Rural Landowners Call For Right to Buy Exemption

Rural settlements of under 3,000 population must be exempt from proposals to extend Right to Buy to Housing Association tenants if the rural housing crisis is to be resolved. This was the message expressed by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) in its response to the Parliamentary consultation on the future of Housing Associations. CLA Chief Surveyor Andrew Shirley said: “The housing situation in rural areas is already critical. Extending Right to Buy to Housing Association tenants in rural areas will only exacerbate what is already a debilitating issue for rural communities by reducing the small number of affordable properties already available whilst deterring more land coming forward for new rural housing schemes. Read more on the CLA website.