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What is Right to Buy Valuation?

If you decide to purchase your London property from a housing association or council, they will either refuse your request or make you an offer. Check the fairness of your landlord’s proportion by getting in touch with our panel of RICS registered valuers for a Right to Buy valuation. You must also retain in mind that an appraisal merely gives a short overview of the situation of a residence. If you require a estimate on the cost of required repairs, read about building surveys. The landlord’s Right to Buy offer should include:

  • market value of property
  • method of calculation and discount
  • property overview
  • service charges cost estimate
  • any serious defects

Right to Buy Valuation Benefits

Receiving a Right to Buy valuation from a RICS registered valuer allows you to:

  • verified market valuation: until you have a report from an independent RICS registered valuer, you will not know if the market valuation from your landlord is correct
  • challenge the offer terms: by having a fair Right to Buy valuation, you can dispute unreasonable claims or offer terms
  • complain to the District Valuer: dispute your landlord’s offer by presenting your RICS market valuation as evidence to the district valuer

Get a Right to Buy Valuation

For a minimal fee, a Right to Buy valuation is accessible through an independent RICS valuer. This valuation can contest the conditions of a landlord’s offer, allowing you to get a decent price on your council home.

Discount in Right to Buy

Tenants can buy their council or housing association home at a big discount through the Right to Buy scheme. You could get a discount when you have been living in a house for between 3 and 5 years equal to:

  • 35% of your home’s value
  • 50% of your flat’s value

Reinstatement Value of a Help to Buy Property

With the current Right to Buy Scheme, your council home’s market value is eligible for a discount of up to 70%, but how much do you really trust your landlord’s valuation? If you want to make sure your home’s value is fairly and accurately appraised, you want a RICS Right to Buy valuation. Our panel of RICS registered valuers work completely independently of lenders.