Right To Buy Valuations

An independent, RICS-registered residential surveyor who has no ties to the landlord or estate agents.

Your Local Council will normally instruct the RICS Valuation.

To check if your landlord's official offer price is fair and accurately reflects the property's true market worth.

They inspect the property's size, layout, and condition, then compare it with recent local sales of similar homes.

You must be a secure tenant of a local council or public sector landlord.

You must have spent at least 3 years as a public sector tenant (does not need to be consecutive or in your current home).

The home must be self-contained (you do not share a kitchen, bathroom, or living room with others) and be your only or main residence.

Starts at 35% for 3 to 5 years of tenancy, plus 1% for each extra year, up to a 70% limit.

Starts at 50% for 3 to 5 years of tenancy, plus 2% for each extra year, up to a 70% limit.

The maximum cash caps for a Right to Buy discount in England range between £16,000 in most parts of London and £38,000 outside of London, depending on the local authority region. The final discount you receive is whichever is lower: the percentage allowed by your length of tenancy or the regional cash cap.