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Set on beginning her home buying journey sooner rather than later, Aisha Pinto-Pamben (25) knew from the start that renting wasn\u2019t an option she wanted to explore. Moving back into her family home in Romford after finishing her university degree, Aisha began working as an Account Manager for a parking solutions company in Stratford.<\/p>\n

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At the end of September 2024, Aisha began her property search and came across L&Q\u2019s Shared Ownership homes at Barking Riverside, a rapidly developing new neighbourhood on the banks of the River Thames, set on a site the size of London\u2019s Hyde Park. The neighbourhood is being delivered by master-developer Barking Riverside Limited, a joint venture between L&Q and the Mayor of London. L&Q is currently offering a collection of newly built one- and two-bedroom Shared Ownership homes at the development.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never really thought new builds were for me. I\u2019d always liked the idea of a fixer-upper, but after speaking to a friend about it, I realised a new build could actually be perfect\u2026 far less work, time and money!\u201d <\/em>she recalls.<\/p>\n","cta_link_type":"none","cta_link":null,"cta_file":false,"cta_email":"","cta_link_text":"Find Out More"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_media","text_media_background_colour":"primary","component_margins":[],"text_media_alignment":"right","text_media_media_type":"image","text_media_image":{"ID":1296,"id":1296,"title":"20250315-SA902751-Edit","filename":"20250315-SA902751-Edit.jpg","filesize":"338362","url":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902751-Edit.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/meet-aisha-testimonial\/20250315-sa902751-edit\/","alt":"","author":"91","description":"","caption":"","name":"20250315-sa902751-edit","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1292,"date":"2025-05-29 09:16:14","modified":"2025-05-29 09:16:14","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2048,"height":1365,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902751-Edit-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902751-Edit-300x200.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902751-Edit-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902751-Edit-1024x683.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":683,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902751-Edit-1536x1024.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902751-Edit.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1365,"banner":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902751-Edit-1980x1320.jpg","banner-width":1980,"banner-height":1320,"floorplan":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902751-Edit-1200x800.jpg","floorplan-width":1200,"floorplan-height":800,"text_media":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902751-Edit-590x393.jpg","text_media-width":590,"text_media-height":393,"card-sm":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902751-Edit-290x170.jpg","card-sm-width":290,"card-sm-height":170,"featured-plots-thumbnail":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902751-Edit-675x450.jpg","featured-plots-thumbnail-width":675,"featured-plots-thumbnail-height":450}},"text_media_gallery":false,"text_media_youtube":null,"text_media_tour_url":"","text_media_title":"","text_media_text":"

Intrigued, Aisha booked a viewing and was immediately impressed by the development: \u201cWhen I walked into the flat I eventually went on to buy, it just felt right. I loved the balcony and huge windows. I knew straight away that this was the place for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Aisha acted quickly and was impressed by the support she received from the L&Q Sales Team. \u201cThe process moved speedily, and the L&Q team were super helpful in making sure everything went smoothly \u2013 especially Nipa, who couldn\u2019t have been more lovely. They really pushed things through to make it happen,\u201d<\/em> she recalls.<\/p>\n","cta_link_type":"none","cta_link":null,"cta_file":false,"cta_email":"","cta_link_text":"Find Out More"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_media","text_media_background_colour":"primary","component_margins":[],"text_media_alignment":"left","text_media_media_type":"image","text_media_image":{"ID":1300,"id":1300,"title":"20250315-SA902809","filename":"20250315-SA902809.jpg","filesize":"297041","url":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902809.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/meet-aisha-testimonial\/20250315-sa902809\/","alt":"","author":"91","description":"","caption":"","name":"20250315-sa902809","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1292,"date":"2025-05-29 09:19:07","modified":"2025-05-29 09:19:07","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2048,"height":1365,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902809-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902809-300x200.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902809-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902809-1024x683.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":683,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902809-1536x1024.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902809.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1365,"banner":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902809-1980x1320.jpg","banner-width":1980,"banner-height":1320,"floorplan":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902809-1200x800.jpg","floorplan-width":1200,"floorplan-height":800,"text_media":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902809-590x393.jpg","text_media-width":590,"text_media-height":393,"card-sm":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902809-290x170.jpg","card-sm-width":290,"card-sm-height":170,"featured-plots-thumbnail":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902809-675x450.jpg","featured-plots-thumbnail-width":675,"featured-plots-thumbnail-height":450}},"text_media_gallery":false,"text_media_youtube":null,"text_media_tour_url":"","text_media_title":"","text_media_text":"

Aisha bought a 25% share of a two-bedroom, two-bathroom Shared Ownership apartment at Barking Riverside.<\/p>\n

Aisha was already aware of the benefits of Shared Ownership: \u201cMy parents bought their home through Shared Ownership, so I was already aware of how it worked. It made getting onto the property ladder much more achievable for me, especially as a solo buyer,\u201d<\/em> she explains.<\/p>\n

