How you can buy a new home
If you would like to buy a new home from Sanctuary, please visit our Sanctuary Homes website to find your dream, new-build home.
How you can buy an existing home
In addition to offering new homes for sale, there are a number of homes which may be available for resale. These include Shared Ownership homes and outright sale, including retirement properties.
Resale homes are usually sold by the existing owner though a local or online estate agent, so it’s worth registering interest with those local agents or searching on a site such as Rightmove or Zoopla.
Shared ownership homes can also be found through one of the Help-to-buy agents that operate in England. Further details on this, along with how Shared Ownership works and who can apply, can be found by visiting the Government Shared Ownership page.
If you're considering purchasing a property that we manage from one of our existing owners, please discuss with the seller as we will have set out any requirements contained in their lease or other legal title documents to them. We will have also highlighted any eligibility criteria that a prospective purchaser must meet such as income threshold levels, age restrictions, care needs etc. to live at the property.
The Government have produced a guide called “How to Lease; A guide for current and prospective leaseholders in England”, which you may find helpful.
Please also note, we have some general information on our website covering some of the main things an owner with Sanctuary should be aware of. However, this is only a guide, and the lease or transfer document for the property sets out ours and the owner’s obligations. Should you decide to purchase a Sanctuary property, it's important you raise any questions or concerns with the solicitor you appoint to act for you in that purchase, before committing to buy.
Right to buy
If you rent an ex-council house with Sanctuary as a secure tenant or an assured tenant with a protected Right to Buy (PRTB), then you may be able to buy your home at a discounted rate under the government’s Right to Buy scheme.
The PRTB is the legal right given to former tenants of local authorities with a secure tenancy, to buy their home. The Preserved Right to Buy only applies if you were a tenant with specific local authorities during specific dates.
Following the Government’s review of the right to buy discounts detailed in the Autumn budget on Wednesday 25 October 2024, discounts under the Right to Buy scheme will be reduced.
The maximum cash discount is currently £102,400 across England and £136,400 in London boroughs, this will be reduced to £16,000 - £38,000 from 21 November 2024. The level of the maximum discount available will depend on where you live.
Due to the upcoming changes, Sanctuary have suspended the initial eligibility checks and would ask anyone who is interested in establishing their eligibility to submit a Right to Buy application by 5pm on 20th November 2024. Applications received within this timeframe and who are deemed eligible will secure the current higher level of discount.
Please send completed applications to legal@sanctuary.co.uk or post to Legal Services, Sanctuary Group, Sanctuary House, Chamber Court, Castle Street, Worcester, WR1 3ZQ.
Any eligible applications received after 5pm on 20th November 2024 will be subject to the new lower level of discount.