Easystart offers a helping hand from Taylor Wimpey

If you’re fed up of renting and looking for a home of your own, why not visit one of Taylor Wimpey’s developments where you can buy a home for just 85% of the purchase price through Easystart – Taylor Wimpey’s shared equity scheme that’s available on selected new homes up to £170,000 for a limited period only.

Easystart is currently available at The Leys in Bathgate; Violet Wynd in Paisley; Annick Gardens in Stewarton; Dunsmuir Park in Kilmarnock; and Victoria Gardens in Airdrie, and it offers buyers the chance to secure their new dream home for only 85% of the purchase price.

Homeowners have the reassurance that they own 100% of their property from day one but as they’ll already have paid a 5% deposit, they only need to find a mortgage on 80% of the value. The other 15% is provided rent and interest free by Taylor Wimpey for up to ten years, at which point purchasers repay 15% of their home’s current market value. The scheme is flexible, allowing purchasers to repay the outstanding amount early or even make smaller one-off payments up to three times during the ten year period.

Audrey Ross, regional sales and marketing director, comments: “We recognise that buying a home can be a financially daunting prospect for many and we want to ensure that first time buyers know all the facts before they make a decision. We have already helped over 100 buyers to get on to the property ladder using shared equity, and the availability of Easystart at five of our developments across the west of Scotland offers an excellent choice of both new homes and locations to get buyers on the move.

“There’s no need to continue paying someone else’s mortgage or living with your parents when you could snap up a brand new home of your own for less using our shared equity scheme. This fantastic initiative offers a genuine step up for those wanting to get onto the property ladder and is ideal for anyone struggling to save a large deposit.”

All developments are open Thursday to Monday from 11.000am-5.30pm. For more information, visit taylorwimpey.co.uk.