Landlords Plot Strategy over Right to Buy Plans

Social landlords are lobbying the government to minimise the impact of the extended Right to Buy policy.  The government has yet to confirm many key details of how the policy will work and landlords are now in wide-ranging discussions to try and shape the policy. A prominent housing sector figure said sector figures are trying to establish the level of ‘political will’ behind the introduction of the policy as this would be key in deciding how much mitigation could be achieved. Landlords are understood to be pushing for the government to bring in the policy in the form of an extension of the current Right to Acquire, which would not require primary legislation. This would mean homes built or bought by housing associations before 31 March 1997 would be excluded. Read more on Inside Housing.