Southern Councils Selling Off Homes Through Right To Buy

Social housing in the south of England is being sold off four times as fast as it is being replaced, a BBC investigation has found. Southampton City Council is losing homes at the fastest rate, despite generating £24m through the Right to Buy Scheme since 2015. Homes in Reading are being sold twice as quickly as they are built, with the council making £7m. Leaders said the government was making it difficult to reinvest in new homes. Read more on the BBC website.

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