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Affordable home ownership
Having a home of your own may be easier than you think. Various options are available to help you buy or rent.
Homes for Londoners
The Homes for Londoners search tool is the new way to find an affordable home to buy or rent in London. This has replaced FIRST STEPS.
You must register for a Homes for Londoners account if you created a FIRST STEPS account before April 2018.
The benefits of having an account
When you register for a Homes for Londoners account you can:
- search for affordable housing
- save the properties you're interested in
- check your eligibility for homes
- book open day viewings
About the affordable homes you'll find
Properties from across the capital have been pulled together in one place. This makes finding an affordable home much quicker, easier and more accessible for those who need it most.
The Homes for Londoners search tool allows people on low to middle incomes to search for:
- Shared Ownership properties
- Help to Buy properties
- London Living Rent scheme properties
- new private sale properties available exclusively to London and UK based buyers
- other types of affordable home ownership
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