Conditions and limits
Tenants can apply to buy their Council home if:
- it is your principal or primary residence
- it is self-contained
- you are a secure tenant
- you have been a public sector tenant for at least three years
- you do not live in sheltered accommodation
Limits
There are certain limits to the amount of discount that can be made to the purchase price of your home. These are:
- cost floor - this allows the council to reduce the discount applied to reflect what they have spent on building, buying, repairing, or improving your home during the last 10-11 years before the tenant applies to buy
- previous purchases - where a tenant has previously bought another council property, any discount that was awarded at that time will usually be deducted from the discount awarded when applying to buy again