Over 23,000 social housing units were sold in 2016-17,
latest government figures show. Released by the CLG the stats show 23,186 sales
of social housing homes overall – 13,652 by local authorities and 9,534 by
housing associations. The sales amount to 0.6% of the total stock of 4 million
social houses. Between 2015-16 and 2016-17, local authority sales increased by
9% and association sales were up 1%. The association increase was due primarily
to increased preserved Right to Buy sales. Download the figures from the CLG
website.
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