Home Buyer Schemes

Affordable housing purchase schemes are essential in today's housing market where house prices are seemingly ever increasing. Special schemes have been set up to ensure that key workers such as teachers and nurses, can afford to live in the communities that they serve. Also, council and housing tenants, many of whom are unable to afford to buy housing on the open market, are given the chance to buy their current home if possible or another home via a recognised home ownership scheme such as Homebuy or shared ownership.

Directgov Home Buyer Schemes

Explanation of affordable housing schemes - shared ownership and the key worker living programme.

Housing Corporation

Find details of the various schemes that allow council/housing association tenants buy their current rented home or purchase on the open market. Schemes include Homebuy, Shared Ownership, Right to Acquire, Voluntary Purchase, and the Starter Home Initiative aimed at key workers.

Shelter

information on the main home buyer schemes currently available.