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 ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ the maximum discounts will reduce from £135,400 to £38,000.

  • Visit the
  • Complete (signed by every applicant)
  • Complete insolvency declaration (signed by every applicant)
  • Post or hand in all forms to the Town Hall, The Boulevard, ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾, 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.