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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Ruth Bloomfield

First-time buyer: ‘I used shared ownership and switched travel Zone to buy my own London home’

Marketing manager Daisy Smith bought a 25 per cent share of her home in Brentford

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In 2021, Daisy Smith was living in a tiny studio flat — with no outside space — and paying £1,200pcm for the privilege.

By switching location, moving from Zone 2 to Zone 4, and taking advantage of the shared ownership scheme she now has a more spacious one-bedroom flat of her own, without having to significantly increase her monthly outgoings.

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