Low Cost Home Ownership
There are a range of options that are available from time to time to help people
who cannot afford to buy a home suitable for their housing needs at the moment. There have been a number
of names used for these schese over the years but they have all be redefined and marketed under the
'HomeBuy' label. The promotion and marketing of any schemes in the North Dorset
area is now carried out by the 'HomeBuy Agents'. Contact details and information on schemes in the area
are available on their website or from MyPlace
PO Box 6707
Poole
Dorset
BH14
4AY Telephone: 0800 707 6707
Email: info@search4myplace.co.uk
Website:
www.search4myplace.co.uk HomeBuy agents are appointed by
the Government to provide access to ownership schemes, and act as the first point of contact for information
on affordable home ownership schemes in the area. Please note
that you must be registered on this Council's waiting list to be eligible to be nominated for any of
the Low Cost Home Ownership schemes in the North Dorset area. The Council
no longer operates its own Low Cost Market Housing Scheme.
Other
Schemes
Housing association and local authority tenants also have other
means of buying the home they currently live in: - See Right
to Acquire for housing association tenants
- Right to Buy, or Preserved Right
to Buy, for tenants of council properties or those that have been transterred from a local authority
to a housing associate.
To check whether you
are eligible for any of these schemes you should contact your landlord. Fro
more information about the different types of HomeBuy schemes, please read the national government website. Please call Housing Advice and Allocations at North Dorset District Council on (01258) 454111 or e-mail us at housingcs@north-dorset.gov.uk for more details of this service. |
