If you bought your home under the Right to Buy scheme, you should check if there are any remaining conditions before you try to sell. For the first five years after sale, you may have to repay some of the discount you got when you bought your home.
For the first 10 years after sale, you must contact the council and offer to sell it back to us first.
If you are still within the first 10 years after buying the property under the scheme, please contact homeownership@slough.gov.uk for advice.
Selling a leasehold property
Sales Pack (LPE1 Pack)
Sales packs cost between £60 and £200, including VAT. The cost depends on the type of property and the type of lease you have. When you contact us, we will tell you what you can expect to pay.
If you are selling your leasehold property and need a sales pack, please email homeownership@slough.gov.uk to request one. We aim to send you the pack within 4 weeks from the date of payment.
Notice of Assignment
The new leaseholder must serve the council a Notice of Assignment, usually within 1 month of the date of purchase. This is something the buyer's solicitor will usually do on their behalf. The Notice of Assignment should be emailed to the managementpacks@slough.gov.uk email address.
Slough Borough Council charge a fee of around £40 for accepting the Notice of Assignment and updating our records.
Once we receive this Notice, we will write to the new leaseholder to welcome them to their new home and to the borough.
Deed of Covenant
Some leases require the new leaseholder to sign a Deed to confirm they understand and will adhere to the terms and conditions of the lease.
Usually, a solicitor will prepare the Deed of Covenant for the new leaseholder to sign as part of the purchasing process. If the council has to prepare the Deed of Covenant, we will charge a fee for this service.
Service charges
You are responsible for paying all service charges you have been invoiced for before you sell.
You will still be responsible for any arrears accrued before the sale date. Any legal action taken to recover arrears (but not the arrears themselves) could pass to the new leaseholder.
You should negotiate any service charges you paid in advance with the purchaser to ensure you both pay the right share of the property’s costs.
Selling freehold
If you bought your property freehold, you should check the original transfer document to ensure there are no conditions, called restrictive covenants, that need to be met when living in or selling the property.
The transfer document may still require you to ask permissions for alterations.
If you have carried out improvements to your home and have not obtained our permission, you may have to return the property to its previous condition before you can sell.
Most purchasers will not buy when there is a live breach of restrictive covenant.
Visit our alterations and repairs pages for more information.