Flanshaw Field Drive, Wakefield

RENT TO BUY – 2 Bedroom Semi Detached Town House (must meet criteria) Please read below information. A rare and exciting opportunity to rent a property with the option to purchase in four years time! A modern two bedroom semi detached house located in a sought after area of Wakefield. Please ensure you read the full advert before applying. Should you wish to be considered for this property, please email the office in the first instance.

Rent to Buy is exactly how it sounds. You rent the property for 4 year and at the end you buy it. The rent on the property is set at 80% of the market rent (including service charge) allowing you to save money towards a deposit to buy the home you love.

Working households with at least one tenant in full time employment are eligible to take part in the Rent to Buy scheme.
You should not currently own a property, though we may consider you if you do but are unable to live in that home due to exceptional circumstance such as a relationship breakdown.
You have to be serious about buying a home in the future and committed to saving the 20% not being charged as rent towards a deposit. You will be asked to sign and Options Agreement confirming this.

The scheme is open to both first time buyers and those returning to the market having previously owned a property. You must demonstrate that you are intending to buy your own home in the future and commit to working towards saving a deposit to purchase over the 3 year tenancy term. You must be a working household with a minimum of one income through employment or self employment. This product is specifically for those customers who are unable to purchase on the open market currently and therefore the maximum eligible household income is capped at £80,000 per year. We will operate their discretion to refuse those who are already in a position to buy on the open market. You must not currently own another home however we may operate discretion where you can demonstrate that you do not have access to live there for example, through a relationship breakdown. Under this situation you would not be permitted to purchase
under the scheme until you have disposed of your interest in the other property.

Housing Association property so will have NO kitchen appliances and tenant may have to supply own carpets/floor coverings

Please note, we are advertising this property for a Housing Association, and they do not organise viewings for any of their properties prior to anyone taking them. Applicants are referenced first, then if they pass are put forward for the property. The first time that you are actually able to see inside the property is the day that you are due to start the tenancy and you will already have signed part of the tenancy agreement. The tenancy agreement only becomes a 'contract' once the landlord has signed and dated it and we will only do this when they agree to enter into the tenancy, having viewed the property. If, at the sign up appointment, the applicant decides that the property is not for them, they can terminate entering the tenancy before they commit to the contract, meaning they can walk away with zero obligations at that point. No monies are requested until the applicant has entered into their tenancy. If the applicant has already given notice to vacate to their current landlord then they can simply retract their notice and remain living in the property as before. Please only proceed to apply if this method sounds suitable for you.

Any suitable applicant/s has to have the length of tenancy (4 years) for Leave to Remain. If you are a British Citizen this will not apply but if you are not, you will need this amount of time on your Right to Rent Status.