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You are here: Home / Latest News / Notting Hill Genesis housing association pulls shared ownership leasehold advert after complaints

Notting Hill Genesis housing association pulls shared ownership leasehold advert after complaints

October 12, 2018 //  by Sebastian O'Kelly

Advertising Standards Authority says it is “likely” to have breached codes

In another example of leaseholders fighting back, the Notting Hill Genesis housing association has pulled an advertisement for shared equity leasehold flats.

Underneath the photograph of a radiantly smiling millennial woman were the words:

“We wanted a new home that would with us, so that’s when we looked into Shared Ownership and realised that by using this scheme we could actually afford to buy a two bedroom property.

“It fitted perfectly with our budget, and in fact our total monthly outgoings now work out less than what some of our friends are paying to rent a room in a shared house!”

Two leasehold activists were indignant about the advertisement and complained to the Advertising Standards Authority, which has thrown out previous complaints disputing that leasehold amounts to “home ownership”.

Lorraine’s complaint said:

“This, as is written, is a lie. As the flat is leasehold and she is a shared ownership leaseholder, she is only buying a long-term tenancy from Notting Hill Genesis with all the fees and costs of a mortgage and maintenance and service charges for a property that will never be hers.

“This is mis-selling and false advertising, as she does not actually “own” anything!”

Anne also complained having seen the Notting Hill Genesis advert.

“My complaint was that is was clearly not true: shared “ownership” and leasehold tenure is not owned.

“I have been tweeting the ASA as well about the general nature of their silence. When I said that I was going to the Communities Select Committee inquiry on leasehold reform on Monday that may have expedited their response.”

The ASA replied to the complainants:

“We’ve assessed the ad you highlighted and, from the information we have, we think it likely to have breached the Advertising Codes (“the Codes”) that we administer. We are writing to let you know that we have taken steps to address this. 

“We have explained your concerns to the advertiser and provided guidance to them on the areas that require attention, together with advice on how to ensure that their advertising complies with the Codes.”

Related posts:

Advertising Standards Authority rules against Notting Hill Genesis on over-egged shared ownership adverts Advertising Standards Authority again rejects complaint that McCarthy and Stone is passing off leasehold tenancies as ‘property ownership’ Complain to Advertising Standards Authority over ‘virtual freehold’ and ‘home ownership’ when the offer is leasehold tenancy Advertising Standards Authority puts Crest Nicholson on the naughty step after billboard complaint Keep raising leasehold with Advertising Standards Authority

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  1. Ms C

    November 2, 2018 at 12:29 am

    The Evening standard newspapers property pages are awash with mis-selling adverts/promotions on shared ownership flats. Notting hill Genesis housing has made so much money to place double page advert selling a lie. A far cry from when it was set up to support social housing. Corporate Greed

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