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Loss of homes from RTB – over 160,000 in last 6 years and rising
More than 165,000 of the most affordable rented homes have been lost across England in just six years, according to analysis from the Chartered…
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Right to Buy – Green paper Consultation
The government wants to support local authorities to build more affordable homes and has produced this consultation to invite views on options to change…
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RTB pilot – could it be the West Midlands?
The government is understood to have chosen the West Midlands as the area for its regional Right to Buy pilot prior to calling the…
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RTB – still no sign of a regional pilot
The government has frozen the work of the RTB initial pilots in favour of waiting for a regional pilot. No news yet on where…
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RTB – Government considering if it can uphold the replacements
The housing minister has pledged to look again at Right to Buy rules after he said the policy is “only politically justifiable” if the…
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Voluntary RTB – NHF advice to members
Ministers are set to insist on withholding 30% of compensation payment for Right to Buy discounts until replacement homes are started, despite strong criticism…
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HA tenants have bought thier homes under pilot RTB
The first housing association tenants have bought their homes under a pilot of the Right to Buy. The first sales under the pilot programme,…
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RTB – new and voluntary – where are we now?
Here is a useful summary from Inside Housing: https://social.shorthand.com/insidehousing/jydtttxO6P/the-right-to-buy-extension…
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NHF says that HAs must publish portable discount VRTB policies
The NHF revealed that under the voluntary deal with the government, members will be required to design and publish details of local policies implementing…
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Government RTB pledge under threat
The government is on course to break its pledge to replace council homes sold under the Right to Buy by more than 14,000 homes. To…
