David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing
Federation, has written a letter to Housing Minister Brandon Lewis which has
been co-signed by 20 housing associations, calling for a radical overhaul of
the initiative to ensure that homes sold under Right to Buy are replaced on a
“like-for-like” basis. Mr Orr said: “We support Right To Buy for helping people
into home ownership but that should not be at the expense of the 1.7 million
people currently waiting for desperately needed social housing across England. Selling
off homes at a price that leaves very little to replace them does not make
sense. Unless we can replace every sold home with a new affordable home, there
will be drastic consequences for future generations.” Read more on the Manchester Evening News
website.
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