{"id":22121,"date":"2016-08-06T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-a-rent-to-buy-scheme-is-making-home-ownership-a-reality\/"},"modified":"2016-08-06T13:10:56","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T06:10:56","slug":"how-a-rent-to-buy-scheme-is-making-home-ownership-a-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-a-rent-to-buy-scheme-is-making-home-ownership-a-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"How a \u2018rent to buy\u2019 scheme is making home ownership a reality"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWith the gap between wages and house prices sparking a huge fall in ownership in the UK, we look at schemes such as Rentplus that are helping those priced outThey were the words that father-of-two Adam Stephens had waited so long to hear: \u201cThis is your house and it\u2019s going to be your home for the next 10 years. After that, you may decide you never want to leave. It\u2019s up to you.\u201dOn hearing that from his new landlord, Stephens felt a \u201cmassive, massive sense of relief\u201d. He says he didn\u2019t know whether to jump up for joy or sit down and cry. \u201cShe gave us the keys and told us to settle in and enjoy our new house. And from that point on, it\u2019s never felt like we\u2019re renting. It feels like this is our home.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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