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Appeal the local authority鈥檚 decision to refuse the right to buy based on the property being suitable for elderly people: Form RTB1

Tenants can use this form to ask the tribunal to reconsider the decision to refuse them the right to buy on the grounds that the property is suitable for an elderly person.

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Read the guidance on the right to buy your home and the process in Right to Buy scheme tribunal cases.

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Updates to this page

Published 1 January 2017
Last updated 8 April 2025 show all updates
  1. Updated the fee in the form.

  2. Updated the appeal form.

  3. Updated a fee in the form

  4. Text updated.

  5. Revised form RTB1 uploaded.

  6. Address for Southern region corrected.

  7. Added revised Form RTB1 that includes GDPR information.

  8. First published.

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