Shared Ownership Properties

A 2 Bed Shared Ownership house has become available in Angmering and a 50% share is being offered for sale through the Cooper Adams Estate Agents.

Applicants will be required to demonstrate that they are in need of suitable permanent housing and are unable to afford to buy reasonably suitable permanent housing on the open market.

An applicant’s income should not be more than £80,000 for the purchasing of a 50% share of the property. Rent, is payable each month to Angmering CLT on the 50% share not purchased.

Applicants must establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the Angmering Community Land Trust that they qualify as an eligible household, in that they are in housing need  and either:

Priority 1

(i)      They currently live in the Parish of Angmering and have done so throughout the previous 5 years; or

(ii)     They have lived in the Parish for a period of 5 years in the past 10 years; or

(iii)     They have a strong local connection to one of the Parishes in that:

      • they are Employed in the Parishes or their work is primarily carried out in one of the  parishes, having done so for a continuous period of at least 2 years; or
      • they have a Family Member living in one of the Parishes who has done so for a continuous period of at least 5 years; or
      • at least 5 years of their upbringing took place in one of the Adjacent Rural Parishes.

Priority 2

(i)      They currently live in an adjacent Parish, and have done so throughout the previous 5 years; or

(ii)     They have lived in an adjacent Parish for a period of 5 years in the past 10 years; or

(iii)     They have a strong local connection to an adjacent Parish in that:

        • they are Employed in an adjacent Parish or their work is primarily carried out in an adjacent Parish, having done so for a continuous period of at least 2 years; or
        • they have a Family Member living in an adjacent Parish who has done so for a continuous period of at least 5 years; or
        • At least 5 years of their upbringing took place in the Adjacent Rural Parishes.

 Priority 3

(i)      They currently live in the Arun District area and have done so throughout the previous 5 years; or

(ii)     They have lived in the District for a period of 5 years  in the past 10 years; or

(iii)     They have a strong local connection to Arun District in that:

      • they are Employed in the Arun District and have done so for a continuous period of at least 2 years; or
      • At least 5 years of their upbringing took place in the Arun District Council area; or

(iv)    Armed Forces and former service personnel who do not qualify under Priority 1 and 2 and are:

      • members of  the  Armed  Forces  or former  Service  personnel,  where  the application is made within five years of discharge; or
      • bereaved (or divorced or separated) spouses and civil partners of members of the Armed Forces leaving Services Family Accommodation following the death of (or divorce or separation from) their spouse or partner; or
      • serving or former members of the Reserve Forces who need to move because of serious injury, medical condition or disability sustained as a result of their service.

Where there are several applications for a property, these will be compared and judged on ‘housing need’.