Affordable homes for key workers are sitting empty on the Ramshill estate in Petersfield due to lack of demand.
The three-bedroom homes, owned by Petersfield Housing Association, were built as part of the government's bid to provide housing for teachers and health workers.
Eight houses, including one owned by Drum Housing Association, have been made available for "shared ownership" to key workers - but as yet no buyers have been found.
Now Petersfield Housing Association wants to spread the word that these part-buy, part-rent houses are on the market.
"These are particularly aimed at health workers and teachers," said PHA director Chris Webster.
"One hundred per cent of their value is just over £200,000. That is a big mortgage for someone starting off. The deal is that 50 per cent of the equity is sold in the first place, so the key worker has to find £100,000."
He added: "They pay the mortgage to the mortgage company and rent to ourselves, typically about £25 per week. As time goes by they can then buy more equity and pay a smaller rent. They can finish up by buying the whole house, which is not always the case with shared ownership."
Mr Webster said the housing association had originally planned six shared ownership homes, not exclusively for key workers.
"We got grant funding to build five and we have sold four," he said.
"At the same time the government became interested in the key worker schemes. We were encouraged to take an additional seven houses for key workers, as was the case across the country, because the government was trying to address the problem."
But he added the demand has not been as high as expected.
"There is not quite the same demand as there is in, say, Southampton, where they have been quite popular, so we have to advertise ourselves," he said.
For more information on the key worker shared ownership homes available at Ramshill contact Jane Selby at Petersfield Housing Association on 01730 263589 or Jane Hobbs at Drum Housing on 01730 403200.
Julia Potter, head of housing at East Hampshire District Council, told The Herald that shared ownership schemes could prove a more difficult market, but urged eligible buyers to take advantage of the "unique opportunity".
"Our research has shown that a lot of key workers are not aware of schemes, even though they have been marketed," she said.
"The people we are hoping to attract are not necessarily living here."
She added: "I would really encourage people to go for these properties, it is a unique opportunity for them. There are a lot of key workers who are on reasonably good incomes but just fall short of owner-occupation without a little bit of help."