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Useful Addresses

If you have difficulty getting a copy of the Right to Buy claim form or if you want a list of other free housing publications, contact:

Free Literature
PO Box No 236
Wetherby
LS23 7NB
Tel: 0870 1226236
Fax: 0870 1226237
Email: odpm@twoten.press.net

For mortgage information you may wish to contact:

The Financial Services Authority (FSA)
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel: 0845 606 1234

If you want to know about your rights, you can ask a Citizens Advice Bureau or a solicitor. If you disagree with your landlord about buying your home, you can contact your local Government Office, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (if you are a council tenant or housing association tenant living in England), the Welsh Assembly Government (if you are a council tenant or housing association tenant living in Wales) or the Housing Corporation (if you are a housing association tenant living in England).

Government Office of the North East
3rd Floor
Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4WH
Tel: 0191 202 3554
email: housing.gone@
go-regions.gsi.gov.uk

East Midlands
The Belgrave Centre
Stanley Place
Talbot Street
Nottingham
NG1 5GG
Tel: 0115 971 9971

North West
City Tower
Piccadilly Plaza
Manchester
M1 4BE
Tel: 0161 952 4000

Merseyside
Cunard Building
Pier Head
Water Street
Liverpool
L3 1QB
Tel: 0151 224 6300

South West
2 Rivergate
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH
Tel: 0117 900 1700

Yorkshire and Humberside
PO Box 213
City House
New Station Street
Leeds
LS1 4US
Tel: 0113 280 0600

Eastern
Eastbrook
Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge
CB2 2DF
Tel: 01223 372500

West Midlands
5 St Philips Place
Birmingham
B3 2PW
Tel: 0121 352 5050

South East
Bridge House
1 Walnut Tree Close
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 4GA
Tel: 01483 882255

London
Riverwalk House
157-161 Millbank
London
SW1P 4RR
Tel: 020 7217 3328

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Right to Buy Branch
Floor 2/G6
Eland House
Bressenden Place
London
SW1E 5DU

National Assembly for Wales
Housing Directorate
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
Tel: 029 2082 3872

Housing Corporation
149 Tottenham Court Road
London
W1T 7BN

Residential Property Tribunal Service
Head Office
10 Alfred Place
London
WC1E 7LR
Tel: 0845 600 3178

This guide is adapted from Your Right To Buy Your Home, © Crown Copyright 2005; Amended Reprint March 2006. Posted on this site September 2008.

RTB

The council right to buy (RTB) programme was set up by the government in 1980 in order to give long-term council tenants the chance to own their own home. The aim is to help those people who previously haven't been able financially to buy a home, so a discounted home-buying scheme was created. Another advantage is that it encourages stability and has a positive effect within local communities. The RTB scheme is still giving tenants an opportunity to become a home owner and currently many people are taking advantage of the chance to see the property value of your house increase, so ensure you grab the opportunity presented by as well. Qualified RTB mortgage companies can assist you on every step of the way, making the process efficient and less stressful.