You can only join Postlip if one of our families leaves and makes space for you.  This is because almost every bit of the Hall is part of somebody's home.  And our Rules as an Industrial & Provident Society don't allow us to sub-let part of a unit.  We've tried very hard over the years to figure out how to make room for people to stay without them buying a unit, but so far the problem's defeated us.

If we do have room and are looking for new members there’ll be a "Unit for sale" link on the left and if there isn't...sorry!

Choosing one another if we’re selling a unit

If you’re interested then we’d ask you to tell us a bit about yourself, why you’d like to join us and what you’d be bringing to us.  We’d also want you to ask us about whatever’s important to you.   If we think you might fit in then we’d assign somebody in the house to be your contact and to arrange for a first visit of a few hours.  

We hope you’ll be asking yourself ‘Could I really live with these people?’ because that’s what each of us will be considering.   This is an important decision for everybody, so we aim for consensus and we all think about it very carefully. 

If you and we all want to go on exploring possibilities, then we'd arrange more visits and in between times, your contact will stay in touch and share with you our comprehensive Briefing Document which details the whole sale process.  Your contact will help you to understand this and will answer your questions.  If you and we all agree then we’ll get things moving.

How you buy

The unit will have been valued by two local valuers, both FRICS, and their average set as the baseline price.   We’ll add our legal costs and whatever we’ve spent in advertising to get the price you pay.  

When your solicitor and ours are ready to conclude, we’ll trigger a revaluation process to allow for house prices having gone up or down.   

Getting finance

Most Postlip members have mortgages on their units and we may be able to advise you on lenders who will lend on Postlip units.