Selling your shared ownership home

Costs can vary when selling your home. It’s really important you speak to your mortgage provider, an independent financial advisor, and your solicitor to make sure you understand all the costs and processes involved in selling before you go ahead.

Yes, you can sell your home at any time.

No, you can only sell your share in your home.

Your lease will probably state that we have a minimum of eight weeks to market your home. If we have not found a buyer by the end of the eight weeks you can sell your home through an estate agent or privately.

This varies and can depend on lots of different factors, including the condition of your home – we find we’re normally able to find a buyer within eight weeks.

For home improvements to be included in the surveyor’s valuation report, you must have asked for and been formally granted our permission before making these improvements. You’ll also need to be able to evidence this.

If you don’t agree with the surveyor’s valuation please discuss it with them. Remember, the price we’ll market your home at will be fixed and based on the surveyor’s valuation report.

Valuation reports are valid for three months from the date of the report.

We’ll send you a pack with more information once you’ve told us you’d like to sell your home, but in general, you can expect us to ask for these things:

• a completed instruction to market/intention to sell form
• your solicitor’s details
• a valid Energy Performance Certificate
• a RICS or FRICS valuation report
• proof of identity
• photos of your home to help us market it
• details about your home and area to help us market it