Saving for her deposit took discipline, but with careful planning Aisha made it happen. \u201cIt would have been so much harder to buy on the open market. With Shared Ownership, I didn\u2019t have to compromise on what I wanted,\u201d <\/em>she says.<\/p>\n","cta_link_type":"none","cta_link":null,"cta_file":false,"cta_email":"","cta_link_text":"Find Out More"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_media","text_media_background_colour":"primary","component_margins":[],"text_media_alignment":"right","text_media_media_type":"image","text_media_image":{"ID":1303,"id":1303,"title":"20250315-7R400114","filename":"20250315-7R400114.jpg","filesize":"274932","url":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-7R400114.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/meet-aisha-testimonial\/20250315-7r400114\/","alt":"","author":"91","description":"","caption":"","name":"20250315-7r400114","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1292,"date":"2025-05-29 09:20:57","modified":"2025-05-29 09:20:57","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2048,"height":1365,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-7R400114-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-7R400114-300x200.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-7R400114-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-7R400114-1024x683.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":683,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-7R400114-1536x1024.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-7R400114.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1365,"banner":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-7R400114-1980x1320.jpg","banner-width":1980,"banner-height":1320,"floorplan":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-7R400114-1200x800.jpg","floorplan-width":1200,"floorplan-height":800,"text_media":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-7R400114-590x393.jpg","text_media-width":590,"text_media-height":393,"card-sm":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-7R400114-290x170.jpg","card-sm-width":290,"card-sm-height":170,"featured-plots-thumbnail":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-7R400114-675x450.jpg","featured-plots-thumbnail-width":675,"featured-plots-thumbnail-height":450}},"text_media_gallery":false,"text_media_youtube":null,"text_media_tour_url":"","text_media_title":"","text_media_text":"

Since moving in, Aisha has been settling into her new home and community: \u201cThe people here are really friendly, and there are great communal spaces, including play areas that my younger brother loves. I\u2019m also excited to make use of the gym and workspace facilities,\u201d <\/em>she says.<\/p>\n

Barking Riverside\u2019s transport links have also made her daily commute a breeze. \u201cThe train is fantastic and just a short walk away. I love how connected I am to everything, and I can get to work in just 45 minutes,\u201d<\/em> she adds.<\/p>\n

Looking back on her journey, Aisha is proud of how far she has come. \u201cAll of my friends and family are so impressed that I\u2019ve stepped onto the property ladder. Moving back home to save was worth it in the end,\u201d <\/em>she reflects.<\/p>\n","cta_link_type":"none","cta_link":null,"cta_file":false,"cta_email":"","cta_link_text":"Find Out More"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_media","text_media_background_colour":"primary","component_margins":[],"text_media_alignment":"left","text_media_media_type":"image","text_media_image":{"ID":1299,"id":1299,"title":"20250315-SA902685","filename":"20250315-SA902685.jpg","filesize":"400210","url":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902685.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/meet-aisha-testimonial\/20250315-sa902685\/","alt":"","author":"91","description":"","caption":"","name":"20250315-sa902685","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1292,"date":"2025-05-29 09:18:59","modified":"2025-05-29 09:18:59","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2048,"height":1365,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902685-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902685-300x200.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902685-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902685-1024x683.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":683,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902685-1536x1024.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902685.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1365,"banner":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902685-1980x1320.jpg","banner-width":1980,"banner-height":1320,"floorplan":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902685-1200x800.jpg","floorplan-width":1200,"floorplan-height":800,"text_media":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902685-590x393.jpg","text_media-width":590,"text_media-height":393,"card-sm":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902685-290x170.jpg","card-sm-width":290,"card-sm-height":170,"featured-plots-thumbnail":"https:\/\/lqhomes.com\/barkingriverside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/20250315-SA902685-675x450.jpg","featured-plots-thumbnail-width":675,"featured-plots-thumbnail-height":450}},"text_media_gallery":false,"text_media_youtube":null,"text_media_tour_url":"","text_media_title":"","text_media_text":"

\u201cI\u2019d love to think that more and more Gen Zs are looking to step onto the property ladder but am fully aware that without schemes like Shared Ownership, it\u2019s just not possible. It\u2019s getting even harder in the current climate, where it feels like we\u2019re living paycheque to paycheque.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cStill, people see the value in homeownership. Most of us have seen our parents, grandparents and even older siblings step onto the ladder \u2013 it\u2019s our turn! We deserve it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

As she settles into her new home, Aisha is excited about the future: \u201cIt feels amazing to have a place to call my own. This is just the beginning!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","cta_link_type":"none","cta_link":null,"cta_file":false,"cta_email":"","cta_link_text":"Find Out More"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","background_colour":"secondary","text_text_spacing":["top","bottom"],"text_text":"

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