What if you could buy a brand-new home at our exclusive Poundbury development for just 75% of the full market value?
With our Discount to Open Market scheme, you could do exactly that. Providing you meet certain criteria – such as living or working in the local area – the scheme lets you access a 25% discount on the price of selected new homes at Poundbury. What’s more, you’ll still own 100% of the property!
Poundbury is the prestigious urban extension to historic Dorchester, offering high-specification homes in a vibrant, attractive and walkable town that benefits from a unique set of amenities and a real sense of community spirit.
If the scheme sounds too good to be true, we can assure you it isn’t. There’s no equity loan to pay back, no shared ownership and no rent to pay – it’s just a fantastic opportunity to either jump onto the housing ladder or buy a beautiful new home locally that might otherwise be out of your price range.
The homes available include wonderfully modern and spacious two-bedroom apartments at our luxury Saltash Place development. With large windows to let the light pour in, the homes offer a superior open plan living experience, which – thanks to our Discount to Open Market scheme – could be yours from just £150,750.
To be eligible for the scheme, all you need to do is register with Dorset Council and comply with one of the following Local Connection criteria:
- lived permanently in the area for at least 2 years
- worked in the area (minimum 16-hour weekly contract) for the last 6 months
- have immediate relatives (parents, non-dependent children, siblings) who have lived in the area for at least 5 years and with whom you have regular contact
Other categories or relationships – such as foster relationships – and special circumstances, including giving or receiving medical support, may be considered as well.
Eligible applicants will also need to evidence a combined household income of less than £60,000 per year, with priority being given to those applicants whose combined household income is below £45,000.
The Discount to Open Market scheme works on the basis that when you want to sell the property, you must do so on the same terms. This means – regardless of any changes to the market value – you must sell with the same percentage discount you received and to someone who meets the criteria for affordable housing.
To find out more about buying a Poundbury home through the Discount to Open Market scheme, call us on T 01305 251277. Further details about the Local Connection criteria can be found here.
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