If you were a tenant of Teignbridge District Council before 4th February 2004, you may have the preserved right to buy your home. This means that if you decide that you would like to buy your home, we will normally sell it to you depending on certain criteria. If you became a tenant after 4th February 2004 you may have the right to acquire your home. This means that after a qualifying period (between 2-5 years) you may be able to buy your home, depending on certain criteria.

If you buy your home and it is a flat, you will become a leaseholder and Teign Housing will remain the freeholder. If you buy your home and it is a house, we will normally allow you to buy the freehold.

Leaseholders have to pay service charges for maintenance work or other ongoing contracts serving your flats. Some Freeholders may also have to pay service charges, for example if you have use of a communal parking area. For more information on being a leaseholder, please click here

Depending on how long you have lived in your home and other criteria, you may be eligible for a discount on the purchase price, up to a maximum limit of £30,000. For more information on buying your home, please contact our Customer Services Team or download our information booklet.

How do I apply to buy my home?
If you want to buy your home, you should write to Teign Housing at its offices in Templar House, Collett Way, Newton Abbot, TQ12 4PH, email: info@teignhousing.co.uk or call 01626322722.

We will send you further information and an application pack on the preserved right to buy or right to acquire.

Application forms and information booklets on both can also be obtained from ODPM Enquiry Helpdesk on Tel: 020 7944 4400 between 8.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday or for the:

Right to Buy website address http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1151271
Right to Acquire website address http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1151460