The Government is seeking views on how the Right to Buy should be reformed to deliver a fairer and more sustainable scheme. Their aim is to ensure that council tenants who have lived in, and paid rent on, their social homes for many years can retain the opportunity to own their home. However, reform of Right to Buy is considered essential to better protect much-needed social housing stock, boost council capacity and build more social homes than are lost, supporting the Government's commitment to deliver a significant increase in social and affordable housebuilding.
The consultation follows the reduction in maximum Right to Buy cash discounts, which was announced at Autumn Budget 2024, and asks for views on: