Right to buy scheme

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Tenants of Wiltshire Council have the right to purchase their home with a discount after:

• 2 or more years if your tenancy period started before 18/01/2005,
• 5 years if your tenancy started after 18/01/2005.

In either case the Council will take into account any tenancy you have held with any other Council, housing association or the armed forces.

There are several exceptions to the Right to Buy, such as if your home is part of a sheltered housing scheme for the elderly.  Please contact the Council for further details of properties that are exempt.

Please note: You will lose your Right to Buy if your tenancy ceases to be a secure tenancy.

You will need to fill in an which you can obtain together with the Your Right to Buy leaflet. Or you can contact the Council, using the methods below, for an application form.

You should sign your application form and send it to the address shown on the form.

For more questions and answers see Frequently asked questions.

You will need

You will need to have been a tenant for a minimum of 2 years (if tenancy started before 18/01/2005) or 5 years (if tenancy started after 18/01/2005).

Payment

Your home will be valued by an independent valuer to determine current market value. Your eligible discount – up to a maximum of £30,000 – will then be subtracted from this to give you your purchase price.

Leaseholders

If you are already a Council leaseholder and would like information about services, please see Information for Leaseholders

Forms

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• Your right to buy your home - a guide for social housing tenants 437kb Automatically imported picture.
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• Wiltshire Council - right to buy leaflet 87kb Automatically imported picture.

Last updated: 17 February 2011