Who is eligible?

Sentinel offers a range of home ownership and rental options to suit your budget, property size preference & location.

See the table below to for a summary of who is eligible for Sentinel's low-cost-home-ownership purchase and low-cost-rental options:

Option Who is eligible?
Newbuild Homebuy
  • Key Workers
  • Existing tenants
  • Applicants on the 'Homebuy' agents register
Social Homebuy

Existing 'secure / assured' tenants - where tenancy began:

  • Before 18th January 2005 -you may be eligible 2 years after the date you signed your tenancy agreement
  • After 18th January 2005 - you may be eligible 5 years after the date you signed your tenancy agreement
Right-to-buy

Existing tenants who have been 'secure' tenants in the following local authorities:

  • Hart District Council - since 9th March 1994
  • Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council - since 20th March 1995
Right-to-Acquire

Existing 'secure / assured' tenants - where tenancy began:

  • Before 18th January 2005 -you may be eligible 2 years after the date you signed your tenancy agreement
  • After 18th January 2005 - you may be eligible 5 years after the date you signed your tenancy agreement
Re-sale properties
  • Key Workers
  • Existing tenants
  • Applicants on the 'Homebuy' agents register
Keyworker Rental properties
  • Key Workers who meet the current eligibility definition-please contact the Homescope team for the latest eligible roles
Low-Cost Rental properties
  • Eligibility conditions coming soon

 

Please also note that Sentinel is a 'charitable' organisation and therefore we are required to assess applicants in terms of their housing need and their financial situation to ensure that they are suitable charitable beneficiaries. These assessments will apply to all applicants wishing to purchase/rent property from us except for current Sentinel tenants purchasing their existing home under the Right to Buy, Right to Acquire or Social Homebuy schemes.

What do these words / terms mean? Visit the  Jargon Buster page

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