William Street, Long Eaton, Derbyshire

RENT THIS HOME NOW. BUY THIS SAME HOME IN FIVE YEARS FOR £395,000.

This is not a standard rental. It's a rent-to-own home, giving you the chance to move in now and work towards owning it.

• £1,700 pcm rent, fixed for five years
• £395,000 purchase price in five years, fixed from day one
• Get mortgage-ready while you live in the home

If buying a family home feels just out of reach right now, this could give you something most rentals can't: the chance to move into the home you want to own before you're ready to get the mortgage.

And this is a home worth putting down roots in.

Freshly refurbished from top to bottom, it's a four-bedroom detached family home with a brand-new kitchen, new bathrooms, new flooring and carpets throughout, and a garden that's ready for someone to make it their own.

The kitchen is the heart of the house, with a large central island that's made for real family life, breakfast before the school run, homework while dinner's cooking, friends gathered around with a glass of wine at the weekend.

Patio doors open straight onto the garden, which is currently a blank canvas. There's room for the trampoline, the barbecue, raised beds, a football goal, or whatever your version of family life looks like.

Upstairs are three good-sized double bedrooms, one with its own ensuite, plus a separate family bathroom.

Downstairs, there's a flexible fourth room. Newly insulated, with windows looking onto both the front and rear gardens, it could be a fourth bedroom, home office, playroom, snug or second reception room, and it can change as your family does.

SO HOW DOES RENT-TO-OWN WORK?

It's actually very simple.

You move into this home now and rent it for £1,700 a month.

That rent is fixed for the full five years, no annual rent increases.

You have the right to buy this exact home for £395,000 at the end of the five-year term.

That price is agreed from the beginning.

You don't need a mortgage to move in. Instead, the five years give you time to build your deposit and work towards becoming mortgage-ready, while you're already living in the home you're working towards owning.

So rather than renting one home while saving to buy another, you can start building your life here now.

This can work particularly well if you have a good income but aren't quite able to get the mortgage you need today; perhaps you're self-employed, recently changed jobs, have a credit issue you're working through, or simply need more time to build your deposit.

AND THE LOCATION?

You're within walking distance of Long Eaton town centre and the train station, so everyday life doesn't have to revolve around getting in the car.

There are direct trains towards Nottingham, Sheffield and London, while Junction 25 of the M1 is just 1.4 miles away and Derby is around 15 minutes by car.

West Park is around six minutes away too, ideal when the kids need more space than the back garden.

There's also real choice on schooling: Harrington Junior School, Longmoor Primary School and St Laurence CE Primary School serve the area for younger children, all rated Good by Ofsted, with Wilsthorpe covering secondary and sixth form, making this a location where a family can settle rather than simply pass through.

The important bit: this property is NOT available as a standard rental.

We're looking for someone who wants to make this their home and work towards buying it within five years.

Rent: £1,700 pcm, fixed for five years
Purchase price: £395,000, fixed from day one
Rent-to-own term: 5 years

If you love the house but aren't quite ready to buy today, this could be your route from renting it to owning it.

Please email in the first instance for details of how rent-to-own works and how to apply.