Help with buying a home
This section provides information to people who may need help with buying a home.
Help may be available from one of the following organisations:
Welsh Government
- Shared Ownership – Wales: Buy an initial share of 25% to 75% of a property with rent paid on the remaining share.
- Help to Buy – Wales: Shared equity loan scheme for homes up to £300,000 from the 1st April 2023 for first-time buyers and home movers who have a 5% deposit.
- Homebuy – Wales: Equity loan scheme of between 30% to 50% for those who meet specific criteria to buy a property.
Further information can be found at help to buy a home schemes.
Caerphilly County Borough Council
- Shared Equity – Buy a share of your home with the remaining share being retained by the Council.
- Shared Ownership – Buy an initial share of 25% to 75% of a property with rent paid on the remaining share.
Further information can be found at: Low cost home ownership policy 2022
Housing associations
- Shared Equity – Buy a share of your home with the remaining share being retained by the housing association.
- Shared Ownership – Buy an initial share of 25% to 75% of a property with rent paid on the remaining share.
For more information about individual developments contact the housing associations directly using the details below:
To apply
To apply for help with buying a home, you will need to complete an online application form available on the HomeSearch Caerphilly website. For help with completing the form, please telephone: 01443 873521 or email: chr@caerphilly.gov.uk.
For further information on buying your own home please telephone: 01443 863121 or email: stratanddevelop@caerphilly.gov.uk.