Buying your home is an important financial commitment, so make sure you think carefully before you decide.
Things to consider before you buy your home:
- Once you have bought your home you will become responsible for all the costs of maintaining your home, including all repairs and improvements
- You will not be able to claim Housing Benefit to help with the costs of paying a mortgage
- Your home may be at risk if you do not maintain your mortgage payments
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Who has the Right to Buy ?
Anyone who has been a Soha tenant since the transfer from South Oxfordshire District Council on 7 July 1997 and have remained a Soha tenant since then. Click here to find out if you qualify to buy your home by reading the Home Ownership - information for tenants leaflet. 
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What properties can be purchased under the Right to Buy ?
Properties owned by Soha apart from Sheltered housing.
Who has the Right to Acquire ?
You qualify if you have been a public sector tenant (not necessarily with Soha) before 18 January 2005 and have had a tenancy for a least 2 years.
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If you became a public sector tenant (not necessarily with Soha) for the first time on or after 18 January 2005 you will qualify after you have had a tenancy for 5 years.
What properties can be purchased under the Right to Acquire ?
Any properties owned by Soha in the following areas ; Chinnor, Didcot, Goring, Henley, Sonning Common, Thame, Wallingford and Wheatley apart from Sheltered housing.
Soha will not be participating in the Social Home Buy scheme.
For more information and an application pack contact Customer Services on 01235 515900 or email housing@soha.co.uk