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Cheaper to buy than rent at Green Pastures

Britain’s biggest housebuilder says it is now cheaper to buy a brand new home at one of its developments than it is to rent – thanks to a new Government –backed scheme.

Persimmon Homes says first-time buyers have a last chance to buy one of its brand new three and four bedroom homes at their Green Pastures development in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

With only four homes left at Green Pastures, lucky househunters can purchase a three bedroom starter home for a monthly mortgage of just £402 using the Help to Buy scheme – over £50 less than it would cost to rent the same home.

The housebuilder says the success of Help to Buy means there has never been a better time for first-time buyers to finally get their feet on the property ladder.

Kevin Thubron, Sales Director at Persimmon Homes Yorkshire, said latest figures showed it could now be over 10 per cent more expensive to rent a home than to buy it.

“With the long-term forecast indicating that rent will continue to go up, there is no better option than to buy right now.

“At our Green Pastures development in Grimsby we can help make it easier for prospective purchasers to take that all important step on to the property ladder and start investing in their own futures.”

Kevin said the last few one and two bedroom homes at Cloisters start at just £119,999.

That can be reduced to £95,999 under the Help to Buy scheme, where the buyer meets 75 per cent of the cost and pays a five per cent deposit of £5,999. The Government then makes up the shortfall through an equity share loan.

Kevin said that a new buyer could move in to a three bedroom home for a monthly mortgage of just £402 whilst it would cost up to £454 to rent the same home.

For more information about the homes at Green Pastures, simply call 0843 487 1298 or log on to www.persimmonhomes.com .

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Amandeep Garcha .