Am I eligible for Right to Buy?
You could be eligible for Right to Buy if:
- you currently live in a self-contained council home
- this home is your only or main home
- you’re a secure tenant
- you’ve had a public sector landlord (such as the council) for at least 3 years. This does not need to be 3 years in a row
You may also be eligible under ‘Preserved Right to Buy’ if the council used to own your current home. This is if they sold it on to a housing association. Further information on a Right to Buy can be found here.
Check if you are eligible for Right to Buy here.
Am I eligible for Right to Acquire?
You could be eligible for Right to Acquire if:
- you currently live in a self-contained housing association home
- this home is your only or main home
Your property must also have been either:
- a former council home transferred to a housing association after 31 March 1997
- built or bought by a housing association after 31 March 1997. And funded through a social housing grant
The home you want to buy must also be:
- a self contained property
- your only or main home
Further information on a Right to Acquire can be found here.
If you want to apply, you’ll have to fill in a Right to Buy or Right to Acquire application form.
We will carry out our initial checks to see if the property is a qualifying property. If we believe that this is the case, we will issue you with a form for you to complete and return with some supporting documents. Once we have received this we will advise on the next steps.
If we agree, we’ll reply to you with:
- a price for your home
- details of your discount
- a description of what’s included in the price