Affordable Housing in Fownhope

There are five affordable housing units currently being constructed as part of the Mill Field Development.

If you wish to apply for one of the properties, interest needs to be lodged with the Housing Development Team at Herefordshire Council. This can be done by sending an email to: housingdevelopment@herefordshire.gov.uk . 

The properties have not yet been released for allocation/assessment but the Housing Development Team will send out an application pack with forms and information to interested parties.  Once the properties are released, assessment and allocation is on a strict first come, first served basis upon receipt of a fully completed application and successful assessment.   

Further criteria that is useful to know:

• Applicants need to be assessed as being in housing need ie evidence that they cannot afford a full price property in the area; they must have a local connection with the village – ie live or work in the village, or have very close family members or another really strong connection with the village;
• The properties are intended to help people live in a village they have a strong connection to that they would not be able to do otherwise therefore this must be their only property, they cannot own another property and cannot buy these to sub-let them;
• Applicants are asked to have mortgage promise (not an actual mortgage but confirmation that one will be given);
• The discounts to be applied are either 36% or 39% for 2 and 3 bedroom properties and the discount stays with the property in perpetuity.