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Shared Ownership Resources was launched in 2021 to champion the interests of shared ownership leaseholders and households considering shared ownership.

The project publishes case studies, collaborates with housing, legal and financial experts to offer specialist information and advice; advocates reform to drive better outcomes, and campaigns for improved transparency and against mis-selling and other poor practices in the sector.

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Can I hand the keys back? Q&A with Womble Bond Dickinson

If a shared owner is struggling with housing costs, what are their options? Can they simply hand the keys back?

Buyback: in brief

What is buyback, and how common is it? An introductory guide to the jargon, and the process.

My SO Home: No. 34

The daughter of a shared owner explains problems with inheriting a shared ownership retirement home.

“Mum was a generous and kind person. She would have wanted her children to inherit their share of the estate, not for it to be whittled away in service charges which have been accumulating since September 2024 and now stand at over £10,000.”

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