Guidance

The Grenfell Assisted Home Ownership Scheme: Application notices

The scheme enables eligible residents to purchase a leasehold interest (‘share’) in their current social home on similar terms and at a similar cost to if they had purchased their Grenfell home through the statutory Right to Buy scheme.

Applies to Northern Ireland

These notices must be used by eligible residents and their landlords at different stages in the Grenfell Assisted Home Ownership Scheme’s application process.

Residents:

For example, residents must complete an application form, known as a GAHOS 2 – Notice of application to the Grenfell Assisted Home Ownership Scheme (ODT, 51.8 KB), and return it to their landlord once their eligibility for the scheme has been confirmed.

The relevant point at which a resident must submit their application form is set out in the:

All residents are advised to read the relevant application guide, so that they have a clear idea of how the process will function, including the actions they will need to take at certain times.

If the landlord does not complete an action within a given timeframe, a resident can send them a GAHOS 7 – Notice of delay (ODT, 19.6 KB) as a reminder.

Landlords:

The following notices must be sent by the landlord to a resident at different stages in the application process.

The relevant point at which each notice must be sent is set out in the Grenfell Assisted Home Ownership Scheme – Application guide for landlords. All landlords are advised to read this application guide, so that they have a clear idea of how the process will function, including the actions they will need to take at certain times.

If a resident does not complete a relevant action within the given timeframe, the landlord can send them a GAHOS 6 – Notice of potential closure of application to the Grenfell Assisted Home Ownership Scheme (ODT, 22.7 KB) as a reminder.

If the landlord receives a GAHOS 7 – Notice of delay (ODT, 19.6 KB) from a resident, they must respond using a GAHOS 8 – Landlord response to a notice of delay (ODT, 20.3 KB).

Finally, once the value of a resident’s home has been determined, either by the landlord or the District Valuer, the landlord must send the resident a Grenfell Assisted Home Ownership Scheme – Key information document (ODT, 48.5 KB) about the home.

Published 24 May 2024