Shared Ownership Week is the ultimate guide to homeownership and takes place from September 19th – September 25th. Event ambassador and TV presenter AJ Odudu, who has just taken her first step onto the property ladder, comments: “I feel extremely lucky that I have a family member who offered me a rent-free home whilst I saved up. Now I’ve finally achieved my dream of owning a home, I feel like a weight’s been lifted from my shoulders.”
The event brings together the UK’s leading housing associations to provide invaluable information, ensuring that prospective first-time buyers come away armed with all the information they need and reassured that their homeownership ambition is achievable. AJ continues: “My homeownership journey was an incredibly stressful experience. There are so many obstacles and there’s a huge lack of reliable information out there. This makes the prospect of even researching your home buying options really intimidating, so the expert information provided during Shared Ownership Week is a great place to start.”
From stunning apartments with riverside views to unique conversations in convenient commuter locations, the event also showcases the huge range of properties available through the scheme. AJ continues: “Renting in London means having to move all the time. It’s exhausting! So, it’s amazing to know that I finally have roots somewhere and my very own space. There’s a wonderful new sense of calm that comes with this stability. However, if I’d known about Shared Ownership, I might have been able to spare my dad the pain of having me as his housemate for 3 years and got on the ladder sooner!”
Conscious of how hard it is for Londoners to buy a home in the Capital, she concludes: “I decided to support Shared Ownership Week because my homeownership journey was a very bumpy one. The guidance offered during this event is so valuable and becoming a proud homeowner has been life-changing for me. There really is nothing like it!”