Rent to buy

Rent to buy offers the opportunity to rent a newly built home on an Intermediate rent basis.

This allows you to rent a home at a rent which is charged at approximately 20 percent lower than you would expect to pay for a similar home on the open market.

You can do this for up to five years with the option to buy the home through shared ownership when you are ready to buy in the longer term.

If you rent a home through Rent to buy, you can make an offer to buy the home on Shared ownership terms when you can afford to; this can be done at anytime during the tenancy provided.

When you decide to buy, your housing provider will make an assessment of what share of the property can be bought, based on an independent financial assessment of what you can afford.

Terms and incentives vary by development and from the information you give, you may not be eligible for this option.