Guidance

Armed Forces home ownership scheme

The scheme provided assistance for regular serving members of the British Armed Forces to purchase a home on the open market that best suited their needs.

From:
Homes and Communities Agency
Published
1 January 2010

This publication was withdrawn on

This scheme is now closed for applications, but you can read about other Affordable home ownership schemes.

Applies to England

Documents

Armed Forces Home Ownership Scheme: buyers' guide (accessible version)

HTML

Armed Forces Home Ownership Scheme: buyers' guide

PDF, 1.26 MB, 12 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@homesengland.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

This scheme is now closed for applications, but you can find other home ownership schemes on Own Your Home.

The Armed Forces Home Ownership Scheme was an affordable housing product, managed and delivered by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), working in partnership with funding from the Ministry of Defence.

It was a pilot scheme designed specifically to provide assistance for regular serving members of the British Armed Forces, who met certain eligibility criteria, to purchase a home best suited to their needs, on the open market.

 Scheme fees and charges

  • Redemption (repaying your loan): £200
  • Staircase: £200
  • Remortgage: £50
  • Move Away from Base: £30
  • Home improvements: £50
  • Transfer of Equity (change of ownership): £50

Updates to this page

Published 1 January 2010

Sign up for emails or print this page

Related content