Scotland’s Open Market Shared Equity Scheme allowing people to buy a home without having to fund its entire cost has been raised by 9% across the country to reflect rising house prices.

You can find a downloadable booklet here Open Market Shared Equity Scheme – Buyer Information Leaflet

And information here: Open Market Shared Equity Scheme

The scheme allows people to buy a home without having to fund its entire cost and is available across Scotland to these people who face particular barriers to the housing market:

• people aged 60 and over
• first time buyers
• social renters (people who rent from the council or a housing association)
• disabled people
• members of the armed forces
• veterans who have left the armed forces within the past two years
• widows, widowers and other bereaved partners of service personnel for up to two years after their partner has lost their life while serving