Affordable Homeownership

Shared ownership lets you buy a portion of a property (with a deposit and a mortgage), while a housing association owns the rest — you pay rent on their share.

Flexible Equity

Over time, you can purchase more shares to increase your ownership and reduce rent payments.

Available for new builds or resale homes; all properties are initially leasehold. To find out about staircasing to higher ownership levels and whether the freehold can be acquired, you would need to contact the Registered Provider (Social Housing provider) concerned. Learn more and apply here:

Shared ownership homes: buying, improving and selling: How shared ownership works – GOV.UK

Tell Us What You’re Looking For

We’re using this form to understand what people in the district want when it comes to Shared Ownership homes — things like the size of home you’re interested in, preferred location, what you can afford, and how much deposit you have available. This will help us work with housing associations and developers to encourage the right kind of homes in the right places.

Please note: For now, this form is just to help us gather information and understand community needs. But as your local authority, we’ll likely be the first to hear about new Shared Ownership schemes being planned in the area. If you provide your email address, we can keep you updated when opportunities become available.