Buying a home with shared equity

Funding has been secured for support for social renters and other priority groups to buy a home on the open market with support from the Scottish Government’s LIFT Open Market Shared Equity (OMSE) Scheme. 

Priority Groups eligible for funding in 2025/26 are: 

  • Social renters (people who rent from a Council or Registered Social Landlord) 
  • People with a disability who can demonstrate a housing need  
  • Members of the armed forces    
  • Veterans who have left the armed forces within the past two years   
  • Widows, widowers and other partners of service personnel who have lost their life while serving in the armed forces within the last two years    
  • People aged over 60 with a housing need are a priority group who do not need to take out a mortgage.   

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