Hi there,
Was hoping someone could help me with this.
I'm currently on a Graduate Visa, soon to be switched to a Skilled Worker Visa through my employer. As we all know, this means I have no recourse to public funds (on either visa).
I'm interested in purchasing a flat through the Shared Ownership scheme, which will allow me to mortgage a certain percentage of a new-build flat, and then pay rent on the rest. Usually the owner of the remainder of the property is a housing association or the local council/authority themselves.
My question is:
I know that if the owner of the remainder of the property is a housing association, it's completely fine. I read this from the Migrant Access to Public Funds caseworker guidance found here https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... ds-v18.pdf that "Where housing associations let their tenancies directly, the eligibility requirements do not apply," meaning it is not considered a public fund.
However, what I have been unable to figure out is if this is also the case for situations where the council is your landlord.
For clarity, the flat I am interested in is in a brand-new building commissioned by the local council of the area I am moving to, and will remain owned by them. Not a housing association funded by them -- the council themselves.
This means that the council would be my landlord for the portion of the flat I do not own, and I would pay the portion of the rent for the property I don't own to them.
Is this considered a public fund since it's coming directly from the council, or is it fine since I am not receiving any money from them?
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