Apply to buy your council home

Right to Buy

The Right to Buy scheme allows most council tenants to apply to buy their council home at a discount.

They can help you by:

• telling you if you can apply
• working out your discount
• completing your application

You can find more information in our Right to Buy guide.

Who can apply

You can apply to buy your home if:

• you've been a council or housing association tenant for at least 3 years
• you're the secure tenant of your home

You can't apply if:

• you're bankrupt
• you have a possession order
• you live in seniors housing

Certain family members who live with you may be able to share your Right to Buy. Contact us for more details by:

• email at rtbleasehold@brighton-hove.gov.uk
• phone on 01273 293 074

How to apply

To apply you need to download and fill in the following forms:

• Right to Buy main application (PDF 369KB)
• Right to Buy boundary form (PDF 25KB)
• Right to Buy bankruptcy declaration (PDF 99KB)

You can then post them to Brighton & Hove City Council, Leasehold team, Housing Centre, Unit 1 Fairway Trading Estate, Eastergate Road, BN2 4QE.

We can also send you all of the forms by post. You can ask us to do this by:

• email at rtbleasehold@brighton-hove.gov.uk
• phone on 01273 293 074

Identification check

You'll need to show us documents to prove your identity and current address.

You can view our Right to Buy document guide to check what you need to include with your application.