Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 31733

Right to Buy Scheme

Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Noah Law

LabourSt Austell and Newquay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has conducted an impact assessment of the Right to Buy scheme on council (a) house building (b) housing stock.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government has not undertaken a full formal impact assessment of the Right to Buy scheme.However, the impact of the increased 2012 Right to Buy discounts on council housing stock and housebuilding was considered as part of the review of discounts that...

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