Affordable self-build plots now available!
Through the Council’s affordable housing planning policy, the Inverness-based developer Mackintosh Highland has sold land south of George Wilson Road to Albyn Housing Society on which they have built 21 affordable homes for rent and for low cost home ownership through the shared equity initiative. In addition, the developer was required as part of the planning permission to transfer to the Council 4 self-build plots with services adjacent.
The self build plots are being marketed to local first time buyers at a fixed purchase price of between £18,000 and £22,000 for each plot. This has been been made possible by the Council discounting the sale price to make the plots affordable. In order to protect this investment, prospective purchasers will be required to accept conditions within the titles which include a requirement that if the house is sold, the seller will repay the Council the percentage discount on the plot based on the valuation at the time of sale.
The plots will be targeted to the following groups of first time buyers (in order of priority):
- Council and/or housing association tenants who live in Auldearn; then
- Other first time buyer households who live in Auldearn; then
- Council and/or housing association tenants who live elsewhere in Nairnshire; then
- Other first time buyer households who live in Nairnshire.
Applicants must register their interest by 9th April 2010 and return their completed application form by 14th May 2010
The plots are being sold at fixed prices of between £18,000 and £22,000.
For more information please phone Heather Bebbington or Paul Brown in the Housing Development Team at Highland Council on 01463 702831 or 01463 702878 or email:
Paul.Brown2@highland.gov.uk