Buying your first home is an exciting time. But getting your foot on the property ladder can be expensive.
That’s where shared ownership comes in. Shared ownership is a way of owning your own home by sharing the financial commitment with a Housing Association. It helps people across the UK who might not quite be able to afford the mortgage on 100% of a home right now and gives them the option to work towards owning more over time.
Remember, you can increase your share of the property over time by buying it from the Housing Association, this is called ‘Staircasing’. Or, if you decide to move on, you’ll get back any equity on the share you own.
For every Shared Ownership mortgage completion we will donate £100 to Crisis to help someone get back on their feet.
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Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
Find your local Housing Association through a Help to Buy agent.
Crisis is working in partnership with Virgin Money. Crisis’ partnership with Virgin Money in no way acts as Crisis’ endorsement of Virgin Money mortgages above any other UK Mortgage product or offer.
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