There are two schemes under which you may be able to purchase your home, the Preserved Right to Buy and the Right to Acquire.
There are various rules and criteria that must be met by both you as a tenant and your property to be eligible for one of these schemes.
We doesn't just rent houses. We also offer a range of properties for rent including garages and shops. Below you also find information about access agreements, buying land, leaseholds and shops.
If both you and your property are eligible, we will arrange a home visit appointment with our Home Ownership Officer to complete the application form. An independent valuation will then be arranged.
For further information on the Preserved Right to Buy scheme, please visit here.
For further information on the Right to Acquire scheme, please visit here.
Should you decide to purchase your home, you will have to pay your solicitor's conveyancing fees and any mortgage broker fees (should you choose to use a mortgage broker). Once the sale has completed, as the owner of your property, you will then be responsible for the cost of all repairs and maintenance.
We have garages located in the Northwich, Winsford, Frodsham, Weaverham and surrounding areas. These aren’t just for our residential tenants, even if you don’t rent a home from us, you can still apply to rent a garage.
You can rent a garage plot and put your own garage on it (or use it as a parking space), with rent from as little as £10 per week.
Please note: there may not always be a garage available in your preferred area and on receipt of your application you may be added to the waiting list until one becomes available, at which point we will contact you.
If there is an area of our land that you wish to use/occupy or have access across then we may be able to grant permission to do this. Permission is granted by way of a Licence Agreement. This may also be an option where you have applied to buy some land but this has been refused.
A Licence Agreement does not give you a legal interest in the land, but it gives you a right to occupy and use it or to have access over it. The Agreement is usually renewed on an annual basis and an annual Licence fee will be payable. The Licence can be terminated by either party by giving notice under the terms of the agreement. The process for setting up a Licence Agreement is similar to that for buying land but the fees are much lower.
This type of licence agreement may be suitable for the following:
You may need to cross our land to obtain access to your land for example, you may need to cross one of our garage sites to get access to your property either by car or on foot.
If you have a gate that opens onto our land and you use that for access then you need to have a Licence Agreement.
For example, you may have a driveway on your property but need to cross our land to get to that driveway.
(Please note that all relevant consents must be attained before any alterations should take place)
Licence for Use and Occupation - Dependent upon size of land
Vehicular - £126.08 p.a.
Pedestrian - £63.04 p.a
Admin fee (one-off) - £60 + VAT
Please complete the application form below. Send the completed application form and plan of the area in question to the following address;
Legal Team, Weaver Vale Housing Trust, Gadbrook Point, Rudheath Way, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 7LL
For more information, you can contact Chris Roberts on 01606 813581.
What we need:
If we are able to sell the land to you, you will be responsible for all associated costs including but not limited to:
Please be aware that sometimes we are unable to sell certain areas of land. This may be because, for example:
Please note that we are not required to disclose the reasons if we refuse to sell a piece of land.
If you wish to purchase land from us. please complete the application form here and return it to us.
Mail it to: Weaver Vale Housing Trust, Gadbrook Point, Rudheath Way, CW9 7LL
Alternatively, you can email the form to legal@wvht.co.uk.
For more information, you can contact Chris Roberts on 01606 813581.
This section is for anyone who already owns, or is thinking about buying, one of our leasehold homes. Many of our leaseholders are first‑time buyers, so we aim to make everything as clear as possible.
If you have a problem with your lease, always check your lease document first or get independent legal advice.
A lease is a contract between you (the leaseholder) and us (the freeholder). When you buy the property, you agree to certain responsibilities, and so do we.
Service levels and charges may change over time, but the main conditions of your lease can only be changed if both sides agree, or if a court or tribunal tells us to.
Yes. All leaseholders contribute towards the cost of running and maintaining the building. This usually includes things like:
You’ll get a yearly invoice, but you can choose to pay in instalments if that helps.
Some leases include a small yearly ground rent, usually £10. If this applies to you, you’ll receive an invoice.
If you miss a payment, we’ll contact you to talk things through. We can usually arrange instalments. We only consider formal action if we can’t reach an agreement.
We’ll contact you first to understand the issue and try to resolve it.
If the problem continues, especially if it affects safety or causes a nuisance, we may need to take further action.
Please contact the Home Ownership Team on 01606 813 582 and we’ll look into it. You can also use our formal complaints process if needed.
Please contact the Home Ownership Team on 01606 813 582 first. Your lease will explain the sales process.
If you bought the property with a discount, you may have to repay some or all of that discount, depending on when you sell and the current value of your home. We’ll explain this fully when you get in touch.
Your lease will say whether you need permission to sublet. Please check your lease first.
We usually look after:
If large‑scale works are needed, we follow a legal process called Section 20 to make sure you can give your comments before work begins.
Call the Repairs Team on 0300 303 9848. This number is also available for emergency repairs outside normal hours.
If you need help reporting a repair, contact the Home Ownership Team on 01606 813 582.
You’re responsible for anything inside your home that isn’t part of a shared area, including:
Your lease will give full details.
Some work will need written permission from the Trust. For certain alterations, there may be a fee. Please contact us to check before starting any work.
If you have questions or need more information call 01606 813 582 or email legal@wvht.co.uk
We own 36 commercial premises across Cheshire.
Rents for our commercial premises are independently valued and based on comparable evidence of similar properties in the same area. Rent is exclusive of utility costs, business rates and contents insurance.
We prefer to grant long leases, of 5 years or more, but we realise it may be difficult for new businesses to commit to this. We are, therefore, willing to consider each case individually, but the shortest lease that we will grant is two years.
Our leases are “full repairing and insuring” leases, which means that the tenant is liable for all repairs, including roofs, structural walls and foundations (unless the damage is caused by something for which we have insurance).
If you do not wish to continue your lease, you will need to “assign” it. This means transferring the lease to a new tenant. We will consider your request but will require bank and trade/ personal references from the proposed new tenant.
If we agree to grant a lease to you, you will be responsible for all associated costs including:
For more information on renting shops, please contact the Legal Team on 0300 303 9848 or email legal@wvht.co.uk