The Right-to-Buy scheme is a policy in the United Kingdom that allows most council tenants to buy their council homes at a discount.
The discount depends on factors such as how long you have been a tenant with the public sector, the type of property you are buying (whether it's a flat or a house), and the value of the home. Introduced in the early 1980s, the scheme was designed to enable public housing tenants to step onto the property ladder and become homeowners.