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Right to acquire - Help to buy your housing association home

The Right to acquire scheme gives eligible renters of registered social landowners the right to buy their property from their landowner at a discount. Buying a home is a long term financial commitment so always make sure you get sovereign financial and legal advice before you make the decision.

Are you eligible?

You may be if you:

• are a secure or assured renter
• have been a public sector tenant for at least two years or five years if you became a public sector renter after 18 January 2005

And you live in:

• a qualifying property
• a property that was built or obtained by a housing association, both charitable and non-charitable, with public funds from 01 April 1997 onwards
• a property that was moved from a local authority to a housing association after 1 April 1997

You may be classified as a public sector renter if you have previously lived in properties provided by your local authority, the Armed services, fire service or police authority.

You will not be eligible if

• you are a council renter
• the courts have issued a possession order for you to leave your home
• you are undergoing insolvency proceedings
• you live in housing specially provided for older people and disabled people