Case Studies

Gavin Turner - Reading, Berkshire
He like many others, aspired to own his own property, but knew that without a 20% deposit, it was just a pipedream.

Julia Spargo - Bicester, Oxfordshire
When a house came up for sale on the same street in which she was already renting, Julia Spargo never dreamed she would be able to afford it.

Nzinga Akinshegun - Reading, Berkshire
First time buyer Nzinga Akinshegun, 23, never thought she would get a foot on the property ladder. Fortunately, Catalyst Housing Group was able to help.

Sonia Doyotte - Slough, Berkshire
French teacher Sonia Doyotte was desperate to move out of shared housing before she went mad!

Mark Bennett - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
For NHS worker, Mark Bennett, his partner Elizabeth and their three children, the HomeBuy scheme was the only hope of finding an affordable family home.

Louise Morrissey - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
For hospital chaplain, Rev Louise Morrissey, the help she received from the Open Market HomeBuy scheme has made a massive difference to her life.

Vicky & Chris Hickman - Bampton, West Oxfordshire
Vicky and Chris Hickman both have decent jobs and work hard, but with property prices as high as they are in West Oxfordshire there was no way they could raise a big deposit.

Richard Bennetts - Theale, Berkshire
With two children and a new baby on the way, Army Instructor Richard Bennetts and his family weren’t sure how they could afford to buy a home in Berkshire.