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<p>We do not anticipate a lack of demand for First Homes - we are already receiving
a very high level of interest in these homes since the launch of the first site in
Bolsover, Derbyshire on 4 June.</p><p>However, our guidance for First Homes, published
alongside the written ministerial statement on 24 May 2021, recommends that if a home
remains unsold after a total of 6 months of marketing, despite making every reasonable
effort to ensure the home is sold to a suitable person, the developer should be able
to release the home onto the open market and pay the local authority a percentage
of the sale price equal to the proposed percentage discount. This will ensure that
home do not remain unsold long term, whilst also ensuring developers still make the
contributions required of them under the conditions of their planning permission.</p>
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