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£123,750
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.
Please note we must process applicants as per the below criteria provided by the Local Authority:
1. Applicants who qualify for the Shared Ownership Scheme and:
Who are resident within the Parish and have been in continuous residence for at least the last 2 years OR
Who have a parent, adult child or adult sibling who is resident in the Parish who has been in continuous residence for at least the last 5 years
OR
Who were resident in the Parish for 2 continuous years out of the last 5 years but were unable to remain due to affordability OR
Who have been in paid employment within the Parish for at least 6 months, for a minimum of 16 hours each week.
OR
Where the property is or can be adapted to meet the needs of a household member with a disability
OR
Who are from the Gypsy & Traveller Community and have been resident in the Parish for a period of time during the last 2 years but are not able to meet the other criteria in respect of length of residency listed under paragraph 1.
2. If there are no persons who qualify under paragraph 1 then consideration will be given to applicants who qualify for the Shared Ownership Scheme who are currently living and/or working in the Parish, but who do not fulfil the criteria detailed in 1 above in respect of length of residency or minimum hours of work.
3. If there are no persons who qualify under paragraph 1 and 2 then consideration will be given to applicants who qualify for the Shared Ownership Scheme living and/or working in adjacent Parishes to Stratfield Mortimer Parish, and
Who are resident within that Parish and have been in continuous residence for at least the last 2 years OR
Who have a parent, adult child or adult sibling who is resident in that Parish who has been in continuous residence for at least the last 5 years
OR
Who were resident in that Parish for 2 continuous years out of the last 5 years but were unable to remain due to affordability
OR
Who have been in paid employment within that Parish for at least 6 months, for a minimum of 16 hours each week.
4. If there are no persons who qualify under paragraph 1, 2 and 3 then consideration will be given to any other applicants to the Shared Ownership scheme resident in West Berkshire.
5. If there are no persons who qualify under paragraph 1, 2, 3 and 4 then consideration will be given to any other applicants to the Shared Ownership scheme.
Tower House Farm is a development of 3 bedroom houses in Mortimer, near Reading. This historic village dates back as early as 1066 but aside from its rich history, today Mortimer is a vibrant place with a good range of local amenities such as a supermarket, post office, chemist and GP and dental surgeries too.
Tower House Farm surrounding location
There are many country pubs and most of these serve food too and there is a community atmosphere due to a friendly café, library, two busy village halls as well as beauty salons and hairdressers. The local Berkshire countryside surrounding the development is beautiful and ideal for walking and cycling. For a larger selection of shops, sporting events, restaurants and entertainment such as theatre and cinema, both Reading and Basingstoke are within easy driving distance.
There is a good selection of nurseries and schools to choose from including Mortimer St John’s C of E infant school and Mortimer St Mary’s junior schools and for older children there is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ secondary school called Willink School.
The area is well connected and ideal for commuters, there are major roads such as the A33, M3 and M4 that can be easily reached from the village. Mortimer railway station is less than a mile away from the village centre and connects you to Reading in just 11 minutes, and Basingstoke in just13 minutes, each of which offer regular onward services to London Paddington and London Waterloo.
Tower House Farm travel links
- Mortimer train station is 3 minutes’ drive
- Mortimer St John’s C of E infant school is just 1 minutes’ drive
- Mortimer St Mary’s junior school is just 3 minutes’ drive
- Willink Secondary School is just 6 minutes’ drive
- Reading town centre is 25 minutes’ drive
- Basingstoke town centre is 21 minutes’ drive
- Tesco Express is 5 minutes’ drive
- Sainsbury’s Supermarket is 17 minutes’ drive
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