Right to Acquire

Tenants who transferred to us from Vale Royal Borough Council may have the choice of purchasing through the Preserved Right to Buy Scheme or the Right to Acquire scheme.

If you became a tenant of Weaver Vale Housing Trust after the date of the transfer of housing from the Council, you may be eligible to buy your home under the Right to Acquire Scheme so long as certain requirements are met. Some properties are excluded from the scheme for reasons similar to those above but also because of the properties location.

If your home is situated in one of the following areas you will not be entitled to purchase your property under the Right to Acquire scheme:

ACTON BRIDGE
ALLOSTOCK
ANDERTON
ANTROBUS
ASTON
ASTON BY BUDWORTH
BOSTOCK
BYLEY
COMBERBACH
CROWTON
DARNHALL
DELAMERE
DUTTON
EATON
GREAT BUDWORTH
KINGSLEY
LACH DENNIS
LITTLE BUDWORTH
LITTLE LEIGH
MANLEY
MARSTON
MARTON
NETHER PEOVER
NORLEY
OAKMERE
PEOVER
PICKMERE
RUSHTON
SUTTON
TARPORLEY
UTKINTON
WHITEGATE
WHITLEY
WIMBOLDSLEY
WINCHAM

To be eligible to buy you must have spent at least 2 years (or 5 years if your tenancy commences after 18th January 2005) as a public sector tenant, which can include being a tenant of ours. You must also be living in a house or flat that is self contained and is your only or main home.

For further information use the links:

Guide to the Right to Acquire  
Right to Acquire application form (You will need to print this form, complete it with your details and return it to us by post)
Service Standards 
Frequently Asked Questions     
An Independent Guide to the Costs of home ownership

The scheme is subject to legislative change at any time.

The above is a brief summary only and should not be taken as a full explanation of the scheme.

For more information on either scheme please contact the Home Ownership Officer on 01606 813350 or email sue.malek@wvht.co.uk