Research conducted by local housebuilder Barratt Homes and GoodMore Global Ltd has revealed that nearly a third (31%) of those living in Hampshire have searched for a property online over the last six months. With a surge in would-be homebuyers turning to the internet for advice, Barratt Southern Counties will be hosting a two-part webinar series this month to help buyers get onto the property ladder.
The first webinar will be hosted live on Wednesday 28th October at 12.30pm from Barratt Southern Counties’ The White Building on Kingsclere Road in Basingstoke. The introductory webinar will see a panel of property experts discussing the current Help to Buy scheme and stamp duty exemptions, as well as providing useful mortgage, financial and legal advice to those aspiring to take the first step onto the housing ladder.
The expert panel will consist of Lynnette St-Quintin [Sales and Marketing Director at Barratt Southern Counties], Annari Holmes [Head of Residential Property at Herrington Carmichael] and Adrian MacDiarmid [Head of Mortgages at Barratt Southern Counties].
Lynnette St-Quintin comments: “It can be difficult for first time buyers to know where to start when it comes to buying their first home, particularly in current times when there have been so many changes to the housing sector over the last few months. Our webinar series proved to be extremely popular over the summer, so we are excited to return this month.
“We hope our webinars will arm aspirational first time buyers with the knowledge they need to get onto the property ladder, and encourage those looking to find out more to submit any questions they may have and tune in on the 28th October.”
Nick Willoughby (38), a first time buyer at The White Building, used Help to Buy to purchase a one-bedroom apartment off plan last year. “I felt stuck in the rental trap as it was hard to save while spending so much each month on rent. In the end though, it was much easier than I expected as I only had to save up a 5% deposit.”
First time buyers can tune into the webinar live on Wednesday 28th October at 12.30pm via Zoom at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88550862369?pwd=akVDa2ZrRC9wWVdYcWZnT21tb0NXQT09
Password: 650835
Alternatively, viewers can catch up on the webinar via Barratt Homes’ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/barratthomes
To register your details to find out more about the upcoming webinars; to submit your question to the panel; or to interact with a live webinar, please email Hollie Moore at hollie@building-relations.co.uk.
To find out more about Barratt Homes, visit www.barratthomes.co.uk or call 0333 355 8498.