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Q: What percentage of the property do I have to buy on the Shared Ownership Nominations Scheme (SONS)?
Q: How does priority on Shared Ownership Nominations Scheme (SONS) work?
Answer:
How we are prioritise applicants for the Shared Ownership Nominations Scheme (SONS)
- Priority 1: Wandsworth Council tenants with a recognised medical need or living in overcrowded conditions and having a minimum of 150 points in the transfer queue, or are decants, essential repair cases, tenants under occupying and homeless persons.
- Priority 2: All other Wandsworth Council tenants and tenants of Housing Associations currently occupying property within the Borough.
- Priority 3: First-time buyers who currently live within the Borough. Applicants in this category must pass a financial appraisal.
Note: If more than one applicant from the same priority group applies for a property the applicant with the earliest registration date under the scheme will take precedence.
