What is the Right to Buy?

The Right to Buy is a government scheme to allow secure tenants the right to buy their Council home at a discounted price.  Your Homes Newcastle’s Right to Buy team deals with all Right to Buy sales of Council homes in Newcastle upon Tyne.

We offer a friendly and professional service free of charge and have a firm commitment to our Service Standards. The information on this website is intended for Newcastle City Council tenants only and is not a complete and authoritative statement of the law.

Tenants of other Councils or Housing Associations are advised to contact their own landlord for details of the Right to Buy in their area.

More information about Right to Buy for Newcastle City Council tenants

• Points to consider
• Do I qualify?
• Frequently asked questions
• Discount rules
• Stages of your application
• Selling and moving on
• Performance and Service Standards
• Contact us

Information you need to know

• Knowing our customers - letter from YHN to Right to Buy applicants about customer identification and verification (word doc)