Joining and
buying a home
How to get involved
Are you interested in joining our cohousing project and buying a property? If so, click on the button below, leave your details on our form and we'll get back to you. Once we have your details we can keep you informed about what's happening. Things are moving quite fast just now!
Next steps
If you're considering joining Angel Yard and buying a home with us, we recommend that you do as many of the following steps as you can. We don't choose you, but we want you to choose us in full understanding of what's involved, how our project works, the expectations of you as a resident, and the financial implications for you and your household.
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Read everything on this website
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Visit Norwich if you can, see the site and meet some of our members for a coffee
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Read the purchase procedure
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Email or phone if you have any further questions
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Arrange an online meeting where we'll go through everything in more detail
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Visit other (built) cohousing schemes if they have open days
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Read up about cohousing - there are books, links, and youtube videos to watch, plus network organisations in the UK, US, Australia etc. The UK Cohousing Network is a good place to start: https://cohousing.org.uk/
What happens next?
1) When you feel ready to go ahead, you will be asked to complete a Membership & Allocation Form, giving us basic details about you and your household, and allowing you to secure the flat or house that you plan to purchase. You will be asked to pay the initial commitment fee of £1500.
You will be welcomed as new member/s and our Onboarding team will make sure you are set up to access emails, Whatsapps and other information, and to meet your future neighbours.
2) Our Legal tem will get in touch and ask you to answer our Know Your Customer questions; these are quite specific questions about your financial status and source of finance, to satisfy money laundering regulations. This information is confidential and not shared with the whole group.
3) Next you will be required to complete CIL exemption paperwork and a 'Promise to Purchase' agreement. We will talk you through all of this, and you can refer to the purchase procedure to understand this stage.
You will also be asked to become a Member of our management company, Sussex Street Cohousing CIC.
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