'Right to buy' warning

IF you're planning to buy your council house, save money by avoiding a 'Right to Buy' company currently targeting people in Derbyshire and the High Peak.

Derbyshire Trading Standards has issued the warning after being alerted to advertisements from firms offering to help buy a property with incentives such as a free three-piece suite.

A DTS spokesman said: "Tenants who arrange their own mortgage and solicitor will almost certainly pay lower fees."

www.highpeak.gov.uk/housing or call Consumer Direct to report such companies on 08454 04 05 06.

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