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lift open market shared equity scheme
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I read in the Metro this morning that the scheme was expanded with £5m hoping to help 100 people. It said something about working with house builders though so not sure if it's new build rather than open market? It said the trial last year was £2.5m but the open market trial was £20m so not sure exactly what they're doing.
But worth investigating now if you missed out last year!
My new home is working out really well and I'm so lucky to have got it through the scheme last year. I've even got a garden and am planning a veg patch :-)0 -
yes its back on i sent my letter away and they got back to me in 10 days. i have 12 weeks to find something. does anyone know if you get a grant to help with moving costs? im sure i read that somewherewins to date
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clarepaton wrote: »yes its back on i sent my letter away and they got back to me in 10 days. i have 12 weeks to find something. does anyone know if you get a grant to help with moving costs? im sure i read that somewhere
I bought a house with this scheme and wasn't offered any help with moving costs, but it's worth asking.
Good luck in the house hunt!0 -
where did you find the forms to send away for your application.....i've found loads of info pages only on the internet....no specifics.clarepaton wrote: »yes its back on i sent my letter away and they got back to me in 10 days. i have 12 weeks to find something. does anyone know if you get a grant to help with moving costs? im sure i read that somewhere
also, does anyone know what the income thresholds are?0 -
I don't know if it's different this time around but when I did it last year I asked what the income thresholds were in case I wasn't eligable. But the answer I got from the solicitor was that there wasn't a definate cut off point but they just deem you as eligable based on individual circumstances ie earn too much to qualify for housing assistance but not enough to afford to buy your own home.
As for applying it depends where you live. In Edinburgh you need to contact Link Homes as they are the appointed administers for the region. Each region has a different company but they should be able to tell you the other companies if it's not them.
Good luck!!0 -
we are just waiting to hear if we have been accepted only just found our about he scheme 3 weeks ago0
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