Buying A Home

Right to Acquire

The ‘Right to Acquire’ is a government policy that gives some housing association tenants the right to buy their homes. If you qualify for the Right to Acquire, you can buy your home with a £10,000 discount off the market price.

Do I qualify?

Your home may qualify if all the following conditions apply:

• It was built or refurbished with funding from a social housing grant after 1st April 1997.
• It is a self contained house or flat
• It is not one of a group of homes particularly suitable for elderly people and let to a person aged 60 or over.

You may qualify if the following conditions apply.

• If your first public sector tenancy started before 18th January 2005, you must have spent at least 2 years as a public sector tenant
• If your first public sector tenancy started after 18th January 2005, you must have spent at least 3 years as a public sector tenant.

However, you are automatically disqualified if Unity has a possession order on your property

How do I apply?

If you want to apply to purchase your home, under the ‘Right to Acquire’ scheme please write to our Finance Manager:

Right to Acquire
Finance Manager
Unity Housing Association
113-117 Chapeltown Road
Leeds
LS7 3HY