Tuesday, 25 August 2015

First Million Pound 'Affordable' Housing Property Goes On Sale

Britain's first £1million 'affordable' housing property has gone on the market but its prospective buyer will need to earn £82,000-a-year to cover the cost. The three-bedroom flat in Hackney, east London, has come under fire from housing charities after being valued at £1,025,000 with would-be homeowners offered a 25 per cent stake in the property. It means that if prospective buyers only have the minimum deposit of £12,813, they would need to be earning £82,000-a-year to get a mortgage on the remaining £243,437. With this agreed, mortgage repayments on the 25 per cent stake would work out at around £1,352-a-month. Housing association rent on the remaining three quarters of £1,121, and an additional monthly service charge of £250, would then push up the total monthly outgoings to £2,723. Read more on the Daily Mail website.

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