nao

American  

[nau] / naʊ /

noun

plural

naos

1. a European sailing ship of late medieval to early modern times.

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Example Sentences

The NAO investigation found that service charge increases could create affordability pressures over time for shared owners.

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The NAO says that the uncertain nature of service charge increases "poses the greatest risk to households whose initial affordability assessments leave them with limited financial headroom".

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The NAO report found that shared ownership is forecast to be cheaper than private renting in 93% of areas across England over 10 years.

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The Shared Owners' Network said: "We are calling on the NAO to build on this report and launch a Value for Money investigation to determine whether the shared ownership scheme truly provides affordable homes, meets its policy objectives, and makes effective use of public funds."

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But the NAO warns that the government needs to "make this scheme work better" to give people truly affordable housing.

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