First Time Buyer Grant

Up to £15,000 is available to help first-time homebuyers in Ribble Valley make their properties energy-efficient or undertake crucial renovations.

The First-Time Buyer Greener Homes Grant aims to address housing affordability, as well as tackle climate change.

The grants will help first-time buyers purchasing a property with an energy performance certificate of D to H increase the rating to C or above, or address significant disrepair.

The property must be over 10 years old, in the council tax bands A to C and located in Ribble Valley.

Applicants must be a first-time buyer aged 18 or over, with a Ribble Valley connection and income under £60,000, or combined household income under £80,000, and intend occupying the property as their main residence.

For further information please refer to our discretionary grant policy.