Right to Buy

Right to Buy lets Wokingham Borough Council Tenants buy their home with a discount of up to £38,000.

You could be eligible for Right to Buy if you:

• You are a council tenant
• The property is your only or main home
• You have been a public sector tenant (usually a tenant of a council or a housing association) for at least 3 years
• You don’t live in sheltered housing or other housing particularly suitable for elderly or disabled people
• Your home is not due to be demolished
• You don’t have any legal problems with debt
• You don’t have any outstanding possession orders

If you can answer ‘yes’ to these statements, you are probably eligible but we will need to confirm this.

You should seek independent financial and legal advice to ensure that you can afford to purchase the property.

Further details of the scheme can be found in the Right to Buy Summary Booklet or on the Right to Buy website.

Completing Your Application:

You will need to complete the Right to Buy application form (RTB1) and send to us either by:

• emailing to righttobuy@wokingham.gov.uk

  or

• posting to: Right to Buy, Wokingham Borough Council, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN

Right to Buy application form (PDF)

Each applicant will also need to supply the following identification and residency documents. Photographic ID will need to be seen at the Council Offices in person.

1. Primary Identity documents (1 document)

• Current passport
• Biometric residence permit
• Birth Certificate

2. Other identity documents (1 document)

• Current driving licence – photocard
• Marriage/civil partnership certificate
• Adoption certificate
• HM forces ID card

3. Residency documents (2 documents from the below list)

(**denotes 12 months consecutive proof needed for the 12 months immediately prior to your right to buy application)

• Bank or building society statements** or account opening letter
• Credit card statements**
• Wage slips**
• Council Tax Bill (current year and previous year)
• P45
• P60
• Financial statement, for example, pension/endowment
• Work permit/Visa
• Utility Bill**
• Benefit statement, for example, child benefit/pension

Incomplete forms will be returned and we will be unable to start processing your application until we receive a set of fully complete forms. 

If you require any further advice please call 01189746000 and select option 4 for housing or email righttobuy@wokingham.gov.uk