Direct transfer to new owner

It may not be feasible or desirable to proceed with a back to back transfer, for example where the original seller did not qualify for a subsidy or the subsidy was declined and the first leg of a back-to-back is not possible.

In this case, it is possible for the housing authority to transfer directly to the new owner. There are two scenarios:

• The self-classified owner can apply and qualify for a housing subsidy in her or her own right

• The self-classified owner does not qualify for a subsidy, and a regularisation process is required