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Buying, selling or renting your home

Please see the buying your home section of our website if you are considering buying or selling your flat or maisonette.

You do not need permission from us to sell your home.

When you sell the lease, you transfer the conditions contained in it (for the period that is left on the lease) to the new owner. This includes any outstanding charges that relate to the property. Your solicitor must register the change of ownership of the lease to Bury Council within 21 days of the transfer.

If you bought your property under the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme and sell it within 5 years, you may have to repay all or a proportion of any discount you received on the sale price. You may also be required to offer it to Bury Council or another social landlord to buy it back first at full market value. This is known as ‘right to first refusal’. Please click here for more information.

You should advise us when you sell your property. We will then update our records and issue further invoices and any other relevant information to the new leaseholder.

You have the right to rent your home to someone else subject to certain restrictions within your lease. As the leaseholder you will remain responsible for paying the service charges on the property unless you legally transfer the lease to your tenant. We would therefore remind you to do the following:
 

• Ensure the tenancy agreement you use includes the same rules and regulations that apply to you;
• Contact your mortgage provider before you sublet;
• Tell us that you are subletting to make sure that you are covered for any insurance claims you may have;
• Let us have your correspondence address so that we can send you your invoices and any other information;
• Give us the name and contact details of your tenant in case we need to gain access to the property in an emergency; and
• Arrange for any gas appliances in the property to be serviced annually. This must be carried out by a CORGI registered gas engineer. You should give a copy of the safety check record (CP12) to your tenant.

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