The Homebuy Scheme and Mortgage Rescue
HomeBuy enables social tenants, MoD Personnel and other first time buyers to buy a share of a home and get a first step on the housing ladder in England.
There are a number of HomeBuy products, provided by the Homes and Community Agency, based on shared ownership and equity loan products offerring people a choice in the type of home they can buy.
This section gives details for each of the products, provides answers to the most common questions about the scheme and lists contact details for the HomeBuy agents who provide a contact point for affordable housing options in different areas of England. It also covers schemes that are available in the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
For personnel living or working, or aspiring to live or work in London visit First Steps website.
The Mortgage Rescue scheme has been designed to allow vulnerable home-owners, at risk of repossession, to remain in their homes.
MoD Personnel
Service personnel have now been given Priority Status to assist them in gaining access to Affordable Housing Schemes across all English regions and the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales.
For more information please access the Affordable Housing Leaflet through the Key Documents-JSHAO link.
MoD Referral Scheme, formally known as the MoD Nominations Scheme
The MoD has established a referral scheme with Housing Associations to provide low-cost, rented accommodation for people coming out of the Services. The Scheme, which was originally based on the sale of surplus family quarters, operates in about 180 locations in England , Scotland and Wales . The Scheme is open to single and married Service leavers in their last six months of Service and to separated spouses who are under notice from Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) in Service Families accommodation. Local connections to the area for which you are applying are not required.