Advice & Help on-line
Citizen’s advice bureau:
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
Government website for citizens:
Small Business Bonus Scheme - Scotland
www.direct.gov.uk
Scottish Enterprise:
The Small Business Bonus Scheme provides a percentage relief on
business rates for businesses with properties of which the combined
www.scottish-enterprise.com
rateable value is £15,000 or less. Since 1st April 2008, the scheme
has progressively reduced the rates burden for genuinely small
businesses.
Businesses who occupy premises in Scotland with a combined rateable
value of £15,000 or less may apply.
Information and application forms are available electronically -
Contact Business Gateway for further details of the Scheme or to be
put in touch with someone from your local authority.
Tel: 0845 609 6611 Email: info@bgateway.com
HELP FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS
The Scottish Government has expanded its Open Market Shared Equity
Pilot scheme, offering a new route into home ownership for first time
buyers.
The Scottish Government has expanded its Open Market Shared Equity
Pilot scheme, offering a new route into home ownership for first time
buyers.
The scheme, which was originally restricted to 10 councils, is now
available throughout Scotland and funding has been increased funding
to £60 million. It is expected to help around 1,500 households to buy
this year.
The scheme is designed to help people on low to moderate incomes
buy an affordable home where that is sustainable for them. Through
the Open Market scheme, buyers can own a home, but only pay for a
proportion of it - between 60 and 80 per cent of its value - with the
Government funding the remainder through taking an interest-free
equity stake.
The buyer does not pay any charges on the equity stake, but pays
the Scottish Government a proportion of the sale price at the time of
sale, or earlier if they wish.
Minister for Housing and Communities, Alex Neil claimed that the
scheme would help first time buyers and the wider property market:
“This scheme will help first time buyers across Scotland to access the
housing market. It will also help people who are struggling to sell
their homes in the current climate by stimulating sales of properties
in local housing markets. It will provide a small, but much needed
boost to house sales in a number of areas across Scotland.”
Source: http://www.kingsleywood.co.uk/news.aspx
24 JUNE 2009 | send your NEWS & PHOTOS to info@advertizer.co.uk www.advertizer.co.uk| 01505 874385 | JUNE 2009
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