Schemes designed to help people on modest incomes who cannot afford
to buy a home without help but who can meet the long-term financial commitment
of home ownership.
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Helping key workers in London, the South East and East of England
to buy a home, upgrade to a family home or rent a home at an
affordable price. Apply to your local zone agent.
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The scheme that allows tenants to buy their council homes at a price
lower than its full market value. |
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Enables some housing association tenants to buy their rented home
at a discount. Only applies to properties built or acquired by housing
associations with public funds from 1 April 1997 onwards. |
This scheme may allow some housing association tenants, not eligible
for the Right to Acquire, to buy their rented home at a discount.
The scheme is entirely voluntary for housing associations who opt
into it. |
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Offers qualifying applicants an equity loan to meet 25% of the cost
of either buying a home on the open market, or one newly built by
a housing association. Priority is given to existing council or housing
association tenants, and those on waiting lists. |
Enables applicants to buy a share of a property built, purchased
or renovated by a housing association and pay rent to them on the
remaining share. Priority is given to existing council or housing
association tenants, and those on waiting lists. |
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Some local authorities run a cash incentive scheme where a grant
is paid to a council tenant wishing to buy a home in the private
sector. This is done to release the vacated accommodation for letting
by those in housing need.
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The full range of reports published on low cost home ownership and
low cost home ownership schemes (excluding The Right to Buy). |
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