Housing Bill Will Be Introduced In October

A bill to extend the Right to Buy to housing association tenants will be published in October. The CLG has confirmed that the Housing Bill, which would implement the controversial policy, will be introduced in Parliament next month. The National Housing Federation is currently in talks with the government in an attempt to secure more flexibilities under the extended Right to Buy scheme. It is understood this could involve a plan under which associations pledge to build more low-cost homeownership properties – a key priority of the Conservative government – in return for Right to Buy being adopted voluntarily. Read more on Inside Housing.