See Also
Web links
http://www.homebuy.co.uk
Contact Us
Housing Options team
Tel: 01843 577277
email housing@
thanet.gov.uk
Shared Ownership
HomeBuy
Open Market HomeBuy is a Government-backed scheme which helps
people to buy a home on the open market by allowing access to
additional money in the form of equity loans to supplement a
mortgage.
The main groups of people to be helped by the scheme will
be:
- Key public sector workers
- Existing tenants of housing associations and local
councils
- Those on housing waiting lists for social rented housing who
are nominated by the local council as being in housing need
- Some other priority first time buyers, including people serving
the community or making a direct contribution to the economy as
determined by Regional Housing Boards
Please note that Open Market HomeBuy is scheduled to change in
April 2008. New products will be available from April onwards,
however further details are currently unavailable.
In Thanet, the agent for HomeBuy is Moat Housing Group.
Moat Housing Group
Moat Homes are the zone agent for the Thanet
area. This means they hold a register of people interested in
shared ownership and hold information on the developments, which
are currently under construction.
You can contact them by calling 07002 662846 Monday to
Friday, 9am to 5pm
For any questions, you can call the council's Housing Options
Team on 01843 577277 or email housing@thanet.gov.uk
Other useful numbers:
- Citizens Advice Bureau
01843 225973
- Breakthrough
01843 230222
- Connections Kent and Medway
01843 232273