Christian Action Housing

The Right to Acquire is a scheme giving eligible tenants of registered social landlords the legal right to buy the home that they currently rent.

Who has the Right to Acquire?

Eligible secure tenants and assured tenants living in a property which qualifies for the scheme as explained below, and whose landlord is a housing association or housing company registered with the Tenant Services Authority, generally referred to as “registered social landlords”. The Right to Acquire does not apply to tenants of local authorities.

To qualify for the scheme a property must have been built or purchased by a registered providers, funded on or after 1 April 1997 through social housing grant provided by the Housing Corporation or a local authority.

As well as occupying a qualifying property you must also:

• Have spent a total of two years as a public sector tenant or in accommodation provided by the armed services, if you have been a public sector tenant before January 18th 2005.
• Have spent a total of five years as a public sector tenant, if your first public sector tenancy was created on or after January 18th 2005.
• Live in a house or flat which is a self-contained property and is your only or main home

Will I be eligible?

You will not be eligible to claim the Right to Acquire if you are:

• An undischarged bankrupt, or have a bankruptcy petition pending against you
• The subject of a possession order served by the court, at the request of your landlord, or
• Subject to a formal creditors agreement made under the Insolvency Acts

Applying for the Right to Acquire

Please contact us to request a Right to Acquire claim form. The form should be completed and returned to us. We will then check the details given in your application form and will write to you telling you whether or not you have the Right to Acquire.

An offer notice will follow which will tell you the price you have to pay and the terms and conditions of the sale.