Need to Sell

For more information about the Need to Sell Scheme, please look at our Need to Sell Guidance Document and Application Form. You can also look at the Need to Sell Panel Guidance and Need to Sell Member Profiles.

You can also find out the statistics for acceptance, in our HS2 exceptional hardship scheme and HS2 need to sell scheme.

For more help you can also watch our HS2 Need to Sell Guidance Videos.

Need to Sell scheme (NTS) pre-application service

If you are considering making an application to the Need to Sell (NTS) scheme and have read the guidance and application form, but still have further questions, we now offer an NTS pre-application service where you can talk with a member of the NTS team on the phone for up to 30 minutes.

They can discuss the requirements of the NTS scheme and the types of evidence you might need to provide to support your application.

The team can only give advice in the context of the examples referenced in the NTS guidance. They cannot talk about your personal situation or tell you what evidence will result in a successful application, as each case depends on individual circumstances. Once your application is fully complete and submitted, an independent panel will give a recommendation and a senior civil servant will review this and make a final decision.

If you are interested in speaking to our NTS pre-application team, please contact our Helpdesk on Freephone: 08081 434 434 or Minicom: 08081 456 472.