The Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller ON, MP broke ground on April 18 for the development of 226 housing solutions at the National Housing Trust’s Hellshire Phase IV Housing scheme in Portmore. Additionally, the NHT is pleased to publish the names of persons short-listed for Home Grants, based on applications made to the Trust in December 2011. Also, are you planning to buy your home this year? We have some great tips for you to consider. Finally, the NHT congratulates Emancipation Park as it celebrates 10 years of service to Jamaica.
PRIME MINISTER BREAKS GROUND AT NHT’S HELLSHIRE PHASE IV
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, broke ground on April 18 for the development of 226 housing solutions at the National Housing Trust’s Hellshire Phase IV Housing scheme in Portmore. This was the start of three NHT housing projects in the Hellshire community.
All three phases are expected to be completed by 2015. At the ceremony, the Prime Minister restated the government’s commitment to provide affordable housing solutions and stressed the importance of partnerships with relevant stakeholders to ensure sustained development.
Project Information
Estimated Completion of units: February 2014
Size of Property: 40 acres
Housing solutions:
• 130 2-br detached units
•- 80 sq m (862 sq ft)
• 50 3-br detached units - 97 sq m (1040 sq ft)
• 46 serviced lots - 374 sq m (4025 sq ft) to 1431 sq m (15403 sq ft)
HOME GRANTS APPLICATION RESULTS
The National Housing Trust is pleased to publish the names of persons short-listed for Home Grants, based on applications made to the Trust in December 2011. Applicants were selected based on the county in which they live or work, the number of years they had contributed to the Trust, and their incomes.
Please note that this represents the first phase of the selection process and is not a guarantee of a Home Grant as other conditions will apply. We will contact all persons listed, within fourteen (14) days to provide further information. If no contact is made within that time, please call us at 1-888-225-5648 or (876) 929-6500-9For more information about the home grants, visit our website at: Home Grants Application Results
HOME TIPS
Also, are you planning to buy your home this year? We have some great tips for you to consider.
Inspect before you buy. Buying a house has some similarities to buying a car. Since you may not be an expert yourself, take along an experienced owner or housing construction worker. This person should be able to detect if the house has construction defects (in the structure, the electrical and or the plumbing).
For more house shopping tips, visit our website at: House Shopping: 7 Quick Tips
Can you believe that Emancipation Park is ten (10) this year? Yes... the Park has achieved a significant milestone. This is especially important as Jamaica gets ready to commemorate its year of Jubilee. There are several plans in place to acknowledge this milestone.
The theme selected for the year’s celebrations is “Freedom Journey”. The commemoration of this milestone includes the staging of a series of cultural, entertaining and informative events throughout the year which will cater to the entire family.
For more updates on the Park’s Calendar of Events, visit this link: http://www.nht.gov.jm/media-room/news/emancipation-park-celebrates-10-years
CALL CENTRE NOW OFFERING LIVE HELP VIA THE NHT WEBSITE
The NHT now offers a Live Help Support system which takes the format of a web chat with its team of Customer Care agents. Live support can be accessed via the NHT corporate website during office opening hours by users locally as well as those overseas.
For more information about this and other NHT activities and programmes, visit our website at www.nht.gov.jm
