Rent to Home
Making The Difference means refunding up to 70% of your rent to fund your home deposit.
Rent to Home isn’t just a kind idea. It’s a one of a kind idea.
By renting a home from The Cambridge, we’ll keep your money safe and give back 70% of the rent to use as a deposit when you’re ready to buy.
Rent to Home has been designed to help first time buyers who can afford to rent but are unable to save a deposit to purchase their home. Successful applicants will be able to rent a newly refurbished property from us for a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years. During this time, if they’re ready to purchase their own home, 70% of the rent they've paid will be returned to help towards the deposit, as we know that this is often the hardest part of buying your first home.
The return of 70% relies on the applicant taking a mortgage with The Cambridge.
If you have any questions about Rent to home, or to register your interest for future properties, please email makingthedifference@cambridgebs.co.uk or give us a call on 0345 601 3344.
Applications have closed
We held the ballot on Wednesday 29th April to draw the successful tenants for our Northstowe and Great Shelford properties and are now in the process of contacting the winners.
Thank you to everyone who applied and supported Rent to Home. If any winning applications don't meet the criteria or choose to withdraw, we'll contact the next applicant until we have a viable one. Please watch this space for future properties.
Applications have closed
We held the ballot on Wednesday 29th April to draw the successful tenants for our Northstowe and Great Shelford properties and are now in the process of contacting the winners.
Thank you to everyone who applied and supported Rent to Home. If any winning applications don't meet the criteria or choose to withdraw, we'll contact the next applicant until we have a viable one. Please watch this space for future properties.
Hear how Rent to Home helped first time buyers Sophie and Jamie
Watch as Sophie and Jamie describe being "eternally grateful" to be randomly selected by ballot in 2023 as the tenants for The Cambridge’s Northstowe property — learning the news on Jamie’s birthday.
They've since reclaimed £24,570 of their rent to use as a deposit on their new home, which they recently moved into.
Watch how Rent to Home helped Muntasir realise his home ownership dream
After nearly three years renting a flat above one of our properties in Great Shelford, Dr Muntasir moved into his first home in December 2025.
Watch now to hear Muntasir’s story — and discover how innovative thinking is helping more people find a place to call home.
How Rent to Home is helping more first time buyers
Read more about our recent Rent to Home stories, including how we've been named Best First-Time Buyer Mortgage Provider for a third consecutive year. 🏆
This win reflects our longstanding support for first-time buyers by finding new ways to help provide funding for people to buy their own homes – such as through our life changing Rent to Home scheme.
If you’d like to find out more about Rent to Home please email makingthedifference@cambridgebs.co.uk or call us on 0345 601 3344.