HUNDREDS of Hampshire residents are set to attend a free housing event in Southampton this weekend.

The "Your Shared Ownership" event is put on by Eastleigh-based housing provider, Radian Homes and it's taking place this Saturday at St Mary's Stadium.

It centres around a free exhibition, which will showcase the properties on offer across the South of England and visitors can meet the Radian Homes team and explore the home ownership options available to them.

Independent financial advisors will be on hand to offer financial and legal advice to anyone looking to buy a home and two panel sessions will be held, made up of independent experts who will talk about Shared Ownership and the home buying process before answering questions, with the aim of making home buying simple.

Stuart Hensby, head of sales and marketing at Radian Homes said: "Shared Ownership is a fantastic product to assist people getting onto or up the property ladder when they may not have realised they could before, but we appreciate that at first glance it can appear quite daunting. Nothing beats a normal conversation to chat through the different options, and our industry experts will be on hand to make home buying simple."

The shared Ownership scheme is designed to be affordable and to help people get onto or up the property ladder, by offering purchasers to by a share of a home, while paying a subsidised rent on the remaining share, and this will be discussed at the event.

More than 180 people attended last year's event and this year, it's taking place on Saturday February 29 from 10am until 3pm.

To register a free ticket to the event, visit radianhomes.co.uk/yoursoevent.