Right to buy

m1allen

Probably but how far do their systems go back. Could hit same problem. We will see what the data request shows up and seek legal advice in mean time.

DE_612183

m1allen said:

Probably but how far do their systems go back. Could hit same problem. We will see what the data request shows up and seek legal advice in mean time.

electoral registers don't get erased you can go back as far as you need ( apart from the most recent 10 years I think ).

LHCalc123

The discount is capped at 70% or £87,200 (higher in London), whichever comes first.

It would take a property of an extremely high value to need 50 years of discount before reaching the max discount. 

I think you should discuss this with them before trying to prove anymore time as it may not be needed.

Edited to add - I am a RTB administrator.

MalMonroe

m1allen said:

Applying to buy rented house. Our Local council landlord do not have historic details from previous 5 rented properties over a 26yrs period. Their right to buy discount offer of the number of years is only based at the current property No 6 of 24yrs, same council landlord. In order to cliam the full discount, how can we prove this to  them,  as they asking for old rents books as proof only, which have never been used for decades nor would anyone keep. 

I am also a council tenant. I had to sign a tenancy agreement and you should have also had to sign up. Certainly at the very beginning, if not for every property you have rented from the council. The council will have records of all your tenancies and they need to search them. In fact, they should now all be computerised so all they have to do is press a button. Your council tax records should also show where you have lived for the past 26 years. As you say, nobody has rent books any more, they were exchanged for payment cards and then that system was changed for paying by direct debit, which is now what we do in our city.

I've been in my council flat for 16 years and am now eligible for the maximum discount or £87,200 - and will be submitting my application to buy very soon. As LHCalc123 says above, you may not need to rely on all 26 years tenancy anyway.

Have you read this? Your council has to consider your application. 

https://www.gov.uk/right-to-buy-buying-your-council-home/discounts

Have you filled in the form in the following link? I'd just fill it in and send it to them. Then they can contact you, in writing, which is always better as then you have written and printed proof of what is said. Enough nonsense appears to have been discussed over the phone. 

I'd also write to the council and ask them to dig out the copy of the original tenancy agreement you signed 26 years ago. I still have a copy of mine, although it's only from 16 years ago. You should really have had a new agreement each time you moved.

Here's the form -

https://www.ownyourhome.gov.uk/scheme/right-to-buy/can-i-afford-it/right-to-buy-calculator/

Madamejones

I have to try and proove 12 years residence at 2 former properties from mid 80's to mid 90's.

I am starting with old electoral rolls held in archive as i definitely never kept any proof i was a tenant from that period. I hope you work it out.

Norman_Castle

LHCalc123 said:

The discount is capped at 70% or £87,200 (higher in London), whichever comes first.

It would take a property of an extremely high value to need 50 years of discount before reaching the max discount.

Shouldn't that be of very low value? 70% of 125,000 is 87,500.

OP, what is the value of the property?

LHCalc123

To be fair, forget the max monetary discount for a min and just go by percentage, if it is a house, 35% for first 5 years then 1% each year after that, you'd only need a total of 40 years to get max discount.

I still think that this one tenancy willbe enough to get max discount.