Buying your Council home
The RTB is a government run scheme that allows some tenants to purchase the property that they rent from the Council. Eligible tenants can receive a discount of up to £82,800 off the market value.
– If you are the tenant of a house, you will qualify for a discount of 35% from the market value of your home after you have held a public sector tenancy for a total period of three years. Discounts start at 35% for three years tenancy. This remains at 35% until you reach five years tenancy, after five years add 1% for each extra year tenancy up to 70% or the cash maximum of £82,800 whichever is lower.
– If you are the tenant of a flat, the discount you will receive starts at 50% from the market value of your home after you have held a public sector tenancy for three years. Discounts start at 50% for three years tenancy. This remains at 50% until you reach five years tenancy, after five years add 2% for each extra year tenancy up to 70% or the cash maximum of £82,800 whichever is lower.
Before applying for RTB
We recommend that you read the following:
– Right to Buy booklet
– Right to Buy guide
– Right to Buy FAQs
– Guide for completing the Right to Buy application form
Applying for RTB
You can either:
– Download and print a form or
– Fill in an online form
You can return your form to a Solihull Connect. Or post it to:
Endeavour House
Freepost RLSS-UEBA-RTUZ
Meriden Drive, Kingshurst
Solihull B37 6BX
Please note: we will only carry out repairs of an emergency or structural nature once a RTB form has been submitted.
