Right to buy
Different schemes that enable tenants of local authorities, housing associations or other private registered providers of social housing (PRPSH) to buy their homes.
Right to buy scheme
The right to buy scheme, qualifying landlords and qualifying tenants, and how long a tenant must have lived in a property in order to exercise the right to buy.
Council tenant right to buy process
Landlords and tenants must timely complete specific steps when tenants buy their council homes or face consequences of delays.
Council tenant right to buy discounts
Discounts depend on when the tenancy was granted and the time spent at the property, with the maximum discount cap reviewed every year.
Repayment of right to buy discounts
Occupiers might have to repay all or part of their discount if they sell a property they have bought under the right to buy.
Right to buy after council home transfer
Tenants keep the preserved right to buy if their property is transferred to a landlord whose tenants do not have the right to buy.
Right to acquire for HA tenants
The right to acquire for tenants of private registered providers of social housing (PRPSH) and the preserved right to buy for former tenants of local authorities.