Saffron Housing Trust plans to buy 103 homes from Flagship Housing Group and convert them into affordable homes, as part of an �8m investment plan.

Some 67 properties will be available for rent and 36 will be offered on a shared ownership basis.

Saffron said this would be the first of many such schemes in Norfolk as the trust helped first time buyers achieve a first rung on the property ladder.

The properties will range from one bedroom flats to four bedroom houses.