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Right to Buy: a guide for local authorities

This guide provides information and good practice on the operation of the Right to Buy scheme.

Updates to this page

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published:
6 April 2017
Last updated:
8 April 2026
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  1. Updated Right to Buy: a guide for local authorities.

  2. Updated section on ‘Situations where it may be appropriate to use discretionary powers’.

  3. This page has been updated to remove references to the now-closed Right to Buy Agent Service.

  4. Updated guidance following the reduction of maximum Right to Buy discounts.

  5. Updated guidance following the review of Right to Buy discounts.

  6. Updated guidance to reflect new discount levels from 6 April 2024.

  7. Updated guidance to reflect new discount levels from 6 April 2023.

  8. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Right to Buy: a guide for local authorities

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Right to buy: a guide for local authorities

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Details

This guide is intended to provide practitioners with information and good practice, advice and tips on the operation of the Right to Buy scheme. It sets out the Right to Buy legislation as a guide. It is not intended to be a definitive interpretation of legislation.

Note: We have also published guidance on retained Right to Buy receipts and their use for replacement supply.

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