Well, I’m getting into the swing of these weekly blogs, and delighted to report that a few of you are actually reading them as well, which is a bonus! Thanks for checking in, and also for your feedback on my recent posts.
There’s been a lot happening this week at Plumlife. The deadline for many HomeBuy Direct developments is today, so we’ve been busily rushing through last minute applications. We’ll be shouting about the new developments on offer from today until end March 2012 on this website over the coming weeks and months.
Rent To HomeBuy requests are also coming in thick and fast. This scheme is basically a “try before you buy” rent option, offering people the chance to live in a brand new home at a discounted rent. The idea is that it gives you a chance to save up for that all important deposit over a five year period. There’s no obligation to buy at the end of the rental period – but you get first refusal to do so if you want / can afford to.
On a personal front, I made my BBC TV debut on Wednesday! I know it’s April Fool’s Day – but this is not a joke. We were lucky enough to be invited to contribute to the debate about affordable home-building in rural areas (always controversial), sparked by a recent (failed) application by the Co-op to develop land in rural Lancashire. It was for BBC1’s The Politics Show, which goes out this Sunday at Midday.
Luckily, it wasn’t live, which means that hopefully it will be cleverly edited to make me look like a seasoned broadcasting housing pundit! But mine really was a supporting role, the real star of the show was actually Janet, our shared ownership buyer from the Ribble Valley. I’m told she spoke really eloquently about the many pros of shared ownership, and I’m seriously thinking of offering her a job in our sales team!
To find out more about affordable homes in your area, go to www.plumlife.co.uk.
As always, I’m keen to hear from you, so please feel free to drop me a line by email to: Matt@plumlife.co.uk