Right to Buy is a Government run scheme that allows some tenants to purchase the property that they rent from the Council at a price lower than the full market value.
The scheme started in 1980 and there have been a number of changes throughout the years, the most recent being through the Housing Act 2004, whereby different rules apply to new tenants and tenants who applied after 18 January, 2005.
Further details are available in booklets produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government ( CLG ) called ‘Your Right to Buy your home’ |and ‘Thinking of buying a council flat’|. Copies are also available free of charge from the Home Ownership team at the Civic Centre, Gateshead.
Please see the following questions for more information on the Right to Buy scheme.