HomeBuy
Occasionally some of our new houses are available to buy, rather than rent. These are usually offered at very reasonable prices.
You may choose to buy a 50% or 75% share in one of our new properties and pay the rest in rent. If you do this, you have the option, after a year, of increasing the percentage you own, by as much or as little as you wish.
This is a flexible programme known as New Build Homebuy, or sometimes ‘shared ownership’, set up especially to help first-time buyers or people who cannot afford to buy a home outright.
For more information please read the
New Build HomeBuy brochure.
Who qualifies?
To qualify for new build homebuying, you will be unable to buy a home without help. And you might be:
- A social housing tenant.
- On a housing waiting list.
- In need of a home because of a relationship breakdown.
- A first time buyer working in the area who is contributing to the economy – you may be an office, shop or factory.
Properties will be advertised in the local press, on our website and at
www.my4walls.org.uk .
For an application form, contact the Homebuy agent My4Walls on 0113 243 6893 or visit
www.my4walls.org.uk.
What we will do
If you contact us about New Build HomeBuy and wish to apply we will:
- Provide you with property details, a New Build HomeBuy leaflet and an application form within 10 working days of you contacting us.
- If your application is approved by My4Walls you will be informed within 7 working days, eligible applicants will be invited for interview to discuss the scheme within 10 days of notification.
- If successful we will send you an offer letter and reservation fee request form within 5 working days of your interview.
- We aim to achieve 90% satisfaction from our service users and sell 100% of our properties within 6 months of the handover date.