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Shared ownership schemes are provided through housing associations. You buy a share of your home (between 25% and 75% of the home’s value) and pay rent on the remaining share.
You’ll need to take out a mortgage to pay for your share of the home’s purchase price.
Shared ownership properties are always leasehold.
Eligibility
You can buy a home through shared ownership if:
Buying more shares
You can buy more shares in your home any time after you become the owner. This is known as staircasing.
The cost of your new share will depend on how much your home is worth when you want to buy the share. If property prices in your area have gone up, you’ll pay more than for your first share. If your home has dropped in value, your new share will be cheaper.
The housing association will get the property valued and let you know the cost of your new share. You’ll have to pay the valuer’s fee.
Selling your home
If you own 100% of your home, you can sell it yourself. When you put it up for sale, the housing association has the right to buy the property back first. This is known as ‘first refusal’ and the housing association has this right for 21 years after you fully own the home.
If you own a share of your home, the housing association has the right to find a buyer for it.
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