Guides and FAQs

Share to Buy is a national property portal to ﬁnd properties available through the Shared Ownership scheme, and a mortgage to buy a Shared Ownership home – all in one go. Shared Ownership is an affordable homeownership scheme designed for people who can’t afford to buy a home outright on the open market. Our website also lists homes available under other affordable homeownership schemes such as Help to Buy, Discount Market Sale, Rent to Save and more.

We’ve produced a number of information guides and related FAQs to answer any questions you may have about the schemes and the buying process. You may wish to visit our handy home-buying index to help start your property search.

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What is Shared Ownership?

Jargon Busting: London Help to Buy

Help to Buy

An introduction to Discount Full Ownership

Discount Market Sale

Discover the Rent to Buy scheme

Intermediate Rent

London Living Rent

Shared Ownership Staircasing

Shared Ownership Mortgages

Shared Ownership Staircasing Guide

First Time Buyer and Rental Options

Step by step guide to buying a Shared Ownership home

Advertise your property with Share to Buy

Shared Ownership Eligibility

Shared Ownership: the costs

What is Help to Buy?

Selling your Shared Ownership home

Shared Ownership Mortgage Guide and FAQs

Staircasing with Share to Buy

Government First Homes scheme – a guide for first time buyers and key workers

Help for first time buyers

Share to Buy is a national property portal aimed at helping first time buyers get on the property ladder. Our easy to use property search tools enables you to find homes for sale with Shared Ownership, Help to Buy and other schemes designed to make buying a property a reality. You can search for properties by location, budget, size etc, and register your interest directly with housing providers.

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