Right to Buy
Are you looking to buy the home you rent from WHA? Some of our tenants will have the Right to Buy or Right to Acquire. The eligibility criteria are detailed below as is some further information provided by the Government. If you think you qualify then please to not hesitate to contact us.
Eligibility
Secure tenants whose tenancy agreements are dated before 15 January 1989 have the right to buy their home. Assured and assured shorthold tenants do not have the right to buy. However, some tenants will have a preserved right as a result of being tenants of Warrington Development Corporation when their home was transferred to us.
To qualify for the right to buy, these tenants must have remained our tenants. The right to buy may also have been passed to someone who has succeeded to a tenancy.
Some tenants may be able to buy their home through the right to acquire scheme, which applies to properties that we have built or bought since 1 April 1997. Rural areas are not included in the scheme so only a limited number of properties in towns would be eligible.
Information about right to buy and discounts are available here:
Right to Buy: buying your council home: Overview – GOV.UK
Information about right to acquire and discounts are available here:
Right to Acquire: buying your housing association home: Overview – GOV.UK
