It’s no secret that buying your first property is a huge challenge.
From saving up a deposit while simultaneously paying for rent and soaring bills, to finding a pad in your price range that isn’t a ten-mile walk from the tube, unless you’re very lucky it can be a long and fraught process.
However, there is some support out there, and every week we’ll be helping pinpoint the best opportunities in our famously expensive capital for first-time buyers.
So whether you’re looking for a two-bed in Tottenham or a studio in Streatham, be sure to bookmark our selection of the best deals in town.
And before taking the plunge, be sure to read our range of helpful first-time buyer guides below.
- How to make sure you’re ready to be a first-time buyer
- Everything you need to know about getting a mortgage
- Expert reveals the questions every first-time buyer should ask developers
- A simple first-time buyer timeline: Experts share every step to expect on a property journey
Up this week, we have a range of one, two and three-bedroom flats in a new development on the Northern Line…
Whetstone Green, Whetstone, N20, from £400,000
One stop down the Northern Line from High Barnet, this leafy and lively suburb has long been a favourite with families due to its schools, open spaces and commutability.
Over the past few years a number of new schemes have targeted the first-time buyer market, and the newest kid on the block is Whetstone Green Apartments, consisting of 20 one, two and three-bedroom flats a five-minute walk from Whetstone High Road’s shops, restaurants, cafés and bars.
The development’s green credentials could hardly be better as it’s on a brownfield site – where a church hall previously stood – and is net zero carbon with an EPC rating of A. Utility bills are estimated to be 16 per cent cheaper than other new builds: instead of a traditional boiler, each smart-ready home is fossil fuel-free and fitted with a new generation instant hot water system that utilises clean energy from the building’s solar PV panels, super-efficient infrared ceiling heating and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery in every room.
Prices start at £400,000 and putting down a five per cent deposit and taking out a Help to Buy equity loan for 40 per cent of the cost will cut the mortgage required to £220,000.
Check it out at Whetstone Green
Or why not take a look at one of these?
L&Q at Clarendon, Haringey N8, from £105,625 for a 25% share of £422,500
An average house price of nearly £666,000 means that Haringey is now the fifth most costly outer London borough to buy in.
Its transport connections, open spaces, shopping, café culture and friendly buzz have ensured its enduring popularity, and now first-time buyers can get in on the act, too, and secure a shared ownership apartment at L&Q at Clarendon, with a deposit from just £10,563.
These one, two and three-bedroom apartments are part of the wider Clarendon development, a new residential community within the Haringey Heartlands Regeneration scheme, which will include more than 1,700 homes, leisure facilities and a central boulevard designed to improve connectivity with neighbouring Hornsey, Wood Green and Alexandra Park.
Each apartment features a spacious open-plan living area, a contemporary kitchen with integrated appliances, tons of natural light and a private balcony or garden, and residents will be able to make use of a communal roof terrace and other landscaped green spaces.
All homes have secure bike storage and selected plots come with car parking – not that you’ll need it as Wood Green, Turnpike Lane, Alexandra Palace and Hornsey stations are all within walking distance, as are Alexandra Park, Alexandra Palace and Muswell Hill, where you’ll find delis, boutiques and cafés.
Check it out at L&Q Homes
The Moorings, Brentford TW8, from £95,250 for a 25% share of £385,000
An affordable flat in a tranquil waterside setting might sound too good to be true, but that’s exactly what you can look forward to at The Moorings.
Situated on the River Brent at Brentford Lock, you’ll be able to enjoy walks and cycle rides along the towpath leading to the Thames Lock on Grand Union Canal; explore the green spaces of Syon Park and Gunnersbury Park and sample the fare at local independent restaurants and cafés.
The neighbourhood is in Zone 4 and commuters can either take the train from Brentford station to Waterloo – a journey time of around half an hour – or jump on the Piccadilly line Tube at Boston Manor.
Homes are a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, all with open-plan layouts, floor to ceiling windows, handleless kitchen cupboards, carpeted bedrooms and private balconies.
A play area at ground level means that younger residents don’t have to stray far to burn off some energy, and there are fabulous views across the river and lock from the communal rooftop gardens.
Check it out at LANDGAH
The Waterline, Alperton HA0 from £86,750 for 25% of £347,00
Emerging areas are great places to find good value new-builds, and that’s certainly the case with Alperton.
A mile from Wembley Stadium, it sits on the Grand Union Canal – which is set to be cleaned up – and is very well-connected with its own Zone 4 Piccadilly line station and the Central line in walking distance.
The Waterline is perfectly positioned to take advantage of everything the neighbourhood has to offer, being on the bank of the canal and seconds from the station.
Entered through a striking glass-fronted waterside atrium, it will rise to 24 storeys and include a Lidl and café on the ground floor, and a communal terrace on the 13th.
Its one, two and three-bedroom apartments are in a range of different layouts, and each has a private balcony for relaxing and enjoying the views and a flexible,
open plan living space with floor-to-ceiling windows.
All you’ll need to buy is furniture, as they incorporate grey gloss kitchens with Zanussi integrated appliances and under-pelmet lighting, fitted wardrobes in the master bedrooms, hotel-style bathrooms and useful utility cupboards equipped with washer/dryers.
First completions take place this autumn and one, and one, two and three-bedroom show homes are available to view now
Check it out at Latimer Homes
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