Discounted Market Value Homes at Ellenbrook

In order to meet the local housing demand in Moreton-in-Marsh, a selection of properties available at Ellenbrook are being offered as Discounted Market Value homes.

This means that eligible buyers will be able to purchase select properties at 80% of the open market value. To qualify for one of the Discounted Market Value homes at Ellenbrook, applicants must initially meet a set of pre-defined criteria, outlined below.

Qualifying Criteria

You meet the Qualifying Criteria if you are a person who is in housing need and are unable to buy a home suitable for your housing needs on the open market in the Council’s administrative area.

Additional Local Criteria (set until April)

The Discounted Market Value homes will initially be offered exclusively to those who also have a Local Connection to the Town, defined below. This exclusivity period ends in April, after which you are only required to meet the Qualifying Criteria outlined above.

You are considered to have a local connection to the town of Moreton-in-Marsh if you are someone who:

• has been continuously resident within Moreton-in-Marsh or an adjoining parish, or the Cotswold District for the last five years
• has been permanently resident within Moreton-in-Marsh or an adjoining parish, or the Cotswold District for 5 years or more, within the previous 20 years
• has a contract of permanent employment at a workplace within Moreton-in-Marsh or an adjoining parish, or the Cotswold District and this work is not of a casual or temporary nature
• has current family associations (parents, sons, daughters, brothers, or sisters) who have lived within Moreton-in-Marsh or an adjoining parish, or the Cotswold District for the last five years
• needs care from a person in Moreton-in-Marsh or an adjoining parish, or the Cotswold District