Tristram Hunt – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tristram Hunt on 2015-11-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the proportion of new replacement homes for housing association homes to be sold under the proposed extension of right-to-buy entitlements which will be (a) local authority owned social housing, (b) housing association social housing and (c) private rented sector housing.

Brandon Lewis

Under the voluntary agreement with the National Housing Federation and housing associations, every home sold to tenants will result in an additional home being provided. This will lead to an increase in overall housing supply.

Associations will have the freedom to replace the properties sold with alternative tenures such as shared ownership, where this is more appropriate for their community.