Hounslow Council


Low cost home ownership

Looking to make your first step on the housing ladder?

Have you considered the options that are available to you through low cost home ownership?

We work with a range of housing organisations to make sure that new homes continue to be built for people living or working in Hounslow on moderate incomes and unable to buy a property on the open market.

We have a simple criteria and will prioritise anybody who lives and or works in the borough on a moderate income of £60,000 and below.

To register an interest in these options, please register your details by selecting the "new application" link on the left.

What options are currently available?

We are working in partnership with FIRST STEPS (formally known as Housing Options).  FIRST STEPS is the free government service for London’s first time buyers looking to buy a home for less than on the open market.

For more information about First Steps click the link on the left.

To go straight through to the First Steps website, click the link on the right.