A) Being permanently resident therein for a continuous period of at least 3 years immediately prior to advertising

B) Being formerly permanently resident therein for a continuous period of at least 5 Years immediately prior to advertising

C) Having his/her place of permanent work (normally regarded as 16 hours or more a week and not including seasonal employment) therein for a continous period of at least 3 years immediately prior to advertising

D) Having a connection through a close family member (normally mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter) where the family is currently resident therein and has been so for a continuous period of at least 5 years immediately prior to occupation and where there is independent evidence that the family member is in need of support or can give support

A local connection is also required for theseproperties.

Having a local connection in this instance is defined as one of the following:

To live at Broadclose, one member of your household must have a local connection with one or more of the parishes of Bude-Stratton, Marham church, Launcells, Kirkhampton, Poundstock, Morwenstow, Whitstone, Week St Mary, Jacobstow or St Gennys.
You need to have lived or worked continuously in one of these parishes for at least 5 years.
or have a close family connection or have lived in one of the parishes for 5 years, prior to being made homeless under the housing act 1996.

Please note there is a local connection to the Parishes of St Minver Lowlands or St Minver for this property, the local connection details are:

Having a local connection in this instance is defined as one of the following:

• being permanently resident in the area for three years prior to application or for five years previously
• having a permanent place of work in the area for three years prior to application
• Having a close family connection with Locality five years prior to application and where a caring dependency relationship can be established.

Applicants will be required to provide evidence that they currently live or work in one of the above areas.

Please note there is a local connection to the Parishes of St Minver Lowlands or St Minver for this property, the local connection details are:

Having a local connection in this instance is defined as one of the following:

being permanently resident in the area for three years prior to application or for five years previously

having a permanent place of work in the area for three years prior to application

Having a close family connection with Locality five years prior to application and where a caring dependency relationship can be established.

As part of your application for a shared ownership home at this development, you are required to hold a local connection to the Parish of Padstow. The local connection requirements are outlined within a planning document issued by Cornwall Council called a “Section 106 Agreement”, which is unique to each new development.

Coastline Housing are responsible for approving your local connection and we will need to have all evidence of this before an offer of a property will be made.

To meet the local connection criteria for this scheme, you will need to meet one of the following:

a) Lived in the Parish of Padstow for a continuous period of at least 3 years immediately prior to advertising

b) Formerly lived within the Parish of Padstow for a continuous period of 5 years.

c) Your place of work (16 hours or more a week and not including seasonal employment) has been within the Parish of Padstow for a period of at least 3 years immediately prior to advertising

d) Have a connection through a close family member (mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter) where the family member is currently a resident of the Parish of Padstow and has been so for a continuous period of at least 5 years immediately prior to advertising.

*The local connection criteria does not apply if you are a serving or previously serving member of the regular armed forces or qualifying under any other clause of the Allocation of Housing (qualification criteria for armed forces) (England) regulations 2012.

PROVING YOUR CONNECTION

So that we can approve your local connection, you will need to provide us with some documents as evidence.

You will need to bring this evidence with you to your application interview. If you are unsure on what you will need to provide, please contact the Sales Team.

Residency (a, b or d) – evidence to cover the relevant period for yourself or close family member**

• Full Credit report showing presence on the electoral roll - As you need to provide this to TMP as part of your financial assessment, this is the easiest way to prove criteria a or b
• Utility bills - One from each year required
• Council tax bills
• Bank/credit card statements - One from each year required
• State benefit book or receipts showing rent paid
• Payslips showing home address - One from each year required
• Written certification from either a solicitor/social worker/probation officer/inland revenue officer/police officer/teacher or doctor

**Please note that if you are using a family connection, you will also need to provide proof of family connection such as birth orMarriage certificates and change of name documentation if applicable.

Employment (c) – evidence to cover the relevant Local Connection period

• Payslips showing employers address
• Employer’s letter confirming length and terms of employment (including hours worked if applicable)

A local connection to Merton will take priority. This is in the form of living, working, previously living or a family connection.

To demonstrate a local connection, applicants need to:

A) Have been a permanent resident in the area for at least 12 months immediately prior to advert

B) Have formerly been a permanent resident in the area for a continuous period of at least 5 years

C) Be in full time, permanent employment (not on a seasonal basis) within the area immediately prior to advert

D) Have a close family member (mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter) who is currently a resident of the area and has been for at least 5 years immediately prior to advert

Live or work in
Cornwall

Who is it for?

• As long as you are over 18
• Your household income is less than £80,000
• And you don’t already own a home at the time of buying your Shared Ownership property
  … then Shared Ownership could be right for you

Some properties may be bound by local connection restrictions in order to make them affordable for local customers. We'll let you know if there are any restrictions in place when you are searching for a property.

You may be eligible for this property if:

• You have a gross household income of no more than £80,000 per annum.
• You are unable to purchase a suitable home to meet your housing needs on the open market.
• You do not already own a home or you will have sold your current home before you purchase or rent.
• You live or work in Newquay - Cornwall or Cubert - Cornwall or Colan - Cornwall or Crantock - Cornwall

Applicants must be able to demonstrate a local connection to the Town of Newquay or the parishes of Colan, Crantock and Cubert. To demonstrate a local connection, applicants need to:

• Have been a permanent resident in the area for at least 3 years immediately prior to advert
• Have formerly been a permanent resident in the area for a continuous period of at least 5 years
• Be in full time, permanent employment (not on a seasonal basis) within the area for at least 3 years immediately prior to advert
• Have a close family member (mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter) who is currently a resident of the area and has been for at least 5 years immediately prior to advert

You may be eligible for this property if:

• You have a gross household income of no more than £80,000 per annum.
• You are unable to purchase a suitable home to meet your housing needs on the open market.
• You do not already own a home or you will have sold your current home before you purchase or rent.
• You live or work in Newquay - Cornwall or Cubert - Cornwall or Colan - Cornwall or Crantock - Cornwall

Applicants must be able to demonstrate a local connection to the Town of Newquay or the parishes of Colan, Crantock and Cubert. To demonstrate a local connection, applicants need to:

• Have been a permanent resident in the area for at least 3 years immediately prior to advert
• Have formerly been a permanent resident in the area for a continuous period of at least 5 years
• Be in full time, permanent employment (not on a seasonal basis) within the area for at least 3 years immediately prior to advert
• Have a close family member (mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter) who is currently a resident of the area and has been for at least 5 years immediately prior to advert

You may be eligible for this property if:

• You have a gross household income of no more than £80,000 per annum.
• You are unable to purchase a suitable home to meet your housing needs on the open market.
• You do not already own a home or you will have sold your current home before you purchase or rent.
• You live or work in Newquay - Cornwall or Cubert - Cornwall or Colan - Cornwall or Crantock - Cornwall

Applicants must be able to demonstrate a local connection to the Town of Newquay or the parishes of Colan, Crantock and Cubert. To demonstrate a local connection, applicants need to:

• Have been a permanent resident in the area for at least 3 years immediately prior to advert
• Have formerly been a permanent resident in the area for a continuous period of at least 5 years
• Be in full time, permanent employment (not on a seasonal basis) within the area for at least 3 years immediately prior to advert
• Have a close family member (mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter) who is currently a resident of the area and has been for at least 5 years immediately prior to advert