Is the Older People's Shared Ownership Scheme all that it seems?

Keith Osborne, editor of WhatHouse?, investigates the Older People's Shared Ownership Scheme (OPSO).

As part of the government's Help to Buy initiative (opens new window), OPSO is a part-rent/part-buy scheme that allows homebuyers over 55 to purchase a percentage of a new home instead of paying the full property price.

This article puts forward both the positives and negatives of this scheme and gives information about eligibility criteria and the application process.