Question follow-through · 4158

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will review the Right to Buy policy for social housing.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
5 Sept 2024
Answer
12 Sept 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will review the Right to Buy policy for social housing.

  2. 5 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The Government believe it is right that those social tenants who have lived in their homes for many years retain the right to purchase their property at a reasonable discount. As such, we will not be ending the Right to Buy scheme.We are, however, committ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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