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Housing and local services

Find out about owning and renting a property, council services and emergency planning.

Buying and owning a property

Information about buying, taxing, keeping and selling a home or business property.

Help to buy your home

Find out about the schemes available to help you buy a home.

Getting help to buy your home

Information on Scottish Government schemes to help you buy a new home.

Help to Buy (Scotland) Affordable New Build scheme

Information on how to get financial help from the Scottish Government when buying a new build home.

New Supply Shared Equity scheme

How to get help to buy a newly built home by sharing the cost with the Scottish Government

Open Market Shared Equity scheme

How to get help to buy a home on the open market by sharing the cost with the Scottish Government

Right to buy

Find out about the expired scheme which let people buy the home they were renting from a council or housing association.

Rural Housing Fund and Islands Housing Fund

Information about the Rural and Islands Housing Funds including who can apply and how to apply.

Shared equity for older people

Information on getting help to buy your home if you're aged 60 or over.

Shared Ownership

How to share the cost of a new home with a housing association if you can't afford to buy it outright.

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