Govt fast-tracking documents for lands allocated at Williamsburg/Hampshire
In an effort to fast-track the documentation process for lands allocated in the Williamsburg/Hampshire Housing Scheme in Region 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne), a special exercise was held on Friday at the Regional Housing Office.
A team from the Land Administration Department joined the staff of the Region Six Housing Office as they engaged more than a hundred persons who were allocated residential house lots.
Some of the applicants being fast-tracked
The allottees were invited to sign up for their Agreements of Sale document, thus starting the process for the processing of Transport.
Cheif Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Sherwyn Greaves was also on the ground to process and hand over the Agreements of Sale, immediately to the allottees.
Apart from persons visiting the Regional office on a daily business to conduct this transaction, Minister Collin D Croal told the new allottees that the exercise was geared at fast-tracking the process, and was done as persons have raised concerns about the turnover time to uplift Agreements of Sales after they would have signed-up.
He added that while the regional offices do these exercises on a daily basis, engagements such as today’s play a significant role in addressing the backlog.
Additionally, the allottees were also facilitated with the signing up for Transport. Altogether, some 250 persons were allocated low and moderate-income lots in the Williamsburg/Hampshire scheme.
Friday’s exercise saw just over 100 persons signing and receiving their documents.
With this document in hand, persons can now approach financial institutions as well as utility companies for financing and much-needed services as they move along their journey to home ownership.
