Grants - standard rules and conditions

Standard grant conditions

Grant conditions:

  • grants are normally only approved if the work hasn’t yet started
  • all works must be completed within 12 months of the grant approval date
  • grant payments are made direct to the contractor
  • no grant is payable for work covered by an insurance policy
  • if you wish to change contractor after we have approved the grant you must agree this with us before work starts
  • if a property is sold or ownership is transferred within 10 years of the work being done, the  grant must normally be repaid in full 
  • loans must be repaid in full at the time that the property is sold 
  • if a property is sold or ownership is transferred within 10 years of the work being done, the  grant must normally be repaid in full (unless there is a surviving joint owner)
  • if any grant conditions are breached, we may initiate proceedings to claim the cost of the grant from the applicant

Last Modified: 19/05/2020 12:11:57

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