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Your right to buy your council home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
Right to Buy allows most council tenants to buy their council home at a…
You can get a discount on the market value of your home when you buy it if…
Fill in the Right to Buy application form (RTB1 notice). Send it to your…
If your landlord agrees to sell, their offer will tell you: the price they…
You can appeal to a tribunal if you’re stopped from buying your home…
Your landlord must complete parts of your Right to Buy application within…
If you sell your home within 10 years of buying it through Right to Buy,…
You can get free advice about: how to complete your Right to Buy or…
Find a property and get its title plan, title register and see who owns it
The RTB1 form is the notice claiming the Right to Buy that tenants need to complete.…
Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.…
Get information from your local council about the right to buy your council house or flat, including where to send the application form
Buy your housing association home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
The RTB2 form is the notice that a council sends to a tenant who has applied to buy their home through the Right to Buy scheme.
The RTB6 form is for a tenant to use if their landlord is not completing parts of the Right to Buy application within set time limits.
This collection brings together all documents relating to social housing sales (including Right to Buy and transfers).
How to apply for a council house or flat - housing waiting lists, types of tenancies, the Right to Buy scheme and repairs, complaining about the council
Claim for demotion of tenancy or suspension of right to buy in Wales, if the notice was served on or after 1 December 2022.
Use this form for particulars of a claim for demotion order or suspension of right to buy of properties in Wales, if the notice was served on or after 1 December 2022.
Use the N11D Wales defence form (Demotion of tenancy) (Suspension of right to buy) for properties in Wales, if the notice was served on or after 1 December 2022.
The Voluntary Right to Buy (VRTB) Midlands pilot launched in August 2018, giving eligible housing association tenants in the East and West Midlands the opportunity to purchase their homes at Right to Buy level discounts. The pilot concluded in 2021.
Use this form to claim for demotion of tenancy and suspension of right to buy.
Forms and guidance for council and housing association tenants in England who want to buy their home.…
Use this form for particulars of a claim for a demotion order or a suspension of right to buy.
Form N11D: Defence form (Demotion of tenancy) (Suspension of right to buy).
The RTB8 form is for a tenant to use if they do not get a response to the initial notice of delay form.
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