Application for Residential Land / Housing Unit
1. Can I apply without my husband/wife?
Answer: Once you are married, in a common-law relationship or legally married, you will be required to state his/her name on your application. At the stage of allocation, you can opt either for joint ownership or equal share.
2. Can I apply for a house lot if I am not working?
Answer: Yes. However, you must demonstrate that you are receiving financial support.
3. Can I apply for more than one house lot?
Answer: Applicants are entitled to be allocated only one house lot for residential purposes only.
4. Can my application be transferred to another region?
Answer: Yes. However, a letter requesting the transfer to another region must first be submitted to the agency.
5. After applying, do I have to follow up or wait for the CH&PA to contact me?
Answer: CH&PA will inform you when you have moved to the next step along the allocation process. Also, you can use the online inquiry option available on the agency’s website.
6. What is the difference between very-low, low, moderate and a high-income house lot and what is the average size?
Answer: The income categories for residential house lots are determined by the location of the lot in a region and scheme as well as its size and price.
Allocation of Residential Land
1. Can I apply without my husband/wife?
1. What is the waiting period for allocation?
2. How long do I have to wait for my Agreement of Sale?
Answer: Allottees will be informed when CH&PA is ready to process Agreements of Sale for their respective scheme.
3. How long do I have to wait before I see my land?
Answer: When the agency is in receipt of the cadastral plan, the Survey Unit makes contact with allottees to arrange a date and time for verification of boundaries.
4. What is the process for a refund and how long does it take?
Answer: A written request seeking a refund, all original receipts and allocation documents as well as, copies of identification must be submitted to CH&PA for a re-fund to be processed. Refunds are done monthly.
Allocation of Housing Unit (Turn-Key House)
1. If I register for a house, will I be taken off the list for land?
Answer: Registering for a housing unit does not directly eliminate one’s name from the list of applicants for land only. Prior to allocation, an applicant can request a switch from turn-key to land only.
2. After registration for a housing unit what’s the next step?
Answer: Once registration is completed and the preferred house is available, a letter will be prepared and sent to the bank for prequalification for a loan.
3. If the bank does not qualify me, what is my next option?
Answer: If the bank does not approve a mortgage, a cash payment can be made. However, payment should be completed within one (1) month.
4. How long do I have to wait for the house to be ready?
Answer: There is no specified timeframe. However, as soon as the preferred housing unit is available the agency will make contact with prequalified applicants.
5. After collecting the keys, how soon can I extend my house?
Answer: Modifications to the existing structure can be done one (1) year after the issuance of keys.
6. How soon can the mortgage be approved?
Answer: The banking process typically takes about 1-3 months.
Certificate of Title / Transport
1. What is the difference between a Certificate of Title and a Transport?
Answer: Both the Transport and the Certificate of Title are titles to land that confers ownership of the land and/or property. However, they are under two different forms of registration systems.
2. What is the average processing time for a Certificate of Title or Transport?
Answer: It takes approximately three (3) to six (6) months to process a Certificate of Title / Transport.
3. Why is it taking so long to process my Certificate of Title/Transport?
Answer: CH&PA facilitates the signing of documents to process the Certificate of Title/Transport. However, the processing of those documents is done at either the Land or Deeds Registry.
4. How will I know when my Certificate of Title or Transport is available?
Answer: CH&PA will mail a correspondence to allottees, informing that the Certificate of Title/Transport is available. The letter will state the requirements needed to uplift same.
5. How can I add or delete someone’s name/transfer ownership/sell my land?
Answer: There is a checklist of various documents that you would need to submit to the CH&PA in order to facilitate the processing of any of the above-mentioned re-quests.
Regularisation of Squatting
1. Can I make payments for a house lot that I have been occupying for a long time?
Answer: Yes. However, the house lot must be located in an area that has been regularised or is suitable for regularisation.
2. Can I include another person’s name on my allocation?
Answer: Yes. However, the person must not be the owner of a property. (A checklist of the documents required for this process should be obtained.)
3. Can I remove a co-owner’s name from my allocation?
Answer: Yes. (A checklist of the documents required for this process should be obtained.)
4. Can I dispose of my house lot?
Answer: Yes. However, disposal of property is subject to the terms and conditions of the allocation that are outlined in the Agreement of Sale and Certificate of Title/ Transport.
Relocation
1. Will the area that I am occupying be regularised or will I have to be relocated?
Answer: CH&PA will have to assess and determine through the relevant departments, whether or not the area is suitable for regularisation before relocation can be considered.
2. What is the approach for relocation of informal settlers from one area to another?
Answer: An inventory exercise will be conducted of the area. This will be followed by the CH&PA identifying the area to which the informal settlers will be relocated. Then, the CH&PA will employ a multi-sectoral operation approach to execute the relocation process. The relocating households are engaged throughout the process.
Home Improvement Subsidy
1. Do I have to pay for the materials?
Answer: The applicant does not pay for the materials only provide the labour to do the works requested.
2. How soon are we getting our materials?
Answer: A date for distribution of materials will be scheduled. Nonetheless, once you would have received an approval letter it is certain that the CH&PA will be providing the materials for the approved works. You will be contacted once we are ready to begin disbursement and will have 6 weeks from the time you receive the materials to complete all, agreed on, improvement works.
3. Is CH&PA facilitating the repairs or does the beneficiary have to find a contractor?
Answer: The applicant is required to provide the labour to affect the improvement works. CH&PA provides the materials.
4. Does the beneficiary get the money for the home improvement subsidy or the materials?
Answer: CH&PA will provide the materials. The beneficiary provides all the labour.
5. Can CH&PA provide materials to construct a bridge, fence or veranda for me?
Answer: No. The focus is on improving immediate living conditions such as: roof repairs, floors, expansion to address overcrowding, sanitation improvements (e.g. replacement of a pit latrine with an indoor water closet), and rainwater harvesting and update of materials for wet areas (e.g. tiling for bathroom/toilet).
6. When will the project reach my area?
Answer: The project boundaries are Diamond/Grove, EBD, Central Georgetown to Victoria, ECD and specific areas in La Parfaite Housing Development (Westminster, Recht-Door-Zee, Onderneeming, Lust-en-Rust, and Parfait Harmonie Phase 2). Once you would have applied and have received a letter confirming you met the eligibility criteria you will be visited. When verification visits commence within your area the CH&PA staff will contact you to schedule a date to visit your home.
7. Can I still benefit from the Home Improvement Subsidy if I am a poor person but earning over $75,000?
Answer: The income ceiling is GYD 75,000. Persons earning above this ceiling are ineligible to participate.
Core Home Support
1.What is the cost of the Core Home?
Answer: The cost of the Core Home is approximately GY $5,000,000. The homes are built at a subsidized cost with the applicant making an equity contribution of GY$100,000.
2. When will CH&PA start building my Core Home?
Answer: Once you receive a letter from CH&PA, that you have been approved to benefit from a Core Home it is certain that CH&PA will be constructing for you. You will be contacted once we are ready to begin construction.
