Buying your council house
The Right to Buy scheme enables some secure local authority tenants to purchase the house or flat they rent at a discounted price.
How to apply
Right to buy discounts will change and reduce on 21 November 2024. In Crawley the maximum discounts will reduce from £135,400 to £38,000.
- Visit the Right to Buy section on the gov uk website
- Complete RTB1 form on the gov uk website (signed by every applicant)
- Complete insolvency declaration (signed by every applicant)
- Post or hand in all forms to the Town Hall, The Boulevard, Crawley, RH10 1UZ (we do not accept copies by email)
If you need any assistance or advice call 01293 438286 or email right.to.buy@crawley.gov.uk.
Remember to supply all the required information and ensure your application form has been completed correctly.
Selling your home within 10 years
If you brought your home under the Right to Buy and are thinking of selling it within the first 10 years of purchase, call 01293 438529.
You have to give us first refusal to buy the property before it can be sold on the open market.