Shapps: Tenants Equipped With the Facts on Right to Buy

A fresh drive to help a new generation of social tenants understand how they could buy their home with dramatically increased discounts has been launched by Housing Minister Grant Shapps.  A new dedicated call centre and user-friendly website have now gone live to ensure aspiring home-owners among England's 2.5 million social tenants can get advice and information about changes to the Right to Buy.  While figures provided by a number of councils across England point to a surge in interest and Right to Buy applications since the new discounts came into force, research commissioned by the CLG suggests that many council and housing association tenants are unaware of the changes - or unsure whether they are eligible to apply.  The new call centre and website are part of a wider campaign to make sure tenants have all the information they need to decide whether Right to Buy is the right option for them.  Click on the CLG logo below to visit the new website.