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Getting started with shared ownership
Finding the right scheme for you
This section of the Share to buy website is intended to provide guidance for customers who are just starting their research into shared ownership and affordable housing. To help you on your way, we have drawn up the following list of the most common categories of customer that come to our website. Please read through the list and work out which description most closely matches your situation and you will then find a link for more information that we hope will assist you:
- I am looking to buy a home for myself or my family but cannot easily afford to and would consider sharing ownership of a property with another organisation (e.g. a housing association) - if this is you, please go to the next chapter on 'affordable housing schemes'
- I am trying to find details of properties that I can buy using a shared ownership scheme - if this is you please visit our shared ownership property search tool
- I am looking for information on FirstBuy (the Government's latest shared equity scheme)
- I am interested in selling my shared ownership home
- I want to staircase (by more shares) in my existing shared ownership home
- I just want to know how much I can borrow on a shared ownership mortgage - if this is you please go to our shared ownership mortgage calculator
- I am looking to buy a home on the open market with the assistance of my family - if this is you go to our chapter on joint mortgages with family
- I am considering buying a property with friends - if this is you please read our chapter on joint mortgages with friends
- I have heard about Share to buy's exclusive mortgage with Britannia - if this is you read about our fee-free open market exclusive with Britannia or read about our graduate mortgages.
- I am not interested in sharing ownership or Share to buy's exclusives but have heard about Share to buy's mortgage service and just want to make a normal application - if this is you please click here for standard mortgage queries
- I am looking for a shared ownership retirement home.
If the above categories do not cover you, please contact us.
Shared Ownership Case Studies
Latest News
Shared ownership properties for sale
16th May 2012
Are you looking for properties for sale through the shared ownership scheme? These are homes where you part buy part rent, meaning that your initial deposit and potentially your monthly payments are somewhat lower than in a normal house purchase. Look no further! We have shared ownership houses and flats available on the part buy scheme across England. Search our property portal or register for alerts.
Firstbuy shared equity houses in Greater Manchester
16th March 2012
This is your chance to buy a share in a brand new 2, 3 or even 4 bedroom house and yet own the whole thing from the outset. These lovely houses in Hyde, Manchester are available on the Firstbuy scheme, a Government sponsored shared equity affordable housing scheme that means you can put down a deposit starting from as little as £5,600. More detail here on the 2 bed house, 3 bed house and 4 bed house.
Tools
- Search: search for shared ownership properties; search for shared ownership mortgages; search for shared ownership solicitors.
- Calculators: shared ownership mortgage calculator; staircasing calculator; open market calculator.
- Apply: shared ownership mortgages; agreement in principle
Compare mortgages
Compare shared ownership mortgages for the part buy part rent scheme.
