On 30th September 2002 the Scottish Secure Tenancy came into force. It replaced the previous secure tenancy held by Local Authority tenants and the secure and assured tenancies which applied in the housing association sector. The Scottish Secure Tenancy provides a single, common tenancy for virtually all tenants of local authorities and registered social landlords in Scotland and brought with it quite significant changes to the right to buy.
If you are a Scottish Secure Tenant with us you may have the legal right to buy your home at discount. However the precise details of your right to buy will be determined by the particular circumstances of your tenancy including when your tenancy started.
In accordance with legislation, certain homes are excluded from being sold e.g. sheltered housing, group or supported housing. If you live in a property specially designed or adapted for pensioners or the disabled, you may not be able to buy your home.
There are 2 different Right to Buy Schemes applicable to Association tenants. Some tenants have the Preserved Right to Buy, while others tenants have the Modernised Right to Buy which was introduced by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.
If you have the Preserved Right to Buy you can apply to buy your home at any time.
If you have the Modernised Right to Buy you cannot apply to buy your home until at least 30th September 2012. This is because the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 limits the introduction of the Modernised Right to Buy for Irvine Housing Association for at least 10 years after it’s introduction.
