Right to Buy Scheme: Newcastle upon Tyne

Department for Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 13 January 2017.

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Photo of Chi Onwurah Chi Onwurah Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Industrial Strategy)

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that Right to Buy does not reduce the supply of family and specialist council housing in Newcastle.

Photo of Gavin Barwell Gavin Barwell Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Housing, Planning and London)

The Reinvigorated Right to Buy scheme increased maximum discounts to realistic levels in 2012 and, for the first time ever, introduced a requirement that for every additional sale, a new affordable home will be provided nationally through acquisition or new supply. Under the scheme there are exemptions for certain types of properties, including sheltered housing.

Under the terms of the voluntary agreement on extending Right to Buy discounts, housing associations have committed to provide an additional home for each property sold on a one-for-one basis, nationally. They will also have the discretion not to sell a tenant the home in which they live in particular circumstances, which could include specialist housing.

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