Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 68907
Housing: Rural Areas
Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 24 July 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to strengthen Section 157 of the Housing Act 1985 to prevent its circumvention through legal or administrative loopholes.
Answer
Matthew PennycookIn November 2024, the government consulted on further reforms to the Right to Buy.A formal response to that consultation was published on 2 July 2025 and can be found on gov.uk here.As part of that response, the government noted arguments put forward by l...
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