Buying your home

Exceptions to the Right to Buy scheme

Your Right to Buy may be denied if:

  • you do not have a secure tenancy
  • you have less than 3 years of public sector tenancy
  • your home is under a possession order
  • you are an undischarged bankrupt, have a pending bankruptcy petition or have made plans with creditors
  • you have a court order suspending your Right to Buy because of antisocial behaviour
  • your property is subject to a demolition notice
  • your home is sheltered housing
  • your home is particularly suitable for elderly people and has been let to someone of pensionable age or someone with a disability

Other conditions may apply.