Examples of First Homes in a sentence
First Homes are the government’s preferred discounted market tenure and should account for at least 25% of all affordable housing units delivered by developers through planning obligations.
First Homes are a specific kind of discounted market sale housing and should be considered to meet the definition of ‘affordable housing’ for planning purposes.
The transitional arrangements set out in the Written Material Statement and Planning Practice Guidance confirm that the First Homes requirement will not apply to sites with full or outline planning permissions already in place or determined (or where a right to appeal against non-determination has arisen) before 28 December 2021 or applications for full or outline planning permission where there has been significant pre-application engagement which are determined before 28 March 2022.
If you meet all the requirements it will issue a First Homes ‘Authority to Proceed’ and Eligibility Certificate to you, the builder, mortgage advisor and your conveyancer.
This shows you are eligible and entitled to be a First Homes owner.
You will have to make a further legal declaration that you are eligible and understand the terms of the First Homes scheme and that you can only resell the home in the future to another eligible First Homes buyer.
A minimum of 25% of all affordable housing units secured through developer contributions should be First Homes.
Are Rising Housing Costs Barring Young Adults from Buying Their First Homes?, June2018, http://www.freddiemac.com/research/pdf/201806-Insight-05.pdf.
If it looks like you could be eligible, the builder will assist you to complete a First Homes application to the local authority.
Visit the house builder selling First Homes to see what is available to purchase.