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POLICY AND POLITICS

Right to Buy reforms confirmed

By William Eichler | 28 April 2026

Ministers have confirmed sweeping reforms to Right to Buy, tightening eligibility rules and reducing discounts in a bid to protect England’s depleted social housing stock.

HOUSING

Lambeth housing supply squeeze

By Martin Ford | 30 September 2025

Lambeth LBC faces a squeeze on its supply of housing due to Right to Buy (RtB) changes, officers ...

HOUSING

Councils back Right to Buy reforms but seek more flexibility

By William Eichler | 05 September 2025

Reforms to Right to Buy (RtB) have given councils greater confidence in protecting and growing th...

HOUSING

Pennycook confirms fresh Right to Buy restrictions

By Emily Twinch | 04 July 2025

Tenants of newly built social homes will not be able to buy their homes through Right to Buy (RtB...

FINANCE

Funding: That is the question

By Rob Whiteman | 05 March 2025

Making the sector more financially resilient is a more crucial issue than reorganisation, says Ro...

POLITICS

Budget: Reeves attempts to drive up affordable homes

By William Eichler | 30 October 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a raft of measures to tackle the ‘desperate lack of afford...

HOUSING

Rayner to be handed £1bn for council housing in Budget, reports suggest

By Emily Twinch | 21 October 2024

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner will be handed £1bn in next week’s Budget as she plans to dou...

POLITICS

Warm words but little in the way of answers

By Heather Jameson | 26 September 2024

The Starmer Government has clearly framed the issues but so far has very little in the way of ans...

HOUSING

Rayner hints at 'fairer' Right to Buy

By Martin Ford | 23 September 2024

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has hinted at incoming curbs on Right to Buy at the Labour Pa...

RIGHT TO BUY

Districts urge Government to make Right to Buy flexibilities permanent

By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024

Flexibilities on how councils can use their Right to Buy (RtB) receipts should be made permanent,...

HOUSING

Councils call for £644m cash injection into housing

By Emily Twinch | 03 September 2024

Councils have urged the Government to plough £644m of capital funding into housing in England whi...