Are you eligible for a Shared Ownership home?

Eligibility will vary depending on which property you are looking at purchasing, the property size and whether there are any criteria imposed by the local authority.

General Shared Ownership eligibility criteria

• You must be aged 18 or older.
• Your annual household income if buying outside of London must be less than £80,000.
• Your annual household income if buying in London must be less than £90,000.
• You will normally be a first time buyer or be in the process of selling your home. You must not own any other property at the time you buy your new home.
• You should not be able to afford to buy a home on the open market which is suitable for your housing needs.
• You must be able to show you are not in rent or mortgage arrears.
• You must be able to demonstrate that you have a good credit history (no County Court Judgements or bad debts) and can afford the costs and regular payments involved in buying a home.
  Please note: You should always check the eligibility required with the specific development, as there may be specific criteria.

Priority for Shared Ownership:
In some instances priority for Shared Ownership properties can be given to applicants:

• That work for the Armed Forces / Ministry of Defence.
• Who are council and housing association tenants.
• Who live or work in the borough in which the property is located over those who currently live or work outside it.
• On some developments, secondary priority is given to applicants who live or work in the neighbouring borough

You may be eligible for this property if:

• You have a gross household income of no more than £90,000 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 may be eligible for this property if:

You are currently a Havering Resident, please note that initially we are not able to offer this property to any residents outside of The London Borough of Havering.

You have a gross household income of no more than £90,000 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.
Priority given to Armed Forces personnel or former Armed Forces personal honourably discharged within the past 2 years.

You may be eligible for this property if:

· Register your interest (pink button on the right)

· Have a passed initial financial assessment with one of the below companies:

SRC Mortgage Solutions (https://www.srcmortgagesolutions.com/)

TMP The Mortgage People (tmpmortgages.co.uk)

Mortgage Advice Bureau | UK’s leading mortgage intermediary (https://www.mortgageadvicebureau.com)

· You have a gross household income of no more than £90000 per annum when eligible to purchase.

· Live or work in the borough

· You are unable to purchase a suitable home to meet your housing needs on the open market. (Shares cannot be purchased in cash unless you are unable to obtain a mortgage due to age or religious grounds)

· You do not already own a home, or you will have sold your current home before you purchase or rent.

· To purchase this 30% minimum share you will need a minimum joint household income of £40998 and available savings of £4350 for a 5% mortgage deposit.

Eligibility

You may be eligible for this property if:

· Register your interest (pink button on the right)

· Have a passed initial financial assessment with one of the below companies:

SRC Mortgage Solutions (https://www.srcmortgagesolutions.com/)

TMP The Mortgage People (tmpmortgages.co.uk)

Mortgage Advice Bureau | UK’s leading mortgage intermediary (https://www.mortgageadvicebureau.com)

· You have a gross household income of no more than £90000 per annum when eligible to purchase.

· Live or work in the borough

· You are unable to purchase a suitable home to meet your housing needs on the open market. (Shares cannot be purchased in cash unless you are unable to obtain a mortgage due to age or religious grounds)

· You do not already own a home, or you will have sold your current home before you purchase or rent.

· To purchase this 30% minimum share you will need a minimum joint household income of £27,016 and available savings of £4,125 for a 5% mortgage deposit.

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.
• Live or work in The Borough of Broxbourne

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.
• Live or work in The Borough of Broxbourne

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.
• Live or work in The Borough of Broxbourne