{"id":1721,"date":"2021-08-10T11:14:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T11:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.themediapeople.co.uk\/sow2021\/?page_id=1721"},"modified":"2021-08-23T09:48:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T09:48:26","slug":"eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.themediapeople.co.uk\/sow2021\/eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-element--has-background vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" id=\"el-b4a61523\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-b4a61523\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-66-66p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-d9851afa\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-d9851afa\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-d9851afa\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-88bd5ccb\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-88bd5ccb\"><h2 class=\"sm-top\"><span style=\"color: #33aaff;\">Am I eligible?<\/span><\/h2><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Looking to buy a Shared Ownership home and wondering if you are eligible? The general eligibility criteria for Shared Ownership are as follows:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As with any house in the UK, you must be an adult - at least 18 years of age \u2013 to buy a Shared Ownership house.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Outside of London you have to be earning a salary less than \u00a380,000.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In London, your annual household income must be less than \u00a390,000.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Shared Ownership homes are geared towards first-time buyers, so having a hidden home is not a great idea.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\" data-contrast=\"none\">If you do already own another property (either in the UK or abroad), you must be in the process of selling it.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\" data-contrast=\"none\">If you can afford to buy a home on the open market, you can\u2019t apply for Shared Ownership.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">While Shared Ownership is aimed at home buyers who need extra help, you&nbsp;will have to&nbsp;show that you have a good credit history and can afford the regular payments and costs&nbsp;of a&nbsp;Shared Ownership home.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-button--style-basic-container vce-button--style-basic-container--align-left\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-basic-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-a9889e65\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-a9889e65\"><a class=\"vce-button--style-basic vce-button--style-basic--border-rounded vce-button--style-basic--size-medium vce-button--style-basic--color-b-51-170-255--fff\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.themediapeople.co.uk\/sow2021\/find-a-home\/\" title=\"\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-a9889e65\">Find me a home!<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-33-34p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-ceea8285\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-ceea8285\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-ceea8285\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-c20649e7\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-c20649e7\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-9a7eae65\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-9a7eae65\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-9a7eae65\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Am I eligible?Looking to buy a Shared Ownership home and wondering if you are eligible? 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