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2 Help to Buy – Wales Post Sales Guide
On the following pages you will find information about all after sales transactions that
require Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd’s consent. Having read this information, if you need to
contact Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd at any time please use the following contact information:
Contents
Repayment 4
(Reducing your shared equity loan)
Redemption on sale 8
(Selling your property)
Remortgaging 11
(Switching your mortgage lender without increasing the mortgage amount)
Additional Borrowing 12
(Increasing your current mortgage amount)
Change of Ownership 15
(Amending or removing of names registered to ownership of the property)
Home improvements 16
Repayment
You can repay either a proportion of the What is Market Value?
loan you received, or the loan in its entirety,
without selling the property – this is known Market Value means the price (established
as staircasing. Under the terms of the loan: in accordance with current RICS Valuation
Standards) at which the sale of the property
• You can staircase at any time after would have been completed unconditionally
completion. for cash consideration on the date at which
• Following any staircasing, the remaining the property is valued on an arms length
balance of the Help to Buy – Wales sale in the open market disregarding:
shared equity loan must be at least 5% a. any additions or improvements (other
of the Market Value. than decorative improvements) made
• You cannot staircase if you are in arrears to the property by you with the written
with your monthly Help to Buy – Wales consent of Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd;
payments (if applicable), unless those b. the existing first charge over the property
arrears and any other outstanding fees in favour of your mortgage lender;
or expenses are paid off at the same
time as you staircase. c. any tenancy and/or any other right of
occupation affecting the property.
First steps
If you want to staircase, you should initially
apply to Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd in writing
indicating what proportion of the Help to
Buy – Wales shared equity loan you would
like to repay. Please note that this does
not commit you to making any staircase
payment and you can halt the process at
any time before payment is made, but if you
do so you will be liable for any valuation or
administrative fees that have been incurred.
d. the property is in good repair and • The valuer must confirm the Market
condition, well maintained and decorated Value of the property as defined in this
as at the date at which the property is information pack.
valued and any garden of the same has • The valuer must be registered with the
been properly maintained and stocked recognised qualification of RICS.
with plants and that any integral kitchen • The valuer to provide 3 comparable
appliances (including without limitation properties and sale prices.
any dishwasher and/or washing machine)
are in good mechanical order; • The valuer must not be related or known
to you.
e. that no account is taken of any additional
bid by a purchaser with a special interest; • The valuer must inspect the interior
of the property and provide a full
f. that both parties to the transaction have valuation report.
acted knowledgeably, prudently and
without compulsion; • Valuations carried out for bank or
mortgage purposes are not acceptable.
g. that all the covenants on your part in
the Help to Buy – Wales shared equity • Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd will require
mortgage have been fully complied with; a copy of the valuation report; the
and inspection date must be shown on the
report.
h. that the property will be vacant upon
the completion of any disposal of the If the valuation report does not comply with
property. the above guidelines, you will be required to
obtain a futher valuation report at your cost.
6 Help to Buy – Wales Post Sales Guide
Please note: before you proceed with If you are in arrears, you will not be able to
staircasing Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd complete your transaction until the arrears
advise that you should take independent on your account are cleared. Equally, if your
legal and financial advice on the account is in credit, the overpayment will
implications of these changes. be refunded to you on completion. A final
statement of your account will be provided
by our Revenue Controller.
8 Help to Buy – Wales Post Sales Guide
Redemption on Sale
Redemption is the term used for selling Valuation guidelines
your property and repaying the Help to Buy
You may independently instruct your own
– Wales shared equity loan invested in your
RICS valuer to carry out the valuation and
property.
confirm the Market Value or ask Help to
The terms of your Help to Buy – Wales Buy (Wales) Ltd for advice on who you may
shared equity loan provide that the instruct. You should instruct the RICS valuer
repayment amount is calculated as a within 14 days of your initial notification to
proportion of either the current market value Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd of your intention
or the sale price of your property (whichever to sell the property. If you do not instruct a
is higher). For example, if you received 20% RICS valuer within this time frame, Help to
of the initial purchase price through Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd may, but is not obliged to,
Buy – Wales, the amount you will have to instruct a RICS valuer to confirm the Market
pay back will be 20% of either the current Value of the property. If Help to Buy (Wales)
market value or the sale price of your Ltd does instruct the RICS valuer, you must
property (whichever is higher). bear the valuation costs.
Please provide to us a copy of the valuation c. any tenancy and/or any other right of
report and written confirmation of the offer occupation affecting the property.
you have received for your home. We will
then notify you in writing of the repayment
amount.
Updated February 2018 9
Remortgaging
Remortgaging is the term used when you • A
form of Deed of Priority (DOP) to
would like to switch mortgage lender without regulate the respective priorities of the
increasing your borrowing. If you want to new mortgage and the Help to Buy –
proceed with this transaction consent is Wales shared equity loan. The form of
required by Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd. DOP may be provided by your solicitor/
conveyancer or the lender. The standard
Before Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd will consider form DOP of certain lenders may be
the remortgage transaction we require the acceptable to Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd. If
following information: it is not then Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd will
provide its own required form of DOP and
• A copy of the formal mortgage offer from
the lender must accept this form.
your new lender not exceeding 25 years,
however if your original mortgage was Please send all of this information to Help
for a longer period we will accept this to Buy (Wales) Ltd via the contact details
although you will need to provide Help to outlined on page 19.
Buy (Wales) Ltd with proof of this in the
form of either a copy of the original offer In addition please make sure that you
or a letter from the Lender confirming the inform the lender about the loan you
original term. received through the Help to Buy – Wales
Scheme. You should also seek independent
• The new lender must be a qualifying legal and financial advice.
lending institution (e.g. a bank or building
society) registered with the Help to Buy Please note: if you are looking to
(Wales) Ltd scheme. The new mortgage change your lender AND take out further
must be a repayment mortgage (meaning borrowing please notify Help to Buy
that you must be required under the (Wales) Ltd as this is a different process
mortgage to make payments of interest and in most cases further borrowing will
and capital which are designed to repay not be permitted.
the mortgage over the stated time).
You are not permitted to continue with
a Help to Buy – Wales shared equity loan
with an interest only first mortgage.
• Details of the solicitor/conveyancer
Help to Buy – Wales
dealing with this remortgage, as Help
to Buy (Wales) Ltd will contact the
fee and interest
solicitor/conveyancer to instruct them payment
on remortgage requirements.
• A Mortgage Redemption Statement from Please refer to page 7.
your current Mortgage Lender.
12 Help to Buy – Wales Post Sales Guide
Additional Borrowing
Under the terms of Help to Buy – Wales any Additional Borrowing for
additional borrowing must be approved by Repayment
Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd.
If you are looking to staircase and have
It is the policy of Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd to not yet informed us it is important you
only consider further borrowing for one of contact us via the contact details outlined
the following reasons: on page 19 as we will need to start the
following process:
• You are using the additional borrowing
to make a part repayment of the • You will need to instruct a market
Help to Buy – Wales shared equity valuation of your property carried out
loan you received – (you do not need by a surveyor registered with the Royal
permission to take out further borrowing Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
if you are paying back the loan in full). This valuation should be sent to Help
In cases where you are making part to Buy (Wales) Ltd and will be valid for
repayments, please refer to page 4 3 months.
which refers to the repayment process. • You will need to inform us how much you
• You are using the additional borrowing are looking to staircase.
to fund home improvements • A copy of the formal mortgage offer from
(home improvements are only permitted your new lender not exceeding 25 years,
in exceptional circumstances where however if your original mortgage was
a case for hardship can be made; for a longer period we will accept this
for example if modifications are required although you will need to provide Help to
to make your home more accessible for Buy (Wales) Ltd with proof of this in the
a disabled person living in the property). form of either a copy of the original offer
or a letter from the Lender confirming the
Please note: under no other
original term.
circumstances will we consider a
request for additional borrowing. • Details of the solicitor/conveyancer
dealing with the Staircasing & Additional
Borrowing.
• A Deed of Postponement (DOP) from
your solicitor/conveyancer or lender.
Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd will accept
the DOP of certain Qualifying Lending
Institutions, although the signatory block
will be altered to meet their requirements.
The lender should accept this
amendment. If the Lenders DOP Format
is not accepted a standard DOP will be
engrossed and the lender must accept
this format.
Updated February 2018 13
The level of further borrowing you can Additional Borrowing for Home
obtain is restricted to the amount you need Improvements
to pay for your staircasing transaction.
For example, if you are looking to staircase If you are looking to carry out structural
10% and your property is worth £200,000 home improvements and have not yet
you will need to pay £20,000. In this informed us, please contact us via the
example the further borrowing you can take contact details outlined on page 19. It is
out is restricted to £20,000 – you may not the policy of the scheme to only consider
exceed this amount. structural improvements to your property
in cases of hardship (for example if
modifications were required to make your
Please note: For you to secure the
home more accessible for a disabled
additional borrowing which will be part
person living in the property). If your
of the mortgage offer, we first need to
request for structural home improvements
inform you of the repayment amount as
is approved by Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd we
you can only obtain additional borrowing
will then evaluate your request for additional
that does not exceed this amount.
borrowing.
Change of Ownership
If you are looking to change the ownership • A copy of the formal mortgage offer from
of your property, you will need the your lender not exceeding 25 years,
permission of Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd. however if your original mortgage was
for a longer period we will accept this
Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd will allow a although you will need to provide Help to
substitution of ownership or someone to Buy (Wales) Ltd with proof of this in the
be added or removed from the property as form of either a copy of the original offer
long as one original owner of the property or a letter from the Lender confirming
remains. However, you should be aware the original term.
that, as a general rule, a change to the
ownership of the property will only be • If a full mortgage is being applied for,
permitted once. a form of Deed of Priority (DOP) will be
required. Please refer to page 12 for
If you are changing the ownership of your further information on remortgaging.
property, you will need a new mortgage • Details of the solicitor/conveyancer you
offer from your lender, who must be a will be using to register this change at
qualifying lending institution (e.g. a bank or the Land Registry.
building society), registered with the Help to
Buy (Wales) Ltd scheme, and a new shared Once we have received this information
equity mortgage will be entered into with we will provide a copy of a new Equity
Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd. Mortgage to your solicitor/conveyancer
which you will need to sign.
Before permitting a change in ownership
Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd require the Please note: before you proceed with the
following: change in ownership of your property
Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd advise that
• Written confirmation from those named you should take independent legal and
registered as the property owners financial advice on the implications of
agreeing to the transfer of ownership these changes.
and responsibilities.
Home Improvements
Home improvements are not permitted The reason these rules exist is that, as with
apart from in the exceptional circumstances any shared equity scheme, the value of our
outlined on page 14 and with the approval loan is directly linked to the value of the
of Help to Buy (Wales) Ltd. You purchased property.
your property with the assistance of a
shared equity loan. If you are looking to Therefore, we want to protect Help to Buy
undertake any home improvements you will – Wales customers from making significant
need to pay back the percentage that was investments in their homes when this could
given to you before you can go ahead with also increase the value of their debt to the
any home improvements. Welsh Government.
Registered Office:
1 Capital Quarter
Tyndall Street
Cardiff, CF10 4BZ
Enquiries: 08000 937 937
www.gov.wales/helptobuy
Help to Buy (Wales) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
for credit related regulated activities not covered by an exemption.