Sales Of Social Housing Increase By 8%

English social landlords sold nearly 22,000 homes in 2015/16, an increase of 8% on the previous year. The latest figures from the CLG say landlords sold 21,992 social properties in 2015/16, with the majority of the increase in sales driven by housing associations. This makes up 0.5% of the four million social housing stock. Housing associations sold 9,435 properties, an 18% increase on 2014/15 whereas councils sold 12,557 properties, a 1% increase. Download the figures from the GovUK website.