Your Guide to the Right to Buy - who can buy?

Who can buy?

You can buy your home if you have been a secure tenant for at least two years in accommodation provided by:

•  Your present landlord (RBH)

•  Another local authority landlord

•  The armed forces

•  Other public sector bodies (see list on application form)

Tenancies of current or former spouses can also be counted in certain circumstances.

After 18th January 2005 you must have been a tenant of one of the above for at least 5 years, unless:

• Your tenancy began or was agreed before 18th January 2005
• You were a tenant of one of the above on that day and remained so until beginning your current tenancy