Government’s Own Stats ‘Add Up To The End Of Right To Buy’

CIH says the government’s own statistics add up to the end of Right To Buy, with councils selling 2,645 dwellings under the scheme from October to December last year – and only 1,038 replacements started on site or acquired. The MHCLG stats confirm a 9.4% increase in sales on the previous quarter and a 32% fall in starts or acquisitions. CIH chief executive Terrie Alafat CBE said the stats confirmed CIH’s view that the wider costs of Right To Buy exceed its benefits. Read more on 24housing.

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