Right to Buy

Under the Right to Buy scheme, you can buy your home at a price lower than the full market value. This is because the length of time you have spent as a tenant entitles you to a discount.

We are very concerned that tenants don't always get good advice when they ask companies or individuals for help in buying their homes.
Sometimes tenants pay a lot of money for things that the council will do for free. For example, Right to Buy application forms are available free of charge and help can be provided to complete them. If you're approached by a person or company offering to help you to buy your council home, find out what's in it for them and talk to our Home Sales Team before agreeing to anything.

Our Shared Ownership Scheme forms part of our Right To Buy Scheme. You must be eligible to buy your home through the right to buy scheme in order to be eligible for shared ownership. The same discounts apply as for Right To Buy.

Here are some more details:

• You can purchase 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of their property
• You can buy 25% more share at any time until you can afford to buy your home outright
• You will still be charged rent on the share of your home that is still owned by the council
• If you decide to sell your home within ten years of buying it, then you must offer the council first refusal to buy it back
• You must pay for all day-to-day repairs
• The council will carry out structural repairs – you will be charged for these according to your ownership percentage
• If you own a share of a flat or maisonette then you must pay a share of repairs to the structure or communal areas. This will be added to your Service Charge
• You will be responsible for all repairs needed inside your home.

Email
houhousesales@birmingham.gov.uk

Telephone
0121 303 7926
0121 303 7928
0121 303 7929

Mail
Home Sales Team
Mole Street
Sparkbrook
Birmingham
B11 1XA

Every council home is available to purchase, if you meet all the necessary criteria. The Home Sales Team can inform you if your property is available to purchase, see Contacts for details of how to get in touch.