Buying Your Home

There are two schemes under which you may be able to purchase your home; the Preserved Right to Buy and the Right to Acquire.

There are various rules and criteria that must be met by both you as a tenant and your property to be eligible for one of these schemes.

Please contact the Legal and Commercial Services Team on 01606 813582 or legal@wvht.co.uk for more information.

If both you and your property are eligible, we will arrange a home visit appointment with our Home Ownership Officer to complete the application form. An independent valuation will then be arranged.

For further information on the Preserved Right to Buy scheme, please visit Right to Buy: buying your council home: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). For further information on the Right to Acquire scheme, please visit Right to Acquire: buying your housing association home: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Should you decide to purchase your home, you will have to pay your solicitor's conveyancing fees and any mortgage broker fees (should you choose to use a mortgage broker). Once the sale has completed, as the owner of your property, you will then be responsible for the cost of all repairs and maintenance.