Selling your leasehold property

You do not need our permission to sell your home.

If you bought your home through the Right to Buy scheme, you will have to repay all or some of the discount you received if you sell within five years.

If you sell within 10 years of Right To Buy, you must offer us the right of first refusal to buy your property back. Find out more about selling your Right to Buy home.

Request an information pack

Before selling, you (or your solicitor) can request and pay for an information pack (also called a seller’s or assignment pack) online. This pack costs £343.20 (including VAT) and contains all the details you need to sell your property, including:

• Freehold management
• Ground rent
• Service charges

Request an information pack

Note to solicitors: All inquiries about selling or remortgaging leasehold properties are handled by Customer Accounts. Call 01442 228000 and ask for "Customer Accounts" or email customer.accounts@dacorum.gov.uk.

Your responsibilities

Service charges (including repairs and maintenance) apply to the property, not the owner. The buyer becomes responsible for charges from the completion date, even if they relate to the seller’s period of ownership.

The seller is expected to settle any outstanding invoices before completion. Solicitors usually arrange this between the buyer and seller. We do not get involved in negotiations about charges.

Once the buyer’s solicitor sends us a Notice of Assignment (confirming the lease transfer), any unpaid charges become the new leaseholder’s responsibility.