Also referred to as part buy/part rent, Shared Ownership allows buyers to purchase a share of a property; they will pay a mortgage on the share they own, and a below-market-value rent on the remainder.
Shared ownership involves buying a share of a property and paying rent on the rest. Shared equity involves paying a low property deposit, using an equity loan for a percentage of the property’s value, and getting a mortgage for the remaining amount.
What are the downsides to shared ownership?
- Maintenance charges. …
- No renting allowed. …
- Buying up increased shares in your property can be expensive. …
- Restrictions on what you can do. …
- The risk of negative equity. …
- Issues around selling your share when moving home. …
- You don’t have greater protection under shared ownership.
Unlike full owners of leasehold properties who are unhappy with the firm running their block, shared owners cannot exercise the “right to manage” their building – it will always be run by the housing association. Another downside is that you could potentially lose your property if you fall behind on rent payments.
You are not usually allowed to rent out your home. If you sublet without the scheme’s written agreement you are at risk of losing your home. Most schemes only allow you to rent out your home in exceptional circumstances. You must not rent it out until you get the scheme’s permission in writing.
And according to Ms Nettleton, selling a shared ownership property isn’t as hard as people have been led to believe. … “Normally, there is a nomination period where the home is offered to other shared ownership buyers first, but, if one can’t be found it can then be sold on the open market.”
How can I buy 100% of Shared Ownership property? You can gain full ownership of your Shared Ownership property through a process called ‘staircasing’. Once you’ve bought your initial stake in your home you can staircase to 100% Ownership in batches of 10% or larger.
Many shared-ownership properties are not just overpriced in absolute terms (isn’t nearly all property?) but, more importantly, overpriced relative to similar properties in the full-price market. … If you want to climb the property ladder, these are the basic rules: (a) Don’t buy when you’re too young.
L&Q housing association last year sold 66 per cent of resale homes on to other shared owners within its eight-week exclusivity period. The average resale took just 36 days. It sold another 18 per cent after the eight weeks were up.
The housing association which owns part of the property will be responsible for maintaining the structure of the house. If for example the roof on your property needs repairing, this will be down to the housing association. If however you need a wall plastered inside your home, this will be down to you.
It’s definitely possible to get a Shared Ownership mortgage with a poor credit history, but it’s more difficult than it would be if you had a good rating. Whether you get accepted can depend on the type of credit issues that are on your file.