With many peers already uneasy about the effects of
extending right-to-buy to housing associations, some are now raising concerns
about the impact of the policies on country areas where low-cost properties to
buy or rent are in short supply. The
Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) demanded that country areas be
exempted from the latest right-to-buy plans. “Rural areas already face a
shortage of affordable homes and an ever-growing gap between wages and house
prices,” said the campaign’s policy adviser. “As homes bought under the
right-to-buy scheme are inevitably resold on the open market at prices way beyond
the reach of those they were built for, families and young workers face the
prospect of being forced out. The government has argued that each home sold
under the scheme will be replaced. Yet replacements are not guaranteed to be
built in the local area.” Read more on the Observer website.
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