RHOGs

RURAL HOME OWNERSHIP GRANTS (RHOGS)

A Rural Home Ownership Grant is intended to facilitate the provision of new housing, or improvement of existing housing for owner occupation in rural areas. RHOG's are targeted at individuals who wish to become owner occupiers but are unable to do so for reasons of cost, availability and location.

There is certain criteria which a RHOG applicant must satisfy:

• The applicant must be employed in the area and contributing to the local economy.
• The applicant must demonstrate that total household income is insufficient.
• The applicant must demonstrate that the house will be used as the sole residence.
• RHOG's will be targeted primarily at first time buyers. Previous home owners may apply for grant but any capital gain from their last property, whether still held or not, will be treated as a personal contribution within the appraisal carried out to determine the grant level. Please contact Craig Baxter (cbaxter@fynehomes.co.uk) at our Rothesay Office for more information.