A £300,000 studio at Folly Bridge falls within the scheme First announced at the Budget, the 95 per cent mortgage guarantee scheme launched last week and is available on high streets across the country. The scheme will help first time buyers or current homeowners secure a mortgage with a 5 per cent deposit to buy a house of up to £600,000. The government will offer lenders the guarantee they need to provide mortgages that cover the other 95 per cent, subject to the usual affordability checks. Here are seven properties in Oxford you could buy under the scheme. 4 Caudwell Castle, Folly Bridge, OX1, is an open-plan studio apartment next to the Thames and a stone’s throw from Carfax and the Westgate shopping centre. It has a modern kitchen and shower room. Guide price £300,000; share of freehold.
Oxford Magistrates Court OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT RAYMOND PHILIP STARKINGS, 32, of Home Close, Carterton, was convicted of driving at 97mph in a 70mph zone on the M40 between junction 2 and 3 on October 22. He was fined £440, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £44 and court costs of £90. His driving licence was also endorsed with five penalty points. ROBERT TREW, 38, of Queen’s Road, Thame, admitted driving at 50mph in a 30mph zone on Seymour Court Road on September 24. He was fined £692, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £69 and court costs of £90. His driving licence was also endorsed with six penalty points.