construction sector could be a major "game-changer" for growth.