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Shared ownership could be the answer to buying your first home Getting on the property ladder is something most people aspire to. Whether you’re looking to put down roots locally or further afield. You may have just started saving or have a nice little ‘nest egg’. For many the goal of owning their own home is way out of reach. If this is the case, then shared ownership may be the right direction to help you onto the property ladder. What is shared ownership? Contrary to what the name may suggest, shared ownership doesn’t involve sharing with anyone. Shared ownership simply means you part-buy a house and part-rent it, essentially buying a share of a property instead of the whole thing. The flexible thing about shared ownership is that you can start off with buying 25% of a house and renting the other 75% at a tenancy cost, at a fraction of what you’d normally pay in rent for the home under a private landlord. You can then get a smaller, more manageable mortgage, pay a deposit that’s only on the share you’re buying and save the extra to buy more shares in your property and work your way up the ladder without moving anywhere at all. The scheme allows you to avoid some of the bigger upfront costs that many struggle with when buying their first home and the heavy mortgages that banks are reluctant to lend and first time buyers are reluctant to take on. How shared ownership can help you We all have our own reasons for wanting to buy a home, be it wanting to settle down and start a family, avoiding wasting money on renting alone or wanting to make a financial investment to take you from living with Mum and Dad to full blown independence. Shared ownership is suited to first time buyers mainly due to the low deposits that could have you paying as little as 2.5% of the total value and the ability to apply for a smaller mortgage if you’ve not quite aced the credit score just yet. With a wide selection of homes available, from semi-detached houses to smaller apartments, Sussex has a great range of shared ownership properties so there’s no compromising when it comes to finding what you want. A fast track route onto the property ladder and an affordable way to buy your first home, shared ownership comes with a whole heap of benefits, taking you from home moaner to homeowner sooner than you may have considered. Find out more on: www.propertybooking.co.uk To view local properties for rent and for sale visit our portal at www.sussexlocal.net/property-search Getting on the property ladder Help for first time buyers

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£950,000 Storrington Tudor Lodge, Sandgate Lane. An attractive family home constructed circa 1938 occupying approximately 1/3rd of an acre, located just over a mile from Storrington village centre. The property is presented in first class order having been sympathetically extended with spacious reception hall, triple aspect sitting room, split-level dining room, feature kitchen/breakfast room with semi-vaulted ceiling, utility room, study and ground floor cloakroom, four bedrooms with en-suite facilities to bedrooms 1 and 2. Extensive parking leads to a detached garage with attractive gardens to all sides of the property. Contact Fowlers: 01903 745844

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Bury Primary School

As we move into the spring term, the staff and children are looking forward to our annual big author visit, this year’s author is a particularly ‘big’ author and his visit will coincide with Sparrowhawk Class learning about the local area and how to conserve it.

We are also working closely with Jonathan Dean from the South Downs National Park as we work together to share the fantastic learning opportunities afforded to us being based here in the heart of the South Downs. Watch this space to find out more… Bury Hill, South Downs

Half term Monday 17th February to Friday 21st February 2020 Monday 6th April - Friday 17th April 2020 Monday 25th May - Friday 29th May 2020 Mr Moore, Headteacher www.bury.w-sussex.sch.uk

Kalimera! The Year 5 children at St Mary’s Primary in Pulborough will be taking part in a Greek Day this term as part of their topic ‘Ancient Greece and Rome’ They will be wearing togas and preparing and eating Greek food. This is a muchanticipated event in the school calendar and the children really enjoy the opportunity to learn about such an historic culture. We are delighted to announce that we will be taking part in the John Muir Award, a national environmental award that encourages people of all backgrounds to connect with, enjoy and care for wild places through a structured yet adaptable scheme. The award is not competitive, but should challenge each participant. There are four challenges in this award: Discover a wild place; explore it; conserve it; share your experiences. We are very much looking forward to adding this award to St Mary’s Pulborough Greek food John Muir Award

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our range of outdoor learning experiences. The children will be consolidating their skills by making shelters, using tools and building fires. This term we will also be taking part in a project using the art that can be found at Petworth House. By enriching the children’s knowledge of art, we can encourage an holistic approach to education, showing that it is not just about learning in a classroom and the importance of all-round knowledge including arts and humanities. There are many opportunities to learn from the art in Petworth House and, of course, they have a famous collection of paintings by William Turner, as well as by other artists.

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Mrs S Copus, Headteacher Please call the school office on 01798 872007 or visit st-marys-pulborough.w-sussex.sch.uk for any more information.